1st Rec 1932 Ferde Grofe GRAND CANYON SUITE Paul Whiteman Orch VICTOR C-18 3x12"
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First Recording of Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite by Creator Paul Whiteman and Orchestra.
The Grand Canyon Suite is a suite for orchestra by Ferde Grofé, composed between 1929 and 1931. It was initially titled "Five Pictures of the Grand Canyon".
It consists of five movements, each an evocation in tone of a particular scene typical of the Grand Canyon. Paul Whiteman and his orchestra gave the first public performance of the work, in concert at the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago on November 22, 1931.
This is an amazing piece from Grofe's lush painterly colors of the american South-West.
from the first, 1933 recording of the complete suite, this superb recording is a reference of how good 78 rpm records of 1933 can indeed sound.
Ferde Grofé – Grand Canyon Suite
Label: Victor – DC-18
Format:
4 x Vinyl, 12", 78 RPM, Album
Genre: Classical
Style: Modern
A Sunrise
B Sunrise - concluded
C Painted Desert
D On The Trail
E On The Trail - concluded
F Sunset
G Cloudburst
H Cloudburst - concluded
Accompanied By – Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra
Written By – Ferde Grofé
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra recorded the movements of the suite in three studio sessions on April 26, April 27, and April 28, 1932 for RCA Victor at their studios in Camden, New Jersey.
Complete on quiet Victor Circle 4x12" 78 rpm Records in orig album and notes
Condition:
EXCELLENT close to PRISTINE lightest rubs on side 4, plays EXCEPTIONALLY QUIET
AMAZING SOUND
ALBUM EXCELLENT binding and sleeves sound, small rubbing at corners
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