HANSON Syms. No. 4 & 5. Dies Natalis. Elegy. Songs from “Drum Taps.” THOMPSON Testament of Freedom. LEOFFLER Memories of my Childhood. HOVHANESS Sym. No. 3. HINDEMITH Sym. in E-flat. HARTMANN Sym. No. 2. STRAVINSKY Sym. In C. HARRIS Sym. No. 7.

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LOEFFLER: Memories of My Childhood, “Life in a Russian Village.” CRESTON Choric Dance No. 2. GOULD A Lincoln Legend. GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue. MIGNONE Festa das Igresas. GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F

ARTURO TOSCANINI: ALL-AMERICAN • Arturo Toscanini, cond; NBC SO; Earl Wild, Oscar Levant (pn) • GUILD GHCD-2256/7 (www.guildmusic.com), mono (2 CDs: 1:47:08) LOEFFLER Memories of My Childhood, “Life in a Russian Village.” CRESTON Choric Dance No. 2. GOULD A Lincoln Legend. GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue(Live performances: …

“New York Philharmonic: An American Celebration”

Following the successes of their two previous packages, New York Philharmonic: The Historic Broadcasts 1923-1927 (released in 1997) and New York Philharmonic: The Mahler Broadcasts (released in 1998), New York Philharmonic Special Editions has just issued their third such deluxe package: a ten-CD set …