The Plow that Broke the Plains – Suite (Thomson)
from Thomson: Louisiana Story - The film music of Virgil Thomson (CDH55169)
1 Prelude: Prologue [1'51]
2 Grass: Pastorale [1'27]
3 Cattle [3'08]
4 Blues [2'54]
5 Drought [1'00]
6 Devastation [5'42]
16 minutes 2 seconds 6 tracks
‘Thomson's music is as American as apple pie and wonderfully evocative’ (Gramophone)