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Classical Music Library, Vol. 8: American Classics

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1
Fanfare for the Common Man
sample avg 3.0
3:23
2
Adagio for Strings
sample avg 3.3 · Eric Hammerstein & London Promenade Orchestra
7:26
3
West Side Story: Symphonic Dances (Somewhere)
sample avg 3.2 · Lad Busby Orchestra
3:18
4
Three Dances from "Fancy Free"
sample avg 3.8 · Charles Gerhardt & National Philharmonic Orchestra
5:58
5
Piano Concerto No. 2: II.
sample avg 3.6 · Earl Wild, Massimo Freccia & RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
4:42
6
Symphony No. 2 (Romantic): II.
sample avg 4.1 · Charles Gerhardt, Howard Hanson & RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
6:56
7
Prelude No. 2
sample avg 3.9 · Jeffrey Siegel
3:21
8
Summertime (From "Porgy and Bess")
sample avg 4.1 · Anna Moffo
2:24
9
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (From "On Your Toes")
sample avg 3.8 · Earl Wild, Harry Rabinowitz & The RCA Symphony Orchestra
9:14
10
The Entertainer (From "The Sting")
sample avg 3.5 · Earl Wild
3:42
11
Give My Regards To Broadway
sample avg 3.3 · The New York Pops
1:57
12
Night Waltz (From "A Little Night Music")
sample avg 3.7 · Eric Hammerstein & London Promenade Orchestra
2:54
13
A Trumpeter's Lullaby
sample avg 3.2 · National Philharmonic Orchestra
3:00
14
Celebration Dance (From "Billy the Kid")
sample avg 3.5 · Charles Gerhardt & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2:03

Review by lena★★★½Sample

Overhyped? Maybe. Did I still cry at “Adagio for Strings”? Also maybe.

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Review by Priya Raman★★★★Sample

There's a version of me before this album and one after, and the after one is insufferable about it.

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