Track Listing

1. Sunrise
2. Painted Desert
3. On The Trail
4. Sunset
5. Cloudburst

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27298 in Music
• Released on: 1991-06-14
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

This is one deep canyon
If ever a recording was made that demonstrated the ability to reproduce a certain quality of sound this is one of them. I never fail to be impressed by the capture of the sound of the DSO in this "Grand Canyon". I think it way ahead of the competition in evoking the vastness of the scene. You need a good speaker system to do justice to it. The Porgy and Bess" is excellent; here is a big orchestra that knows how to count and so they sound perfectly at home with the music. I cringe when I hear an orchestra of hundreds playing something with a heavy handed drummer leading them on. All in all, a great recording!.

Knock-out sound and performance
This version of 'The Grand Canyon Suite' seems to have attained a certain classic status by virtue of its distinctive approach. The weight of this reading (the end of 'Sunrise' and 'Cloudburst' are massively portentous) removes this work from its usual pop classic status, giving us something almost Mahlerian in its breadth and power and even finding suggestions of 20th-century avant garde! In all, a version to satisfy even serious collectors, recorded in stunning sound. The Gershwin-Bennett selection is no less revealing. This arrangement of selections from 'Porgy and Bess' is quite skillful and the performance is completely evocative and stylish.

A magnificent Grand Canyon
Dorati squeezes every bit of orchestral color out of this performance of the Grand Canyon Suite, evoking vivid images of this national park. Sunrise and Cloudburst are particularlly compelling portraits. As always, the London recording engineers are able to produce concert hall sound quality. This is how Grofe's masterpiece should be played.