Leroy Anderson etched out his own unique place in American music – a composer rigorously trained in the classical tradition whose records topped the pop charts, a meticulous arranger of music whose own melodies were crafted with inventive precision. While he labored alone over each measure of each piece, the result sounded as if he had pulled one marvelous tune after another out of his hat almost at will. Here, in the first complete cycle of Anderson’s orchestral music, the Anderson family has made available several pieces that the composer did not release, with some first recordings scattered among the familiar and not-so-familiar titles. Volume Two contains most of the little-known works from Anderson’s last decade.
Tracklist
Artist details
Anderson, Leroy
Woodbury Fanfare
1 Woodbury Fanfare 00:55
A Harvard Festival
2 A Harvard Festival 06:13
Forgotten Dreams
3 Forgotten Dreams 02:25
Whistling Kettle
4 Whistling Kettle 01:44
Horse and Buggy
5 Horse and Buggy 03:46
The Waltzing Cat
6 The Waltzing Cat 02:36
Home Stretch
7 Home Stretch 02:48
The Girl in Satin
8 The Girl in Satin 02:19
March of the Two Left Feet
9 March of the Two Left Feet 02:24
Waltz Around the Scale
10 Waltz Around the Scale 02:43
Lullaby of the Drums
11 Lullaby of the Drums 03:05
Jazz Legato
12 Jazz Legato 01:45
Jazz Pizzicato
13 Jazz Pizzicato 01:58
Song of the Bells
14 Song of the Bells 03:30
Song of Jupiter (arr. of Handel: Semele, HWV 58, "Where'er You Walk")
15 Song of Jupiter (arr. of Handel: Semele, HWV 58, "Where'er You Walk") 04:13
Suite of Carols (version for strings)
16 Suite of Carols (version for strings) 12:27
