Robert Russell Bennett lived a dual life, orchestrating the best known musicals of such composers as Gershwin, Porter, Berlin and Kern, while building a large catalogue of vivid and often highly descriptive symphonic works. Among his best known is the 1929 tribute to Abraham Lincoln, a score that burns with a passionate American pride. In Sights and Sounds, Bennett creates an abstract musical painting of America at the end of the 1920s.
Abraham Lincoln: A Likeness in Symphony Form
1 I His Simplicity and His Sadness (Moderato con moto) 08:22
2 II His Affection and His Faith (Andantino) 05:28
3 III His Humor and His Weakness (Allegro animato) 05:28
4 IV His Greatness and His Sacrifice (Moderato maestoso) 10:17
Sights and Sounds (An Orchestral Entertainment)
5 I Union Station (Vigoroso) 03:45
6 II Highbrows (Andante tranquillo) 02:55
7 III Lowbrows (Allegro) 05:17
8 IV Electric Signs (Ben moderato) 03:22
9 V Night Club (Fox Trot) 01:59
10 VI Skykscraper (Adagio religioso) 01:36
11 VII Speed (Presto) 04:56
