Ferde Grofé [23 releases]

Ferde Grofé

American composer, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist (1892–1972)

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Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé, known as Ferde Grofé was an American composer, arranger, pianist, and instrumentalist. He is best known for his 1931 five-movement symphonic poem the Grand Canyon Suite, and for orchestrating George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue for its 1924 premiere.

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classical composer

23 releases

Concert for the Americas

Concert for the Americas

Heitor Villa‐Lobos + Ferde Grofé + The Concert Arts Cello Ensemble + The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra + Felix Slatkin

January 18, 2024

Toscanini conducts American Music, Volume 2

Toscanini conducts American Music, Volume 2

Ferde Grofé + Henry F. Gilbert + Kent Kennan + Charles Tomlinson Griffes + NBC Symphony Orchestra + Arturo Toscanini

January 1, 2017

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite

George Gershwin + Ferde Grofé + Byron Janis + Hugo Winterhalter’s Orchestra and Chorus + Hugo Winterhalter

February 8, 2013

Gershwin: An American in Paris - Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite

Gershwin: An American in Paris - Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite

Ferde Grofé + George Gershwin + Gerard Schwarz + Seattle Symphony

Death Valley Suite / Hudson River Suite / Hollywood Suite

Death Valley Suite / Hudson River Suite / Hollywood Suite

Ferde Grofé + Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra + William T. Stromberg

Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Niagara Falls Suite

Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Niagara Falls Suite

Ferde Grofé + Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra + William T. Stromberg

Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Concerto for Piano and Orchestra / Gershwin: Rhapsody in blue

Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Concerto for Piano and Orchestra / Gershwin: Rhapsody in blue

Ferde Grofé + George Gershwin + Jesús Maria Sanromá

September 16, 1997

Great American Grofé

Great American Grofé

January 1, 1997

Gershwin: An American in Paris / A Symphonic Picture of Porgy and Bess / Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite

Gershwin: An American in Paris / A Symphonic Picture of Porgy and Bess / Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite

George Gershwin + Ferde Grofé + The Philadelphia Orchestra + Eugene Ormandy

January 1, 1996

Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto no. 2

Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto no. 2

Ferde Grofé + Victor Herbert + Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra + Howard Hanson + Georges Miquelle

January 1, 1995

Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Herbert: Hero and Leander

Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Herbert: Hero and Leander

Ferde Grofé + Victor Herbert + Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra + Lorin Maazel

January 1, 1994

Copland: Billy the Kid / Rodeo / Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite

Copland: Billy the Kid / Rodeo / Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite

Aaron Copland + Ferde Grofé + Morton Gould + Morton Gould's Symphonic Band

January 1, 1993

Out West! Tone Poems of the American West

Out West! Tone Poems of the American West

Aaron Copland + Ferde Grofé + Seattle Symphony + Gerard Schwarz

December 11, 1992

An American in Paris / Grand Canyon Suite / Adagio

An American in Paris / Grand Canyon Suite / Adagio

George Gershwin + Ferde Grofé + Samuel Barber + Arturo Toscanini + NBC Symphony Orchestra

Great American Landscapes

Great American Landscapes

Ferde Grofé + Virgil Thomson + Aaron Copland

January 1, 1992

Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Suite

Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Suite

Ferde Grofé + George Gershwin

January 1, 1989

Grofé Conducts Grofé

Grofé Conducts Grofé

Ferde Grofé + Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

January 1, 1989

Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Gershwin: Porgy & Bess: Symphonic Suite “Catfish Row”

Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Gershwin: Porgy & Bess: Symphonic Suite “Catfish Row”

Ferde Grofé + George Gershwin + Cincinnati Pops Orchestra + Erich Kunzel

January 1, 1987

Piano Concerto

George Gershwin + Ferde Grofé + Russell Sherman + Orchestra of St. Luke’s + Gunther Schuller

January 1, 1986

Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite / Copland: El Salon Mexico

Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite / Copland: El Salon Mexico

Ferde Grofé + Aaron Copland + Utah Symphony + Maurice Abravanel

January 1, 1978

Grand Canyon Suite

Grand Canyon Suite

Ferde Grofé + New York Philharmonic + Leonard Bernstein

January 1, 1964

Grand Canyon Suite

Grand Canyon Suite

Ferde Grofé + Stanley Black + London Festival Orchestra

January 1, 1964

Grand Canyon Suite

Grand Canyon Suite

Ferde Grofé + Eugene Ormandy + The Philadelphia Orchestra

January 1, 1958

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