2-CD set issued in 1993 by Time-Life as part of their "Library of Classical Favorites" series. These CDs were mail-order items only and are NOT sold in stores.This one is called "American Masters", with performances mainly composed and performed by Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland, as well as pieces by Gershwin, Barber, Ives & Schumann. Most tracks are licensed from EMI Classics and RCA, 140 minutes total: DISC 1: 1 LEONARD BERNSTEIN, piano & cond., COLUMBIA SYMP ORCH Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue...2 BERNSTEIN/NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"...3 BERNSTEIN/NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC Bernstein: Candide Overture...4 LEONARD SLATKIN/ST LOUIS SYMPHONY Gershwin: Catfish Row: Symphonic Suite from "Porgy And Bess"DISC 2: 1 AARON COPLAND/LONDON SYMPHONY Copland: Fanfare For The Common Man...2 LEONARD SLATKIN/ST LOUIS SYMPHONY Barber: Adagio For Strings...3 BERNSTEIN/NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC Copland: Appalachian Spring...4 LEONARD SLATKIN/ST LOUIS SYMPHONY Ives: Three Places In New England 5 GERARD SCHWARZ/SEATTLE SYMPHONY Schuman: New England Triptych
