Mississippi Suite / Grand Canyon 組曲

格羅夫廣受歡迎的《大峽谷組曲》源自他早年作為巡迴鋼琴家在沙漠和山區漫遊的經歷，共分為五個部分，每個部分的靈感都來自美國壯麗的自然奇觀。1931 年 11 月 22 日，保羅-懷特曼（Paul Whiteman）和他的樂團在芝加哥斯圖貝克劇院首次演奏了這首曲子，獲得了廣泛好評。令人回味無窮的四樂章《密西西比（音調之旅）--1926 年描述性組曲》現在一般被稱為《密西西比組曲》。這條偉大的美國河流在歷史、傳說和藝術中都備受讚譽，它的名字本身就喚起了人們對偉大探險家、保羅-班揚（Paul Bunyan）的壯舉以及哈克貝利-費恩（Huckleberry Finn）和湯姆-索亞（Tom Sawyer）的冒險經歷的回憶。1961 年 2 月 10 日，費爾德-格羅夫在現場指揮布法羅愛樂樂團首次演出了他的作品《尼亞加拉瀑布組曲》。這首由管弦樂大師精心創作的組曲生動地描繪了美國最壯麗的景色之一"

作曲家: Ferde Grofé
出版社: Alfred Music
風格: Masterwork
原文簡介:
Grofe's popular Grand Canyon Suite, derived from his early period roaming the desert and mountain country as an itinerant pianist, is in five sections, each inspired by the imposing beauty of America's mighty natural wonder. It was first performed by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra in Chicago's Studebaker Theater on 22nd November 1931, to considerable critical acclaim. The evocative four-movement Mississippi (A Tone Journey) - A Descriptive Suite of 1926 is generally now known as the Mississippi Suite. The great American river, celebrated in history, legend and art, recalls in its very name memories of great explorers, the feats of Paul Bunyan and the adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. Among Grofe's last major works was a commission from the New York State Power Authority, to commemorate the opening of the largest power plant at Niagara Falls, the Roben Moses Power Plant, On l0th February 1961, Ferde Grofe was there to conduct the Buffalo Philharmonic in the first performance of his Niagara Falls Suite. The suite, crafted by a master orchestrator, offers a vivid depiction of one of America's most magnificent sights.