IDAGIO | Orchestral Music - Ives, C. / Persichetti, V. / Harris, R. / Bacon, E. / Gould, M. / Mckay, G.F. / Turok, P. / Copland, A.(Lincoln Portraits) 636943937327

Featuring

Leonard Slatkin
Barry Scott
Sharon Mabry
Mary Kathryn van Osdale
Anthony La Marchina
Roger Wiesmeyer

Nashville Symphony
Nashville Symphony Chorus
Charles Ives
Vincent Persichetti
Roy Harris
Ernst Bacon
Morton Gould
George Frederick McKay
Paul Turok
Aaron Copland

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Compositional Technique

Paul Turok's "Variations on an American Song: Aspects of Lincoln and Liberty" uses only seven different notes (C, D, E, F, G, A, B) throughout the entire piece, based on a folk tune Lincoln used as a campaign song.

Album & Artwork

This album celebrates the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, featuring eight works by leading American composers inspired by him.

Performer Biography

Leonard Slatkin, the conductor of this album, has held numerous prestigious positions, including Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Composer Biography

Roy Harris, a composer featured on this album, shared Abraham Lincoln's February 12th birth date and was also born and raised in a log cabin.

Critical Reception

After its cancellation from Nixon's inauguration, "A Lincoln Address" by Vincent Persichetti became a cause célèbre, leading to numerous performances by orchestras across the U.S.

Composition History

Vincent Persichetti's "A Lincoln Address" was commissioned for President Nixon's 1973 inauguration but was not performed due to the committee's requests for deletions of Lincoln's words about the Civil War.

Recording & Production

The Nashville Symphony, the orchestra on this recording, has received seven GRAMMY® nominations and three GRAMMY® wins for its recordings, making it one of the most active recording orchestras in the country.