Description
John Adams:Short Ride in a Fast Machine (Fanfare for Great Woods)
Samuel Barber:Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Aaron Copland:I Bought me a CatLong Time AgoSimple Gifts (from Old American Songs, Set I)The Boatmen's DanceThe Dodger
George Gershwin:An American in Paris, tone poemBess, you is my woman now (from Porgy and Bess)Cuban OvertureSummertime (from Porgy and Bess)
Jerome Kern:Ol' Man River (from Showboat)
John Philip Sousa:The Liberty Bell
Artists
Pauline Malefane (Soprano)Thomas Quasthoff (Bass-Baritone)
Berliner Philharmoniker (Orchestra)Sir Simon Rattle (Conductor)
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The Gala from Berlin 2008 features the Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, and world-class singers Thomas Quasthoff and Pauline Malefane with an outstanding all-American program ranging from Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” and “An American in Paris” to Copland’s “Old American Songs”. |
