Classical Fireworks
07/04/08 9:00PM
AP Photo/Alden Pellett
The air is filled with the sounds - and sights - of fireworks tonight!
It's "Classical Fireworks" with Cheryl Willoughby for your July 4th evening, featuring all
American performers in works like Morton Gould's "American Salute",
John Philip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever" March, and Victor
Herbert's "American Fantasia".
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Playlist
9:00pm
Festival Overture on "The Star-Spangled Banner"
| Composer | Dudley Buck |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | St Louis Symphony Orchestra & Chorus |
| Conductor | Leonard Slatkin |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 60983 |
9:07pm
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
| Composer | George Friederich Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Boston Baroque |
| Conductor | Martin Pearlman |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80594 |
| Note | (original 1749 version) |
9:25pm
American Salute
| Composer | Morton Gould |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Leonard Slatkin |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 60778 |
9:30pm
American Fantasia
| Composer | Victor Herbert |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Leonard Slatkin |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 60983 |
9:41pm
1812 Overture, 49
| Composer | Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 5642 |
9:55pm
Stars and Stripes Forever March
| Composer | John Philip Sousa |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Leonard Slatkin |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 60778 |
9:59pm
America (My Country 'tis of Thee)
| Composer | Traditional (lyrics by Samuel Smith) |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | RCA Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Robert Shaw |
| Soloists | Robert Shaw Chorale |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 63888 |