Ferde Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite (1932)

"Grand Canyon Suite" by Ferde Grofé


Paul Whiteman went through many arrangers during his Orchestra's reign but none were probably more important to his legacy than Ferde Grofé, who arranged Rhapsody in Blue and many of the early compositions for Whiteman's Concert Orchestra.  Grofé also composed for the Concert Orchestra and they premiered his Grand Canyon Suite.  It would be recorded for the first time by Whiteman in 1932.

Here is the discography surrounding Ferde Grofé's recordings:

Mississippi Suite (1927 single)
Metropolis (A Blue Fantasie) (1928 single)
Three Shades of Blue (1928 single)
Grand Canyon Suite

"Mississippi Suite" by Ferde Grofé


Ferde Grofé Conducts


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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor (1932)

For a time in the early 1880s, Debussy was close with Nadezha von Meck and her family, teaching them the piano and performing private concerts.  However, von Meck, a wealthy patroness, is more famously known for her financial relationship with the Russian composer Thcaikovsky.  Tchaikovsky was a popular subject for early classical recordings, and as usual, the recordings I was able to find are mostly recorded with Leopold Stokowski conducting.  His "first album" was a recording of his Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor released in 1932.

Here is the discography surrounding Pyotr Ilyich Thcaikovsky's debut album:

Symphony No. 6, 3rd Movement (Marche Scherzo) (1921 single)
Dance of the Flutes (1922 single)
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, 2nd Movement (Andante Cantabile) (1923 single)
Chant Sans Paroles (1924 single)
Marche Slave (1925 recording)
The Nutcracker Suite (1926 recording)
Romeo and Juliet Overture (1928 recording)
Song Without Words (1928 single)
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor (1928 recording)
Capriccio Italien (1929 recording)
Overture 1812 (1930 recording)
Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor

"Symphony No. 5, 2nd Movement" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky


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