Track Listing

1. Stars and Stripes (After music by John Philip Sousa): First Campaign
2. Stars and Stripes (After music by John Philip Sousa): Second Campaign
3. Stars and Stripes (After music by John Philip Sousa): Third Campaign
4. Stars and Stripes (After music by John Philip Sousa): Fourth Campaign
5. Stars and Stripes (After music by John Philip Sousa): Fifth Campaign. Variation 1
6. Stars and Stripes (After music by John Philip Sousa): Fifth Campaign. Variation 2.
7. Stars and Stripes (After music by John Philip Sousa): Fifth Campaign. Coda: Allegro molto
8. Stars and Stripes (After music by John Philip Sousa): Fifth Campaign. Finale: The Stars and Stripes Forever
9. Cakewalk Suite, for pops orchestra (after music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk): Grand Walkaround
10. Cakewalk Suite, for pops orchestra (after music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk): Three Variations. Wallflower Waltz
11. Cakewalk Suite, for pops orchestra (after music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk): Three Variations. Sleight of Feet
12. Cakewalk Suite, for pops orchestra (after music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk): Three Variations. Perpendicular Points
13. Cakewalk Suite, for pops orchestra (after music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk): Freebee
14. Cakewalk Suite, for pops orchestra (after music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk): Magic Act: Introduction of the Magicians; Venus and the
15. Cakewalk Suite, for pops orchestra (after music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk): Finale: Gala Cakewalk
16. Interplay (American Concertette), for piano & orchestra: Gavotte
17. Interplay (American Concertette), for piano & orchestra: Blues
18. Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including 'Four Dance Episodes'): Hoedown
19. Dance Variations (3) from Fancy Free, for orchestra: Galop
20. Dance Variations (3) from Fancy Free, for orchestra: Waltz
21. Dance Variations (3) from Fancy Free, for orchestra: Danzon

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56572 in Music
• Released on: 1993-05-11
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Customer Reviews

Yes, it's really ballet music - a la Balanchine
If you've ever seen Balanchine's rapid-fire Stars & Stripes ballet, you'll recognize this stirring version of Sousa's music. Devotees of the movie Center Stage will remember Ethan Steifel working up a sweat during his Stars & Stripes solo - it's a very demanding role. (The DVD has a bonus track so you can see a little more of the choreography).
I'm less familiar with Cakewalk and Interplay, but the Hoedown from Rodeo (Agnes de Mille's choreography) is included as are three pieces from Fancy Free (Jerome Robbins). So in spite of the Fourth of July packaging, this is really a terrific album for a ballet lover.

Stars & Stripes ballets
Contains nice US classic ballet's musics. Useful for lovers of classic genre and for dance teachers.

The Boston Pops & Arthur Fiedler
A very good performance by The Boston Pops and its Conductor Arthur Fiedler, the pieces here played, in special those composed or arranged by Hershy Kay, are very beautiful. I enjoyed it a lot