Grofé conducts Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite, Third and Fourth Movements [Part 2/3]

Ferde Grofé (1892-1972)

Grand Canyon Suite
III. On the Trail 0:00
IV. Sunset 8:31

Ferde Grofé, conductor
Rochester Symphony Orchestra

Written in 1929-1931.

Released in 1960. Everest Records.
(Apologies for the quality of this recording, Side 1 of the LP is really beat up!)

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• ferde
• grofe
• grand
• canyon
• suite
• on
• the
• trail
• rochester
• orchestra
• classical
• american
• copland

[fromthesidelines]

When Grofe used "On the Trail" as the theme of his 1933 radio show for Philip Morris, they liked the passage at 2:40, continuing to use it as their musical "signature" on their various sponsored radio and TV programs over the next 20 years (it became as famous as their advertising icon, "Johnny the Bellhop" {Johnny Roventini}).

[MrBermusic]

La Suite del Gran Cañon de Ferde Grofe es sin duda una de las más destacadas composiciones de musica descriptivas hechas al majestuoso cañon del Colorado. Cuando la escuchamos nos parece estar presentes en ese majestuoso e increible paisaje natural.