At 09:24 PM 7/23/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Alan Chatterton asks:
>
>>>My American CD collection of art music runs to Copland's ballets, Quiet
>>>City and 3rd Symphony; a complete Porgy and Bess; and a Barber violin
>>>concerto that I can't lay hands on at the moment.
>>>
>>>It would be great to have some recommendations for extending this list.
>>>What other American symphony (..nies) should I seek out? Songs, wind-band
>>>music, chamber music? I don't know the American Classics collection, so
>>>some hint of the most desirable elements would be really
>>helpful, if that's
>>>allowed.
>