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| 1 Belle of the Ball, for orchestra |
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| 2 Horse & Buggy, for orchestra |
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| 3 The Waltzing Cat, for orchestra |
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| 4 Blue Tango, for orchestra |
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| 5 Summer Skies, for orchestra |
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| 6 Song of the Bells, for orchestra |
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| 7 The Typewriter, for orchestra (with typewriters) |
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| 8 The Syncopated Clock, for orchestra |
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| 9 The Girl in Satin, for orchestra |
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| 10 China Doll, for orchestra |
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| 11 Saraband, for orchestra |
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| 12 Fiddle-Faddle, for string orchestra (or standard orchestra) |
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| 13 Sleigh Ride, for orchestra (or string orchestra) |
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| 14 Serenata, for orchestra |
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| 15 Promenade, for orchestra |
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| 16 Chicken Reel, for orchestra |
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| 17 The Phantom Regiment, for orchestra |
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| 18 Jazz Legato, for string orchestra (or standard orchestra) |
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| 19 Jazz Pizzicato, for string orchestra |
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| 20 Plink, Plank, Plunk!, for string orchestra |
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| 21 The Bluebells of Scotland, for orchestra (Scottish Suite No. 2) |
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| 22 The First Day of Spring, for orchestra |
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| 23 Song of Jupiter, for orchestra |
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Album Review
Although it may seem like composer Leroy Anderson's music is everywhere, especially during the Christmas holidays, this is not the result of his music being "over-recorded." All of the major labels combined have only brought out three new discs of Anderson's work in the entire digital era: Leonard Slatkin's "The Typewriter" on BMG Classics and already out of print; the Cincinnati Pops' Telarc recording of Anderson's Piano Concerto In C, likewise out of print; and Richard Hayman's "Orchestral Evergreens" for Naxos. Anderson's slim worklist, with its emphasis on short pieces, is partly to blame, but it is also the fact that the older recordings by Fiedler, Abravanel, Anderson himself, and here, Frederick Fennell, are so excellent that they prove a hard act to follow. "Frederick Fennell Conducts the Music of Leroy Anderson" combines two three-track stereo albums made of Anderson's music by Fennell in 1956 and 1964, respectively, and as they have been re-engineered, with the help of the original production team, to a Super Audio CD one would never guess that these recordings are so old. It is a generous selection, too, numbering to 23 tracks and including such rarities as Horse & Buggy and Chicken Reel. When the whip cracks in Horse & Buggy on a home theater system, you will think the whip has hit you between the eyes. Fennell's performances with the Eastman-Rochester Pops are authoritative, fun, and never drag. ~ David Lewis, All Music Guide
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• Biography
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Other albums by: Frederick Fennell |
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