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Suite from the river ; The plough that broke the plains (suite for orchestra) / Virgil Thomson.

Author/creator Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989 composer.
Other author/creatorStokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977 conductor.
Included WorkThomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Plow that broke the plains. Suite.
Other author/creatorSymphony of the Air performer.
Format Audio (CD) and Musical Sound Recording
Publication InfoSanta Monica, CA : Vanguard, ℗1987.
Description1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Uniform titleRiver. Suite
Series Vanguard everyman classics
Everyman classics. ^A910397
Contents Suite from "The river". The Old South (9:16) ; Industrial expansion in the Mississippi Valley (4:11) ; Soil Erosion and Floods (6:15) ; Finale (4:02) -- The plow that broke the plains (orchestral suite). Prelude (1:24) ; Pastorale (Grass) (1:09) ; Cattle (2:52) ; Blues (Speculation) (2:33) ; Drought (:54) ; Devastation (4:49).
General noteThe 1st work for chamber orchestra.
General noteCompact disc ; analog recording.
General noteDurations: 23:44 ; 13:41.
General noteProgram notes in English by S.W. Bennett (3 p.) inserted in container.
Performer Symphony of the Air ; Leopold Stokowski, conductor.
Other titleRiver.
Other titlePlough that broke the plains.
UPC 015707038522
UPC 1570703852
Publisher numberVBD-385 Vanguard

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