Short bio Ferde Grofe
Full biography Ferde Grofe
Ferde Grofe (1892-1972) was a prominent American composer, arranger, and musician who is best remembered for his innovative orchestral works that vividly portrayed the American landscape and spirit. Born as Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofe in New York City , Grofe developed his interest in music at a young age, and by the 1910s, he had established himself as a capable pianist and arranger, working with bands and orchestras in New York.
During the 1920s, Grofe gained national attention for his work as the chief arranger for the popular bandleader Paul Whiteman, where he was tasked with creating elaborate arrangements of popular songs that blended elements of classical music and jazz. His most famous arrangement during this period was for "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin, although he later became embroiled in a dispute with Gershwin over the authorship of the work.
In the 1930s, Grofe began to focus on composing his own works, and he quickly gained a reputation for his innovative and ambitious orchestral compositions. Some of his most famous works include the "Grand Canyon Suite" and the "Mississippi Suite," which both showcase his ability to vividly depict the landscapes and cultures of America using music.
Over the course of his career, Grofe received numerous accolades for his work, including induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. He died in 1972 at the age of 80, leaving behind a rich legacy of musical innovation and creativity that continues to inspire and captivate audiences today.
Compositions featuring Ferde Grofe
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine, for cello & piano | 6:00 min | Chamber Music | 1967 |
| 2 | World's Fair Suite, for orchestra | Orchestral | 1964 | |
| 3 | Niagara Falls Suite, for orchestra | 22:03 min | Orchestral | 1961 |
| 4 | Piano Concerto in D minor | 15:19 min | Concerto | 1959 |
| 5 | Gallodoro's Serenade, for saxophone & piano | 5:58 min | Chamber Music | 1958 |
| 6 | Hudson River Suite, for orchestra | 18:26 min | Orchestral | 1955 |
| 7 | Death Valley Suite, for orchestra | 17:03 min | Orchestral | 1949 |
| 8 | Deep Nocturne, for orchestra | 8:18 min | Orchestral | 1947 |
| 9 | Time out of Mind, film score | Film Score | 1947 | |
| 10 | March for Americans, for band | 3:46 min | Band Music | 1945 |
| 11 | Daybreak, song | 2:31 min | Vocal Music | 1943 |
| 12 | Trylon and Persiphere, for orchestra (revised as "Black Gold") | 13:03 min | Orchestral | 1938 |
| 13 | Hollywood Ballet (Hollywood Suite), ballet | 20:59 min | Ballet | 1936 |
| 14 | Tabloid Suite: Four Pictures of a Modern Newspaper, for orchestra | 20:13 min | Orchestral | 1932 |
| 15 | Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra | 29:56 min | Orchestral | 1931 |
| 16 | Metropolis: a Fantasy in Blue, for orchestra | 16:57 min | Orchestral | 1928 |
| 17 | Three Shades of Blue, for orchestra | 11:21 min | Orchestral | 1927 |
| 18 | Mississippi: A Journey in Tones (Mississippi Suite), for orchestra | 13:24 min | Orchestral | 1926 |
| 19 | Mississippi Suite for piano | 13:49 min | Keyboard | 1925 |
| 20 | Broadway at Night, a tone poem for orchestra | 6:58 min | Orchestral | 1924 |
| 21 | Wonderful One, song | 3:31 min | Vocal Music | 1920 |
| 22 | Novelty Fox Trot Medley, for piano | 4:08 min | Keyboard | - |
| 23 | Musical Comedy Favorites, medley for piano | 3:41 min | Keyboard | - |
Albums featuring Ferde Grofe
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Symphonic Suites(20×File, MP3, Compilation) | 2020 | Urania Records (4) |
| 2 |  |
Gershwin, Mancini, Ferde Grofé, Harmonie Ensemble New York, Steven Richman – Gershwin - Mancini(2×CD, ) | 2016 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 3 |  |
Ferde Grofé, Aaron Copland – Grand Canyon Suite / Billy the Kid / El Salón México(CD, Compilation) | 2012 | Decca |
| 4 |  |
Gershwin / Bernstein / Duke Ellington / Ferde Grofé - BBC National Orchestra Of Wales / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / BBC Concert Orchestra - National Youth Choir Of Scotland / National Youth Choir Of Great Britain / Rodolfus Choir - Peter Jablonski – | 2010 | BBC Music Magazine |
| 5 |  |
Miklós Rózsa, Ferde Grofé – The Theremin(CD, Album) | 2008 | Label X (3) |
| 6 |  |
Morton Gould And His Orchestra – Billy The Kid / Rodeo | 2006 | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 7 |  |
Ferde Grofé & George Gershwin, Steven Richman, Al Gallodoro, Lincoln Mayorga, Harmonie Ensemble New York – Symphonie Jazz: Grofé & Gerswhin(CD, Album) | 2006 | Bridge Records (4) |
| 8 |  |
Ferde Grofé, George Gershwin - Metropole Orchestra, Jan Stulen – Tabloid Suite - Four Pictures Of A Modern Newspaper(2×CD, Album) | 2002 | Basta |
| 9 |  |
Ferde Grofé, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, William Stromberg – Death Valley Suite / Hudson River Suite / Hollywood Suite | 2002 | Naxos |
| 10 |  |
Arturo Toscanini, R. Strauss, Sibelius, Gershwin, Ferde Grofé, Samuel Barber – Maestro Furioso Vol. 3(2×CD, Album, Compilation, Remastered) | 2002 | History |
| 11 |  |
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Death Valley Suite(CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Mono) | 2000 | EMI Classics |
| 12 |  |
Ferde Grofé, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, William T. Stromberg – Grand Canyon Suite / Mississipi Suite / Niagara Suite | 1999 | Naxos |
| 13 |  |
Ferde Grofé, The Beau Hunks – The Modern American Music Of Ferde Grofé(CD, Album) | 1998 | Basta |
| 14 |  |
Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Ferde Grofé – West Side Story / Appalachian Spring / Adagio Per Archi / Grand Canyon Suite(CD, Compilation, Reissue) | 1998 | Naxos |
| 15 |  |
Great American Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Death Valley Suite | 1997 | Angel Records |
| 16 |  |
Copland, Grofé, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Maurice de Abravanel – Billy The Kid / Rodeo / Grand Canyon Suite(CD, Album, Remastered) | 1997 | Universal |
| 17 |  |
Grofé, Stanley Black / Ives, Leopold Stokowski – Grand Canyon Suite / Orchestral Set No.2(CD, Compilation) | 1996 | London Records |
| 18 |  |
Gershwin, Grofé - Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy – An American In Paris / A Symphonic Picture Of Porgy And Bess / Grand Canyon Suite | 1996 | Sony Classical |
| 19 |  |
Ferde Grofé / Victor Herbert, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson – Grand Canyon Suite • Mississippi Suite / Cello Concerto No. 2 | 1995 | Mercury |
| 20 |  |
Ferde Grofé, Heitor Villa-Lobos – Grand Canyon Suite / Bachianas Brasileiras Nr.2(CD, Compilation, Stereo) | 1995 | LaserLight Digital |
| 21 |  |
Ferde Grofé, Victor Herbert, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel – Ferde Grofe Grand Canyon Suite / Victor Herbert Hero and Leander(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1994 | Sony Classical |
| 22 |  |
Gershwin, Grofé, Barber, Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra – Gershwin: An American In Paris / Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Barber: Adagio | 1992 | RCA Victor Gold Seal |
| 23 |  |
Grofé, Thomson, Copland – Great American Landscapes(CD, Compilation) | 1992 | Angel Records |
| 24 |  |
Grofé, Copland • Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz – Out West! - Tone Poems Of The American West | 1991 | Delos |
| 25 |  |
Grofé, Gershwin, The London Festival Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite / Porgy And Bess Suite | 1989 | London Records |
| 26 |  |
Grofé, Gershwin, Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra – Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite • Gershwin: Porgy & Bess Symphonic Suite "Catfish Row" | 1987 | Telarc |
| 27 |  |
Grofé / Gershwin - Fiedler / Boston Pops – Grand Canyon Suite / Rhapsody in Blue(LP, Compilation) | 1987 | RCA |
| 28 |  |
Gershwin, Grofe – America ! America !(LP, Compilation, Reissue) | 1985 | Sélection Du Reader's Digest |
| 29 |  |
Grofé / Gershwin, Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Antal Dorati – Grand Canyon Suite / Porgy And Bess (A Symphonic Picture) | 1984 | Decca |
| 30 |  |
Ferde Grofe - The Promenade Orchestra, Jan Stulen – Aviation Suite • Hudson River Suite • Mississippi Suite | 1984 | CBS Masterworks |
| 31 |  |
Grofé / Enrique Batiz, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite - Mississippi Suite | 1983 | His Master's Voice |
| 32 |  |
Ferde Grofé, Hector Berlioz, Sir Edward Elgar, Malcolm Williamsom, Thomas Arne Thomas A. Arne Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Suite Grand Canyon / Última Noite Dos Concertos Promenade | 1983 | Philips |
| 33 |  |
Grofé / The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein And André Kostelanetz – Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite & Mississippi Suites | 1982 | CBS |
| 34 |  |
Grofé, Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops Orchestra – A Musical Picture Gallery(LP, Compilation, Promo) | 1982 | RCA Italiana |
| 35 |  |
Suite Del Gran Cañón(LP, Album) | 1981 | Musivoz |
| 36 |  |
Suite del Gran Cañón - Concierto para piano y orquesta en Re menor(LP, Stereo) | 1981 | Marfer |
| 37 |  |
Ferde Grofe , Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesus Maria Sanroma – Suite del Gran Cañón / Concierto para Piano y Orquesta en Re menor(LP, Stereo) | 1981 | Marfer |
| 38 |  |
Ferde Grofe / George Gershwin – Grand Canyon Suite "On The Trail" / An American In Paris / Rhapsody In Blue | 1981 | CBS |
| 39 |  |
Grofé / Gershwin - E. Wild, Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler – Grand Canyon Suite / Ouverture Cubana / I Got Rhythm Variations Per Pianoforte E Orchestra(LP, Compilation, Reissue) | 1980 | RCA |
| 40 |  |
Grofé, Copland, Hill Bowen, Charles Gerhardt, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite / Billy The Kid • Rodeo(LP, Compilation, Stereo) | 1980 | Durium Concerto |
| 41 |  |
Grofé / Copland | Utah Symphony, Maurice Abravanel – Grand Canyon Suite / El Salón México | 1978 | Angel Records |
| 42 |  |
Grofé, Bernstein - Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic – Grofé · Grand Canyon Suite / Bernstein · Symphonic Dances From "West Side Story" | 1978 | CBS/Sony |
| 43 |  |
Suite Del Gran Cañón(LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo) | 1978 | Nevada |
| 44 |  |
Bernard Herrmann, Albert Glasser, Ferde Grofe, Laurie Johnson – Here It Is... Excitement For Your Ears!(Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo) | 1978 | Starlog Records |
| 45 |  |
Suite Del Gran Cañón(Cassette, ) | 1978 | Nevada |
| 46 |  |
Rocketship X-M (The Original Soundtrack Score) | 1977 | Starlog Records |
| 47 |  |
Morton Gould And His Orchestra, Ferde Grofé, Maurice Ravel – Grofe's Grand Canyon And Ravel's Bolero(LP) | 1977 | Quintessence |
| 48 |  |
Grand Canyon Suite(2×LP) | 1975 | EAV Lexington |
| 49 |  |
Grofé, The Americana Symphony, Kumiko Okinaka – Grand Canyon Suite And Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In D Minor(LP, Reissue, Stereo) | 1974 | Peerless Classics |
| 50 |  |
Suite Del Gran Cañón(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1973 | Gramusic |
| 51 |  |
Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Ferde Grofé, George Gershwin – Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Gershwin: An American In Paris | 1973 | RCA |
| 52 |  |
George Gershwin, Ferde Grofe, Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra – Concerto In Fa - Versione Originale Del 1928(LP) | 1972 | Family Records (4) |
| 53 |  |
Ferde Grofé, Orchestra Sinfonica – Grand Canyon Suite(LP) | 1972 | RCA Victrola |
| 54 |  |
Ferde Grofé, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesús María Sanromá – Suite Del Gran Cañón(LP) | 1972 | Discophon |
| 55 |  |
Grofe · Orquesta de Filadelfia · Eugene Ormandy – El Gran Cañón Del Colorado(LP, Stereo) | 1972 | CBS |
| 56 |  |
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra / F. Grofe – Grand Canyon Suite = La Suite Del Gran Cañón(Cassette, Album) | 1971 | Discophon |
| 57 |  |
グローフェ / ガーシュウィン - ユージン・オーマンディ, フィラデルフィア管弦楽団 / フィリップ・アントルモン – グランド・キャニオン / ラプソディー・イン・ブルー = Grand Canyon Suite / Rhapsody In Blue(LP, Compilation, Limited Edition) | 1970 | CBS/Sony Special Products |
| 58 |  |
Stairway Of The Stars 1969(LP, Album, Limited Edition) | 1969 | Location Recording Service |
| 59 |  |
Grofé / Gershwin - Fiedler / Boston Pops – Grand Canyon Suite / An American In Paris | 1969 | RCA Victrola |
| 60 |  |
Suite Del Gran Cañón(LP, Stereo) | 1968 | Sonoplay |
| 61 |  |
Alexander Borodin, Ferde Grofé, Philadelphia Orchestra Diretta Da Eugene Ormandy – Nelle Steppe Dell'Asia Centrale / Sul Sentiero(7", 45 RPM, EP) | 1966 | CBS |
| 62 |  |
Grofé / Bernstein - Boston Pops, Arthur Fiedler – Grand Canyon Suite / Overture To "Candide" / Odalisque / Prelude And Fugue In Jazz | 1965 | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 63 |  |
Ferde Grofé - The World's Fair Symphony Orchestra, Paul Lavalle – World's Fair Suite (The Official Recording) | 1964 | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 64 |  |
Gershwin, Grofé, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein – Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris / Grand Canyon Suite | 1964 | CBS Masterworks |
| 65 |  |
Ferde Grofé - The World's Fair Symphony Orchestra, Paul Lavalle – Suite De La Feria Mundial ( World's Fair Suite)(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1964 | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 66 |  |
John Antill / Ferde Grofé, Sir Eugene Goossens Conducts The London Symphony Orchestra – Corroboree Ballet Suite / Grand Canyon Suite | 1964 | World Record Club |
| 67 |  |
Grofé – Stanley Black conducting the London Festival Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite | 1963 | Phase 4 Stereo |
| 68 |  |
Rimsky-Korsakov, Grofe, Khachaturian, Capitol Symphony Orchestra Cond. By Carmen Dragon, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Cond. By Felix Slatkin – Immortal Themes | 1962 | Capitol Records |
| 69 |  |
Grofé, Gershwin - Orchestra Sinfonica Dello Utah Direttore Maurice Abravanel – Grand Canyon Suite / Porgy And Bess Suite(LP, Album, Mono) | 1961 | Ricordi |
| 70 |  |
Ferde Grofé, Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra With Johnny Cash – The Lure Of The Grand Canyon | 1961 | Columbia |
| 71 |  |
Ferde Grofe, Continental Philharmonia, Friedrich Lanz – Grand Canyon Suite | 1961 | Treasure Productions |
| 72 |  |
Grand Canyon Suite | 1960 | Design Records (2) |
| 73 |  |
Ferde Grofé - London Pops Symphony Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite | 1960 | Omega Disk |
| 74 |  |
Grofé, Beethoven, Morton Gould And His Orchestra – Grofé ― Grand Canyon Suite • Beethoven ― Wellington's Victory | 1960 | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 75 |  |
Grofé, Gershwin, Maurice de Abravanel, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Reid Nibley – Grand Canyon Suite / Piano Concerto In F(Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album) | 1960 | Westminster |
| 76 |  |
Ferde Grofe, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesus Maria Sanroma – Grand Canyon Suite / Concerto For Piano And Orchestra | 1960 | Everest |
| 77 |  |
Grofé, Maurice Abravanel, The Utah Symphony – Grand Canyon Suite | 1959 | Westminster |
| 78 |  |
Grofé, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, The, Øivin Fjeldstad – Grand Canyon Suite | 1959 | RCA Camden |
| 79 |  |
101 Strings, Ferde Grofe, Wilhelm Schuechter – Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite | 1958 | Somerset |
| 80 |  |
Grofé - Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic – Grand Canyon Suite | 1958 | Columbia Masterworks |
| 81 |  |
Ferde Grofé - Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson – Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite | 1958 | Mercury |
| 82 |  |
Ferde Grofe - The Symphonie Orchester Graunke, Frederick Stark – Grand Canyon Suite | 1958 | Buena Vista Records |
| 83 |  |
Grofé, Eugene Ormandy / The Philadelphia Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite | 1958 | Columbia Masterworks |
| 84 |  |
Ferde Grofé, Hamburg Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra, Hans-Jürgen Walther – Ferde Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite(LP) | 1958 | Design Records (2) |
| 85 |  |
Arturo Toscanini e L'Orchestra Sinfonica della NBC, Grofé – Grand Canyon Suite(LP, Mono) | 1957 | RCA Italiana |
| 86 |  |
Grofé - Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops – Grand Canyon Suite (Excerpts) | 1957 | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 87 |  |
Ferde Grofé, The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra conducted by Felix Slatkin – Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite | 1956 | Capitol Records |
| 88 |  |
Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra, Grofé – Hudson River Suite | 1955 | Columbia |
| 89 |  |
The Boston Pops Orchestra .... Arthur Fiedler – Grand Canyon Suite • El Salón México | 1955 | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 90 |  |
Ferde Grofé - Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra – Grofé: Hudson River Suite(2×7", 45 RPM, EP) | 1955 | Columbia |
| 91 |  |
George Gershwin & Ferde Grofe – Rhapsody In Blue Complete And Grand Canyon Suite Excerpts | 1954 | RCA Victor |
| 92 |  |
Ferde Grofé, Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite (Excerpts)(7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono) | 1954 | RCA Victor |
| 93 |  |
Ferde Grofé Conducts | 1953 | Capitol Classics |
| 94 |  |
Gershwin, Grofe, Louis Shankson, Royale Concert Orchestra – An American In Paris, Mississippi Suite - Mardigras, Mississippi Suite - Huckleberry Finn, Grand Canyon Suite - On The Trail(LP) | 1952 | Royale |
| 95 |  |
Grofé / Saint-Saëns – Arturo Toscanini And The NBC Symphony Orchestra – On the Trail / Danse Macabre | 1952 | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 96 |  |
Death Valley Suite | 1951 | Capitol Records |
| 97 |  |
Ferde Grofé With The Capitol Symphony Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite / Death Valley Suite | 1951 | Capitol Records |
| 98 |  |
Ferde Grofé With The Capitol Symphony Orchestra – Ferde Grofe Conducts His Grand Canyon Suite | 1950 | Capitol Records |
| 99 |  |
Grofé, Kern : Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra – Mississippi Suite (A Tone Journey) / Mark Twain (A Portrait For Orchestra) | 1949 | Columbia Masterworks |
| 100 |  |
Grofé - Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite(LP, Album, Mono) | 1948 | Columbia Masterworks |
| 101 |  |
André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra, Ferde Grofe, Charles Wakefield Cadman, Thurlow Lieurance – Mississippi Suite (A Tone Journey)(2×Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album) | 1947 | Columbia Masterworks |
| 102 |  |
Arturo Toscanini and NBC Symphony Orchestra, Ferde Grofé – Grand Canyon Suite | 1945 | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 103 |  |
Ferde Grofé / Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite | 1941 | Columbia Masterworks |
| 104 |  |
Grofé : Paul Whiteman & His Concert Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite | 1932 | Victor |
| 105 |  |
Grand Canyon(LP, Mono) | - | Franco-67 |
| 106 |  |
Grofe ; John Trubert Conducting The Phoenix Festival Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite(LP, Album, Stereo) | - | Mount Vernon Music |
| 107 |  |
Ferde Grofé, Arizona State College – Valley Of The Sun Suite(LP, Album) | - | Canyon Records (2) |
| 108 |  |
Gershwin / Grofé : Felix Slatkin, The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Pennario – Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris / Grand Canyon-Suite(LP, Compilation, Stereo) | - | Seraphim |
| 109 |  |
Ferde Grofé, Vernon Handley conducts The London Philharmonic Orchestra – Grand Canyon Suite & Mississippi Suuite(CD, Album) | - | Vero |
| 110 |  |
Ferde Grofé, Jerome Kern, Sergei Prokofiev, André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra – Peter And The Wolf, Mississippi Suite (A Tone Journey) / Mark Twain (A Portrait For Orchestra)(LP) | - | Columbia Masterworks |
| 111 |  |
Grofé / Revueltas - Leonard Bernstein, New Yorker Philharmoniker – Grand Canyon Suite / Sensemayá(LP, Stereo) | - | CBS |
| 112 |  |
Ferde Grofé, Capitol Symphony Orchestra – Death Valley Suite(7", 45 RPM, Album) | - | Capitol Records |
| 113 |  |
Ferde Grofé Conducting The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra – Grofe Conducts Grofe(7", 33 ⅓ RPM) | - | Olympic Records (4) |
| 114 |  |
Hector Berlioz, Ferde Grofé, Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra – Il Carnevale Romano Ouverture Op. 9(7", Single) | - | RCA Italiana |
| 115 |  |
Ferde Grofé With The Capitol Symphony Orchestra – Ferde Grofe Conducts His Grand Canyon Suite(7", 45 RPM) | - | Capitol Records |
| 116 |  |
George Gershwin, Ferde Grofé, Philippe Entremont, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra – Gershwin - Grofé(LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo) | - | CBS/Sony |
| 117 |  |
John Philip Sousa, Edward MacDowell, Charles Griffes, Charles Ives, Ferde Grofé, Virgil Thomson, Howard Hanson, Robert Russell Bennett, George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Morton Gould, William Schuman, Walter Piston, Leroy Anderson – Bicentena | - | Philips |
| 118 |  |
Grofé, Copland, Antal Dorati, Detroit Symphony Orchestra – Grand Canyon / El Salon Mexico Etc.(2×LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo) | - | London Records |
| 119 |  |
Arturo Toscanini, Bach, Mozart, Cherubini, Beethoven, Rossini, Verdi, Wagner, Schubert, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Liszt, Schumann, Brahms, Dvořák, Borodin, Prokofiev, Kodály, Franck, Debussy, Ravel, Roussel, Strauss, Sibelius, Gershwin, Grofé, Barber, NBC Sy | - | Documents |
| 120 |  |
Respighi, Grofé, The Philadelphia Orchestra ; Eugene Ormandy – The Pines Of Rome / Grand Canyon Suite(LP, Compilation) | - | CBS/Sony Masterworks |
| 121 |  |
Grofé, Maurice Abravanel, The Utah Symphony, George Gershwin – Grand Canyon / Porgy and Bess / An American In Paris / Rhapsody in Blue(2×LP, Compilation, Stereo) | - | ABC Records |
Videos featuring Ferde Grofe
Grand Canyon Suite (1997 Remastered Version) : Sunrise
Provided to YouTube by Warner Music Group
Grand Canyon Suite (1997 Remastered Version) : Sunrise · Felix Slatkin/The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
American Classics: Ferde Grofe
℗ 1997 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Released on: 2008-10-31
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite - 2. The Painted Desert
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Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite - 2. The Painted Desert · Eastman-Rochester Orchestra · Howard Hanson
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 2
℗ 1959 Universal International Mus
Grofe:Grand Canyon Suite Toscanini & NBC Symphony Orchestra-1945?
Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite With Arturo Toscanini Conducting The NBC Symphony Orchestra-(In 5 sections On 8 sides of 78 rpm records-recorded in 1949) 1.Sunrise,2.Painted Desert,3.On The Trail,4.Sunset & 5.Cloudburst
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite (Toscanini)
Toscanini: NBC Symphony
Date: 10 September 1945
Location: Carnegie Hall
Ferde Grofé (1892-1972)
Grand Canyon Suite (1931)
1. Sunrise (00:00)
2. Painted Desert (05:08)
3. On the Trail (11:22)
4. Sunset (18:41)
5. Cloudburst (23:16)
Restored from Victor 7
Grand Canyon Suite - Ferde Grofé! [HD]
The Grand Canyon Suite is a suite for orchestra by Ferde Grofé, composed during the period from 1929 to 1931. It consists of five parts or movements, each an evocation in tone of a particular scene typical of the Grand Canyon. Paul Whiteman and his orche
Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé (27 March 1892 – 3 April 1972) was an American composer, arranger and pianist. During the 1920s and 1930s, he went by the name Ferdie Grofé.
Grofé is best known for his composition of the Grand Canyon Suite (1931), a work regarded highly
WALT DISNEY Ferde Grofe Great Canyon El Gran Cañón 1958
Documental musical que muestra escenas del Gran Cañón del río Colorado al norte de Arizona, Estados Unidos. Se estrenó el 17 de diciembre de 1958, y fue ganadora de un Oscar al mejor cortometraje de imagen real.
Rocketship XM 1950 Theme By Ferde Grofe Sr
Rocketship XM Theme Music By Ferde Grofe Sr 1950
Royale Concert Orchestra: An American In Paris and others (Allegro Royale Records)
An album composed of Gershwin and Grofe compositions. It's a rather appropriate combo, as Grofe did the actual arranging for Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue in 1924. The "An American In Paris" track, which takes up all of side one, was reissued on Concertone
101 Strings
Genre: Classical
Stereo
Label: Alshire
Cat No: #S-5011
Released: 1958 (1972 RI)
Source: 12" Vinyl LP at 33⅓ RPM
Turntable used is a 2021 Technics SL-1200 MK7 equipped with an Audio-Technica AT-VM95E stereophonic cartridg
">101 Strings - Grand Canyon Suite (1972)
"Grand Canyon Suite"
101 Strings
Genre: Classical
Stereo
Label: Alshire
Cat No: #S-5011
Released: 1958 (1972 RI)
Source: 12" Vinyl LP at 33⅓ RPM
Turntable used is a 2021 Technics SL-1200 MK7 equipped with an Audio-Technica AT-VM95E stereophonic cartridg
Grofé: Mississippi Suite - 1. Father of Waters
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Grofé: Mississippi Suite - 1. Father of Waters · Eastman-Rochester Orchestra · Howard Hanson
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 2
℗ 1959 Universal International Music
140822 Grand Canyon Suite
Presented here is all eight sides of the Columbia Masterworks 1943 release of Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite. Side one is a quiet one with smooth grooves- a test of the noise floor of the shellac discs of the era. This same recording was later released on 45r
Painted Desert (Grand Canyon Suite)
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Painted Desert (Grand Canyon Suite) · 101 Strings Orchestra
Shine On Harvest Moon: Songs of America
℗ 1958 Countdown Media, a division of BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Composer: Ferde Grofé
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Grand Canyon Suite (1997 Remastered Version) : Painted Desert
Provided to YouTube by Warner Music Group
Grand Canyon Suite (1997 Remastered Version) : Painted Desert · Felix Slatkin/The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
American Classics: Ferde Grofe
℗ 1997 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Released on: 200
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite - 1. Sunrise
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite - 1. Sunrise · Eastman-Rochester Orchestra · Howard Hanson
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 2
℗ 1959 Universal International Music B.V.
Re
Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite - Toscanini, NBC Symphony (1943)
Ferde Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite
0:20 Sunrise
5:51 Painted Desert
12:18 On The Trail
20:14 Sunset
25:39 Cloudburst
NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini
Live Radio Broadcast: 7 February 1943, Studio 8H, NBC Radio City, New York City
Photo:
101 Strings – Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite
0:00 Sunrise
5:28 The Painted Desert
11:02 On the Trail
20:06 Sunset
24:54 Cloudburst
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Herbert: Cello Concerto No.2 in E minor, Op.30 - 3. Allegro
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Herbert: Cello Concerto No.2 in E minor, Op.30 - 3. Allegro · Georges Miquelle · Eastman-Rochester Orchestra · Howard Hanson
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 2
℗ 195
The 101 Strings: The Panoramic Majesty of Ferde Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite
Sunrise
The Painted Desert
On The Trail
On The Trail - Concluded
Sunset
Cloudburst
Grofè Grand Canyon Suite - Toscanini - NBC - 1943
Grofè Grand Canyon Suite - Toscanini - NBC - 1943
Cloudburst
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Cloudburst · 101 Strings
The Best of the Great American Composers Volume 3
℗ 2012 Copyright Group
Released on: 2012-12-01
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Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite - 3. On the Trail
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Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite - 3. On the Trail · Eastman-Rochester Orchestra · Howard Hanson
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 2
℗ 1959 Universal International Music B.V
Grand Canyon Suite (1997 Remastered Version) : Sunset
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Grand Canyon Suite (1997 Remastered Version) : Sunset · Felix Slatkin/The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
American Classics: Ferde Grofe
℗ 1997 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Released on: 2008-10-31
Herbert: Cello Concerto No.2 in E minor, Op.30 - 2. Lento - Andante tranquillo
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Herbert: Cello Concerto No.2 in E minor, Op.30 - 2. Lento - Andante tranquillo · Georges Miquelle · Eastman-Rochester Orchestra · Howard Hanson
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Co
Ferde Grofe - The Grand Canyon Suite - Sunset
Ferde Grofe - The Grand Canyon Suite - Sunset
Performed by: The 101 Strings Orchestra
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Grofé: Mississippi Suite - 3. Old Creole Days
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Grofé: Mississippi Suite - 3. Old Creole Days · Eastman-Rochester Orchestra · Howard Hanson
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 2
℗ 1959 Universal International Music B
Grand Canyon Suite (1997 Remastered Version) : Cloudburst
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Grand Canyon Suite (1997 Remastered Version) : Cloudburst · Felix Slatkin/The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
American Classics: Ferde Grofe
℗ 1997 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Released on: 2008-10
Grofé: Mississippi Suite - 2. Huckleberry Finn
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Grofé: Mississippi Suite - 2. Huckleberry Finn · Eastman-Rochester Orchestra · Howard Hanson
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 2
℗ 1959 Universal International Music
Mississippi Suite (1997 Remastered Version) : Father Of Waters
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Mississippi Suite (1997 Remastered Version) : Father Of Waters · Felix Slatkin/The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
American Classics: Ferde Grofe
℗ 1997 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
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Ferde Grofe - The Grand Canyon Suite (Full / Complete)
Ferde Grofe - The Grand Canyon Suite (Full / Complete)
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Gran Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise
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Gran Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise · Arturo Toscanini · Ferde Grofé · NBC Symphony Orchestra
Toscanini: The XX Century
℗ 2010 Urania
Released on: 2010-02-03
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Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite - 5. Cloudburst
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Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite - 5. Cloudburst · Eastman-Rochester Orchestra · Howard Hanson
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 2
℗ 1959 Universal International Music B.V.
Mississippi Suite (1997 Remastered Version) : Huckleberry Finn
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Mississippi Suite (1997 Remastered Version) : Huckleberry Finn · Felix Slatkin/The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
American Classics: Ferde Grofe
℗ 1997 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
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Ferde Grofe - The Grand Canyon Suite - On The Trail - Concluded
Ferde Grofe - The Grand Canyon Suite - On The Trail - Concluded
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Grand Canyon Suite - I. Sunrise
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Grand Canyon Suite - I. Sunrise · Arturo Toscanini & The NBC Symphony Orchestra · Arturo Tuscanini · The NBC Symphony Orchestra · Ferde Grofe
Classical Classics
℗ 2009 Cleopatra Records
Released on: 2009-
Herbert: Cello Concerto No.2 in E minor, Op.30 - 1. Allegro impetuoso
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Herbert: Cello Concerto No.2 in E minor, Op.30 - 1. Allegro impetuoso · Georges Miquelle · Eastman-Rochester Orchestra · Howard Hanson
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto No
Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise
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Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise · Arturo Toscanini · Ferde Grofé · NBC Symphony Orchestra
Gershwin: An American in Paris - Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite - Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
℗ Originally Recorded 1945. All
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite - 4. Sunset
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Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite - 4. Sunset · Eastman-Rochester Orchestra · Howard Hanson
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 2
℗ 1959 Universal International Music B.V.
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Ferde Grofe - The Grand Canyon Suite - Sunrise
Ferde Grofe - The Grand Canyon Suite - Sunrise
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Mississippi Suite (1997 Remastered Version) : Mardi Gras
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Mississippi Suite (1997 Remastered Version) : Mardi Gras · Felix Slatkin/The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
American Classics: Ferde Grofe
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Grofé: Mississippi Suite - 4. Mardi Gras
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Grofé: Mississippi Suite - 4. Mardi Gras · Eastman-Rochester Orchestra · Howard Hanson
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; Mississippi Suite / Herbert: Cello Concerto No. 2
℗ 1959 Universal International Music B.V.
Grand Canyon Suite - V. Cloudburst
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Grand Canyon Suite - V. Cloudburst · Arturo Toscanini & The NBC Symphony Orchestra · Arturo Tuscanini · The NBC Symphony Orchestra · Ferde Grofe
Classical Classics
℗ 2009 Cleopatra Records
Released on: 20
Grand Canyon Suite: V. Cloudburst
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Grand Canyon Suite: V. Cloudburst · Arturo Toscanini · Ferde Grofé · NBC Symphony Orchestra
Gershwin: An American in Paris - Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite - Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
℗ Originally Recorded 1945.
Gran Canyon Suite: V. Cloudburst
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Gran Canyon Suite: V. Cloudburst · Arturo Toscanini · Ferde Grofé · NBC Symphony Orchestra
Toscanini: The XX Century
℗ 2010 Urania
Released on: 2010-02-03
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Gran Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise
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Gran Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise · Westminster Choir · Robert Shaw Chorale · Arturo Toscanini · Ferde Grofé · NBC Symphony Orchestra
Toscanini conducts Berlioz, Verdi, Brahms, Strauss, Saint-Saëns, Grofé
℗ 20
Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail
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Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail · Arturo Toscanini · Ferde Grofé · NBC Symphony Orchestra
Gershwin: An American in Paris - Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite - Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
℗ Originally Recorded 19
Gran Canyon Suite: IV. Sunset
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Gran Canyon Suite: IV. Sunset · Westminster Choir · Robert Shaw Chorale · Arturo Toscanini · Ferde Grofé · NBC Symphony Orchestra
Toscanini conducts Berlioz, Verdi, Brahms, Strauss, Saint-Saëns, Grofé
℗ 20
Arturo Toscanini :: Grofe' Canyon Suite 1950 Side A
Original 33 Record Uploaded Directly to the Torrent of the Interwebs
Sunrise
Painted Desert
On the Trail
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Gran Canyon Suite: IV. Sunset
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Gran Canyon Suite: IV. Sunset · Arturo Toscanini · Ferde Grofé · NBC Symphony Orchestra
Toscanini: The XX Century
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Grand Canyon Suite: IV. Sunset
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Grand Canyon Suite: IV. Sunset · Arturo Toscanini · Ferde Grofé · NBC Symphony Orchestra
Gershwin: An American in Paris - Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite - Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
℗ Originally Recorded 1945. All
Gran Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail
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Gran Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail · Ferde Grofé · NBC Symphony Orchestra · Arturo Toscanini
Toscanini: The XX Century
℗ 2010 Urania
Released on: 2010-02-03
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Gran Canyon Suite: V. Cloudburst
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Gran Canyon Suite: V. Cloudburst · Westminster Choir · Robert Shaw Chorale · Arturo Toscanini · Ferde Grofé · NBC Symphony Orchestra
Toscanini conducts Berlioz, Verdi, Brahms, Strauss, Saint-Saëns, Grofé
℗
Arturo Toscanini :: Grofe' Canyon Suite 1950 Side B
Original 33 Record Uploaded Directly to the Torrent of the Interwebs
Sunset
Cloudburst
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Gran Canyon Suite: III. On the trail
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Gran Canyon Suite: III. On the trail · Westminster Choir · Robert Shaw Chorale · Arturo Toscanini · Ferde Grofé · NBC Symphony Orchestra
Toscanini conducts Berlioz, Verdi, Brahms, Strauss, Saint-Saëns, Grof
Issued on V-Disc in 1945
Digitally transferred directly from an original 78 rpm disc with applied Magix audio software to reduce noise. The sonic
">Toscanini: 1945 V-Disc GRAND CANYON SUITE Excerpts - VIVID
Arturo Toscanini conducts the NBC Symphony Orchestra in selections from "Grand Canyon Suite" by Ferde Grofe
Issued on V-Disc in 1945
Digitally transferred directly from an original 78 rpm disc with applied Magix audio software to reduce noise. The sonic
Grand Canyon Suite - IV. Sunset
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Grand Canyon Suite - IV. Sunset · Arturo Toscanini & The NBC Symphony Orchestra · Arturo Tuscanini · The NBC Symphony Orchestra · Ferde Grofe
Classical Classics
℗ 2009 Cleopatra Records
Released on: 2009-
Grand Canyon Suite - III. On The Trail
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Grand Canyon Suite - III. On The Trail · Arturo Toscanini & The NBC Symphony Orchestra · Arturo Tuscanini · The NBC Symphony Orchestra · Ferde Grofe
Classical Classics
℗ 2009 Cleopatra Records
Released on
Grofe Conducts Grofe: "Grand Canyon Suite" (Rochester Philharmonic) - 1960 Recording Restored
Ferde Grofe conducts his "Grand Canyon Suite." Remastered directly from the original Everest LP, LPSDBR 3044. North Rim Grand Canyon photos (c) 2020 GBTreacy, All Rights Reserved.
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