The New World, and especially the United States of America, has long inspired artists of every kind, from painters recording Western grandeur to poets lauding the American spirit. Music is no different. The most famous work inspired by America is Antonin Dvorak's Nith Symphony titled "From the New World", but other composers have written of the U.S. as well, such as the "American" overtures of Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev and English composer Benjamin Britten. This does not even include the work of composer-immigrants such as Claudio Grafulla, Percy Aldridge Grainger, and Igor Stravinsky. This recording features such selections: musical works by foreign composers writing about the New World. |
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