Conductor, composer and pianist Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
Ellington 281- episode Saturday 2 Augusts, 15.00
In DUKE ELLINGTON (episode 281) you can listen to 6 movements from Ellington’s ballet suite The River from 1970, composed on behalf of The American Ballet Theatre. In the next episode, you will hear the next 6 movements.
1.The Spring (Solo)
2.The Spring (Symphony)
3.The Run (Solo)
4.The Run (Orchestra)
5.The Meander (Solo)
6.The Meander (Orchestra)
7.The Meander (Symphony)
8.The Giggling Rapids (Solo)
9.The Giggling Rapids (Orchestra)
10.The Giggling Rapids (Symphony)
11.The Lake (Solo)
12.The Lake (Orchestra)
13.The Lake (Symphony)
14.The Falls (Orchestra)
Source:
D.E. : The Private Collection, Volume Five: The Suites; New York 1968 & 1970 (LMR CD 83004)
D.E. : The Piano Player: New York – Paris – Tokyo, 1961-1971 (Storyville 101 8399)
JoAnn Falletta : Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Duke Ellington Black, Brown, and Beige (also includesThe River, American Classics Naxos 8.559737)
Neeme Järvi : Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Duke Ellington Suite from ‘The River’ (Chandos Chan 9154)
