Album

Deutsche Grammophon's The Arthur Fiedler Legacy is a five-volume series, of which the first volume, Stars and Stripes—An American Concert, is perhaps the most emblematic of the conductor's advocacy of American music. Like other albums in the collection, this twofer is thematically arranged and features music by some of the most famous American classical composers, such as John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland, Charles Ives, and George Gershwin, with many more figures in the fields of popular music and light classics, such as Meredith Willson, Leroy Anderson, Richard Rodgers, Hoagy Carmichael, Scott Joplin, Irving Berlin, and others. While most are represented by one or two selections—and in the case of Leonard Bernstein, the Overture to Candide and the orchestral Suite from Mass, seem an ample sampling—no composer is more generously represented than Gershwin, whose Second Rhapsody, Three Preludes, and music from the musicals Of Thee I Sing and Girl Crazy make him the dominant composer of this compilation. As one might expect, the Boston Pops Orchestra is in terrific form in these zestful recordings from the 1970s, the decade when LPs and televised broadcasts made Fiedler and his orchestra a familiar institution across the world; from the vigor of the conducting and the polish of the playing here, it's no wonder they achieved such phenomenal popularity. The reproduction is ADD on all tracks, but exceptional mastering makes the sound almost as good as digital. Highly recommended.

© Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide

CD 1 of 2
John Philip Sousa Composer Stars and Stripes Forever Work Recorded 1971 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
1	Stars and Stripes Forever	3:32			$0.99
Aaron Copland Composer An Outdoor Overture Work Recorded 1971 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
2	An Outdoor Overture	8:48			$1.49
Charles Edward Ives Composer Variations on 'America,' for organ, S.140 Work Recorded 1977 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
3	Variations on 'America,' for organ, S.140	8:42			$1.49
George Gershwin Composer Second Rhapsody ('Rhapsody in Rivets') Work Recorded 1979 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Ralph Votapek Piano, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
4	Second Rhapsody ('Rhapsody in Rivets')	15:00			$2.49
Leonard Bernstein Composer Candide (opera)...Act 1 Work Recorded 1971 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
5	1.Overture	4:31			$0.99
Leonard Bernstein Composer Mass, for voices, players and dancers (theater piece) Work Recorded 1971 33:48 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
6	1.Kyrie Eleison; 2.A Simple Song; 3.Alleluia	6:15			$0.99
7	4.Prefatory Prayers; 5.Dominus Vobiscum	3:37			$0.99
8	6.In Nomine Patris; 7.Almighty Father	3:52			$0.99
9	13.Gloria Tibi	0:58			$0.49
10	14.Gloria in Excelsis; 15.Half of the People; 16.Thank You	3:30			$0.99
11	19.God Said	2:44			$0.99
12	23.World Without End; 24.I Believe in God	3:28			$0.99
13	26.Our Father; 27.I Go On	4:31			$0.99
14	28.Sanctus; 29.Agnus Dei; 7.Almighty Father	4:53			$0.99
CD 2 of 2
Meredith Willson Composer 76 Trombones (from Music Man) Work Recorded 1972 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
1	76 Trombones (from Music Man)	3:02			$0.99
George Gershwin Composer 3 Preludes Work Recorded 1979 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
2	3 Preludes	7:06			$1.49
George Gershwin Composer Of Thee I Sing (musical) Work Recorded 1979 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
3	Wintergreen for President	2:58			$0.99
George Gershwin Composer Girl Crazy (musical) Work Recorded 1979 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
4	Girl Crazy Medley: I Got Rhythm, Embraceable You, Bidin' My Time; But Not for Me	5:32			$0.99
Richard Rodgers Composer Waltz Medley: Lover / Falling in Love with Love / Oh, What a Beautiful Morning / It's a Grand Night for Singing Work Recorded 1973 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
5	Waltz Medley: Lover / Falling in Love with Love / Oh, What a Beautiful Morning / It's a Grand Night for Singing	5:52			$0.99
Leroy Anderson Composer Forgotten Dreams (popular song) Work Recorded 1971 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
6	Forgotten Dreams (popular song) (arr. orchestra)	2:26			$0.99
Leroy Anderson Composer Trumpeter's Lullaby Work Recorded 1972 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor, Andre Come Trumpet
7	Trumpeter's Lullaby	2:56			$0.99
Leroy Anderson Composer Bugler's Holiday Work Recorded 1972 Gerard Goquen Bugle, Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor, Peter Chapman Bugle, Andre Come Bugle
8	Bugler's Holiday	2:30			$0.99
Hoagy Carmichael Composer Stardust Work Recorded 1971 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
9	Stardust	3:58			$0.99
Leigh Harline Composer When You Wish Upon A Star (for Disney's Pinocchio) Work Recorded 1972 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
10	When You Wish Upon A Star (for Disney's Pinocchio)	4:10			$0.99
Allie Wrubel Composer Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, song (for film Song of the South) Work Recorded 1972 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
11	Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, song (for film Song of the South)	1:42			$0.49
Scott Joplin Composer The Entertainer Work Recorded 1973 Pasquale Cardillo Clarinet, Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
12	The Entertainer (arr. orchestra)	3:28			$0.99
Scott Joplin Composer Sugar Cane Work Recorded 1973 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor, Jerome Rosen Violin
13	Sugar Cane (arr. violin and orchestra)	3:37			$0.99
Scott Joplin Composer Easy Winners Work Recorded 1973 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
14	Easy Winners	3:29			$0.99
Scott Joplin Composer Maple Leaf Rag Work Recorded 1973 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
15	Maple Leaf Rag (arr. orchestra)	3:19			$0.99
Eubie Blake Composer Charleston Rag, for piano Work Recorded 1973 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
16	Charleston Rag, for piano	3:46			$0.99
Irving Berlin Composer Alexander's Ragtime Band Work Recorded 1973 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
17	Alexander's Ragtime Band	3:12			$0.99
Euday L. Bowman Composer 12th Street Rag Work Recorded 1973 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
18	12th Street Rag	3:30			$0.99
Shelton Brooks Composer Darktown Strutter's Ball Work Recorded 1973 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
19	Darktown Strutter's Ball	3:26			$0.99
Original Dixieland Jazz Band Composer Tiger Rag Work Recorded 1973 Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor
20	Tiger Rag	3:01			$0.99
Ray Henderson / Buddy DeSylva / Lew Brown Composer Variations on "Varsity Drag" Work Recorded 1973 Fred Buda Drums, Phil Wilson Trombone, Boston Pops Orchestra Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Conductor, Dick Johnson Saxophone (Soprano), Chester Schmitz Tuba, Herb Pomeroy Trumpet, William Rhein Double Bass, Newton Wayland Piano, Ralph Jenkins Piano, Hank Wiktorowicz Guitar
21	Variations on "Varsity Drag"	3:30			$0.99