℗ 2011 Naxos
| Released | December 6, 2011 |
| Duration | 1h 01m 38s |
| Record Label | Naxos |
| Catalogue No. | 8.559676 |
| Genre | Classical (Orchestral) |
William Grant Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 - Wood Notes
Fort Smith Symphony, John Jeter
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Wood Notes
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1.1
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I. Singing River. Moderately slow
William Grant Still; Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter |
6:46 | |||
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1.2
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II. Autumn Night. Lightly
William Grant Still; Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter |
2:49 | |||
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1.3
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III. Moon Dusk. Slowly and expressively
William Grant Still; Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter |
4:27 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Whippoorwill's Shoes. Humorously
William Grant Still; Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter |
2:30 | |||
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Symphony No. 2 in G Minor ‘Song of a New Race’
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1.5
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I. Slowly
William Grant Still; Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter |
8:56 | |||
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1.6
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II. Slowly
William Grant Still; Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter |
7:19 | |||
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1.7
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III. Moderately fast
William Grant Still; Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter |
3:37 | |||
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1.8
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IV. Moderately slow
William Grant Still; Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter |
7:13 | |||
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Symphony No. 3 ‘The Sunday Symphony’
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1.9
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I. The Awakening. Moderately fast
William Grant Still; Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter |
3:48 | |||
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1.10
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II. Prayer. Very Slowly
William Grant Still; Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter |
6:34 | |||
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1.11
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III. Relaxation. Gaily
William Grant Still; Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter |
2:30 | |||
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1.12
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IV. Day's End and a New Beginning. Resolutely
William Grant Still; Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter |
5:09 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Often referred to as the "dean of African-American composers", Still embraced the blues, spirituals, jazz, and other ethnic American musics within classical forms. This album, the last in a Naxos series, showcases Still's well-honed and crafted orchestral writing.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
Recorded on 17th and 18th April, 2011, at Arkansas Best Corporation Performing Arts Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA Produced and engineered by Tim Handley Publishers: Southern Music Publishing (tracks 1-4); Carl Fischer Music (tracks 5-12) Booklet notes: David Ciucevich, Jr. Cover: Mill Cove Lake by N. Currier (1813-88) and J.M. Ives (1824-95) (Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA / The Bridgeman Art Library)
Recorded on 17th and 18th April, 2011, at Arkansas Best Corporation Performing Arts Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA Produced and engineered by Tim Handley Publishers: Southern Music Publishing (tracks 1-4); Carl Fischer Music (tracks 5-12) Booklet notes: David Ciucevich, Jr. Cover: Mill Cove Lake by N. Currier (1813-88) and J.M. Ives (1824-95) (Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA / The Bridgeman Art Library)
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.57 -8.04 to 0.00 | -25.43 -29.24 to -22.37 | -22.03 -26.00 to -19.00 | 14 11 to 17 | |
| 1 | I. Singing River. Moderately slow | 0.00 | -24.38 | -21.2 | 15 |
| 2 | II. Autumn Night. Lightly | -8.04 | -27.29 | -24.2 | 11 |
| 3 | III. Moon Dusk. Slowly and expressively | -6.43 | -29.24 | -26.0 | 14 |
| 4 | IV. Whippoorwill's Shoes. Humorously | 0.00 | -26.27 | -22.6 | 13 |
| 5 | I. Slowly | 0.00 | -24.33 | -20.9 | 15 |
| 6 | II. Slowly | -0.48 | -26.73 | -23.5 | 17 |
| 7 | III. Moderately fast | -1.54 | -23.48 | -20.8 | 14 |
| 8 | IV. Moderately slow | 0.00 | -25.24 | -21.4 | 16 |
| 9 | I. The Awakening. Moderately fast | -0.46 | -22.37 | -19.0 | 13 |
| 10 | II. Prayer. Very Slowly | -1.45 | -26.65 | -22.4 | 14 |
| 11 | III. Relaxation. Gaily | -0.44 | -24.43 | -21.2 | 15 |
| 12 | IV. Day's End and a New Beginning. Resolutely | 0.00 | -24.75 | -21.1 | 15 |