Episode 3
Apart from music, Schuman had one other love in life: the all-American ball game. Donald Macleod explores the composition of his unique one-act 'baseball opera' The Mighty Casey.
William Schuman had one other great love in his life, aside from music: the swish of the bat and the roar of the crowd at the all-American ball game. Donald Macleod explores the composition of the composer's unique 'baseball opera', "The Mighty Casey", as well as his Violin Concerto - arguably the greatest American concerto since Barber's.
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William Schuman
3 Carols of death [Whitman] for chorus [SATB]
Conductor: Stephen CLEOBURY Performer: King's College Cambridge Choir
- EMI.
- CDC 7541882.
- -4.
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William Schuman
The Mighty Casey - Baseball opera
Conductor: Gerard SCHWARZ Performer: Juilliard Opera Center Chorus Performer: Juilliard Orchestra
- Delos.
- DEL1030.
- -2.
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William Schuman
The Mighty Casey - Baseball opera
Conductor: Gerard SCHWARZ Performer: Juilliard Opera Center Chorus Performer: Juilliard Orchestra
- Delos.
- DEL1030.
- -21.
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William Schuman
Concerto for violin
Conductor: Michael Tilson THOMAS Performer: Paul ZUKOFSKY - Violin Performer: Boston S O
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
- 429 860-2.
- -7.
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