American Romantics II
Sheet Music

SKU: NX.FCR166B

By Gowanus Arts Ensemble and Reuben Blundell. By Arthur Bird, Arthur William Foote, Bernardus Boekelman, Charles Wakefield Cadman, Edgar Stillman Kelly, Ethelbert Nevin, Felix Borowski, George Whitefield Chadwick, Louis Lombard, Martinus van Gelder, Paul Theodore Miersch, and Stephen Foster. Classical. CD. Naxos #FCR166B. Published by Naxos (NX.FCR166B).

UPC: 655646188911.

American Romantics II is the second volume in a project initiated by conductor Reuben Blundell after he discovered several scores for string orchestra through the Fleischer Collection. These scores were all written by American composers during the last decades of the 19th century, both native born and recently immigrated. ""American Romantics"" presents the premiere recordings of these pieces, some of which draw on Americana melodies while others reflect the prevailing Central European compositional style of the day. Blundell's recent release, "American Romantics, Volume I," with the Gowanus Arts Ensemble, received glowing reviews, including Gramophone Magazine, and American Record Guide: "I was completely mesmerized by this lovely recording, one of the best I've heard in some time." The album continues to be played regularly on WQXR and other stations across the US. He is a voting member of The Recording Academy (responsible for the GRAMMY Awards).