Ferde Grofé
American pianist, arranger, conductor and composer.
Married to Mildred Grizzelle (1916-1928).
Best known for being the first to orchestrate George Gershwin’s "Rhapsody in Blue" and composed the Grand Canyon Suite. He also worked as an arranger for Paul Whiteman, where he wrote hundreds of concert and popular arrangements between 1919-1931.
Born: March 27, 1892 in New York City, New York
Died: April 03, 1972 in Santa Monica, California
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Symphonic Suites
Ferde Grofé
2020
Urania Records (4)
20xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
Gershwin - Mancini
Gershwin*, Mancini*, Ferde Grofé, Harmonie Ensemble New York, Steven Richman
2016
Harmonia Mundi
2xCD
Grand Canyon Suite / Billy the Kid / El Salón México
Ferde Grofé, Aaron Copland
2012
Decca
CD, Comp
Imaginary Landscapes: Sounds Of America
Adams* · Barber* · Bernstein* · Cage* · Carter* · Copland* · Ives* · Joplin* · Gershwin* · Glass* · Grofé* · Kern* · Reich* · Sousa*
2012
EMI Classics
20xCD, Comp, Mono, Box
Second Rhapsody / Chichester Psalms (Great American Classics)
Gershwin* / Bernstein* / Duke Ellington / Ferde Grofé - BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, National Youth Choirs Of Scotland* and Great Britain*, Rodolfus Choir*, Peter Jablonski
2010
BBC Music Magazine
CD, Comp
The Theremin
Miklós Rózsa, Ferde Grofé
2008
Label X (3)
CD, Album
Symphonie Jazz: Grofé & Gerswhin
Ferde Grofé & George Gershwin, Steven Richman, Al Gallodoro, Lincoln Mayorga, Harmonie Ensemble New York
2006
Bridge Records (4)
CD, Album
Copland: Billy The Kid, Rodeo / Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite
Morton Gould And His Orchestra / Copland*, Grofé*
2006
Tabloid Suite - Four Pictures Of A Modern Newspaper
Ferde Grofé, George Gershwin - Metropole Orchestra, Jan Stulen
2002
Basta
2xCD, Album
Maestro Furioso Vol. 3
Toscanini* - R. Strauss*, Sibelius*, Gershwin*, Ferde Grofé, Samuel Barber
2002
History
2xCD, Comp, RM
Death Valley Suite / Hudson River Suite / Hollywood Suite
Ferde Grofé - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, William Stromberg
2002
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Death Valley Suite
Ferde Grofé
2000
EMI Classics
CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM
Grand Canyon Suite / Mississipi Suite / Niagara Suite
Ferde Grofé, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, William T. Stromberg*
1999
The Modern American Music Of Ferde Grofé
Ferde Grofé, The Beau Hunks
1998
Basta
CD, Album
West Side Story / Appalachian Spring / Adagio Per Archi / Grand Canyon Suite
Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Ferde Grofé
1998
Fabbri Classica, Naxos
CD, Comp, RE
Grand Canyon Suite / Piano Concerto/Rhapsody
Grofé Conducts Grofé*, Jesus Sanroma*, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg, George Gershwin
1997
Everest
CD, Comp, RE
Billy The Kid / Rodeo / Grand Canyon Suite
Copland*, Grofé*, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Maurice Abravanel*
1997
Great American Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Death Valley Suite
Grofé*
1997
Grand Canyon Suite / Orchestral Set No.2
Grofé*, Stanley Black / Ives*, Leopold Stokowski
1996
London Records
CD, Comp
USA (The Flag Series)
Barber*, Bernstein*, Copland*, Gershwin*, Grofé*, Hanson*, Thomson*
1996
Angel Records
CD, Comp
An American In Paris / A Symphonic Picture Of Porgy And Bess / Grand Canyon Suite
Gershwin*, Grofé* - Philadelphia Orchestra*, Eugene Ormandy
1996
Grand Canyon Suite / Bachianas Brasileiras Nr.2
Ferde Grofé, Heitor Villa-Lobos
1995
LaserLight Digital
CD, Comp
Grand Canyon Suite • Mississippi Suite / Cello Concerto No. 2
Ferde Grofé / Victor Herbert, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson
1995
Grand Canyon Suite / Hero and Leander
Ferde Grofé, Victor Herbert - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
1994
Grand Canyon / El Salon Mexico Etc.
Grofé*, Copland*, Antal Dorati, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
1993
Great American Landscapes
Grofé*, Thomson*, Copland*
1992
Angel Records
CD, Comp
Gershwin: An American In Paris / Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Barber: Adagio
Gershwin*, Grofé*, Barber*, Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra
1992
Danzón Cubano · El Salon Mexico / Grand Canyon Suite / Batuque / Dansa Brasileira / Bachiana Brasileira No. 5 / Sensemayá
Leonard Bernstein, Copland*, Grofe*, Fernândez*, Guarnieri*, Villa-Lobos*, Revueltas*, New York Philharmonic
1992
Out West! - Tone Poems Of The American West
Grofé*, Copland* • Seattle Symphony*, Gerard Schwarz
1991
Grand Canyon Suite / Porgy And Bess Suite
Grofé*, Gershwin*, London Festival Orchestra
1989
Grand Canyon Suite / Rhapsody In Blue
Grofé* / Gershwin* - Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
1987
RCA, RCA Gold Seal
LP, Comp, RM
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite • Gershwin: Porgy & Bess Symphonic Suite "Catfish Row"
Grofé*, Gershwin*, Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
1987
America ! America !
Gershwin*, Grofe*
1985
Sélection Du Reader's Digest, Sélection Du Reader's Digest
LP, Comp, RE
Grand Canyon Suite / Porgy And Bess (A Symphonic Picture)
Grofé* / Gershwin*, Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Antal Dorati
1984
Aviation Suite • Hudson River Suite • Mississippi Suite
Ferde Grofe* - The Promenade Orchestra*, Jan Stulen
1984
Suite Grand Canyon / Última Noite Dos Concertos Promenade
Ferde Grofé, Hector Berlioz, Sir Edward Elgar, Malcolm Williamsom, Thomas Arne Thomas A. Arne Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
1983
Grand Canyon Suite - Mississippi Suite
Grofé* / Enrique Batiz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
1983
A Musical Picture Gallery - Gran Canyon Suite
Grofé* - Arthur Fiedler . Boston Pops Orchestra
1982
RCA
LP, Comp, Promo
Grand Canyon Suite & Mississippi Suites
Grofé* - New York Philharmonic, Kostelanetz*, Bernstein*
1982
Suite Del Gran Cañón
Ferde Grofé
1981
Musivoz
LP, Album
Suite del Gran Cañón - Concierto para piano y orquesta en Re menor
Ferde Grofé
1981
Marfer
LP
Suite del Gran Cañón / Concierto para Piano y Orquesta en Re menor
Ferde Grofe* , Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesus Maria Sanroma
1981
Marfer
LP
Grand Canyon Suite "On The Trail" / An American In Paris / Rhapsody In Blue
Ferde Grofe* / George Gershwin
1981
Grand Canyon Suite / Ouverture Cubana / I Got Rhythm Variations Per Pianoforte E Orchestra
Grofé* / Gershwin* - E. Wild*, Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
1980
RCA
LP, Comp, RE
Grand Canyon Suite / Billy The Kid • Rodeo
Grofé*, Copland*, Hill Bowen, Charles Gerhardt, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
1980
Durium Concerto
LP, Comp
Here It Is... Excitement For Your Ears!
Bernard Herrmann, Albert Glasser, Ferde Grofe*, Laurie Johnson
1978
Starlog Records
Flexi, 7", Promo
Grand Canyon Suite / Fanfare For The Common Man
Grofé* / Copland*, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
1978
St. Michael, Marks & Spencer Ltd., CBS Special Products
LP
Grand Canyon Suite / El Salón México
Grofé* / Copland* | Utah Symphony*, Maurice Abravanel*
1978
Grand Canyon Suite / Symphonic Dances From "West Side Story"
Grofé* / Bernstein* - Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
1978
Suite Del Gran Cañón
Ferde Grofé
1978
Grofe's Grand Canyon And Ravel's Bolero
Morton Gould And His Orchestra, Ferde Grofé, Maurice Ravel
1977
Quintessence
LP
Rocketship X-M (The Original Soundtrack Score)
Ferde Grofé
1977
Grand Canyon Suite
Grofé*
1975
EAV Lexington
2xLP
Grand Canyon Suite And Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In D Minor
Grofé*, The Americana Symphony, Kumiko Okinaka
1974
Peerless Classics
LP, RE
Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Gershwin: An American In Paris
Toscanini*, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Ferde Grofé, George Gershwin
1973
Concerto In Fa - Versione Originale Del 1928
George Gershwin, Ferde Grofe*, Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra*
1972
Family Records (4)
LP
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé, Orchestra Sinfonica*
1972
RCA Victrola
LP
Suite Del Gran Cañón
Ferde Grofé, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesús María Sanromá*
1972
Discophon
LP
Grand Canyon Suite = La Suite Del Gran Cañón
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra / F. Grofe*
1971
Discophon
Cass, Album
Grand Canyon Suite
Grofé*, Eugene Ormandy / The Philadelphia Orchestra
1971
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
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*
1970
CBS/Sony Special Products
LP, Comp, Ltd
Stairway Of The Stars 1969
Ferde Grofé
1969
Location Recording Service
LP, Album, Ltd
Grand Canyon Suite / An American In Paris
Grofé* / Gershwin* - Fiedler* / Boston Pops*
1969
Suite Del Gran Cañón
Ferde Grofe*
1968
Sonoplay
LP
Suite del Gran Cañón
Ferde Grofé
1967
Palobal
LP
Nelle Steppe Dell'Asia Centrale / Sul Sentiero
Alexander Borodin, Ferde Grofé, Philadelphia Orchestra* Diretta Da Eugene Ormandy
1966
CBS, CBS
7", EP
Grand Canyon Suite / Overture To "Candide" / Odalisque / Prelude And Fugue In Jazz
Grofé* / Bernstein* - Boston Pops*, Arthur Fiedler
1965
RCA Victor Red Seal, RCA Victor Red Seal
LP
Grand Canyon Suite
Grofé*, Maurice Abravanel*, The Utah Symphony*
1965
Grand Canyon Suite / Overture To "Candide" / Odalisque / Prelude And Fugue In Jazz
Grofé* / Bernstein* - Boston Pops*, Arthur Fiedler
1965
Suite De La Feria Mundial ( World's Fair Suite)
Ferde Grofé - The World's Fair Symphony Orchestra, Paul Lavalle
1964
RCA Victor Red Seal
LP, Album
World's Fair Suite (The Official Recording)
Ferde Grofé - The World's Fair Symphony Orchestra, Paul Lavalle
1964
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé, The London Festival Orchestra* Conducted By Stanley Black
1964
Grand Canyon Suite
Grofé* - Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
1964
Corroboree Ballet Suite / Grand Canyon Suite
John Antill / Ferde Grofé, Sir Eugene Goossens Conducts The London Symphony Orchestra*
1964
Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris / Grand Canyon Suite
Leonard Bernstein - Gershwin* / Grofé* - New York Philharmonic / Columbia Symphony Orchestra
1964
Immortal Themes
Rimsky-Korsakov*, Grofe*, Khachaturian*, Capitol Symphony Orchestra Cond. By Carmen Dragon, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra* Cond. By Felix Slatkin
1962
The Lure Of The Grand Canyon
Ferde Grofé, Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra* With Johnny Cash
1961
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofe*, Continental Philharmonia*, Friedrich Lanz
1961
Grand Canyon Suite / Porgy And Bess Suite
Grofé*, Gershwin* - Orchestra Sinfonica Dello Utah* Direttore Maurice Abravanel*
1961
Grand Canyon Suite / Piano Concerto In F
Grofé*, Gershwin*, Maurice de Abravanel, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Reid Nibley
1960
Westminster
Reel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Album
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé - London Pops Symphony Orchestra*
1960
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé
1960
Grand Canyon Suite / Concerto For Piano And Orchestra
Ferde Grofe*, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesus Maria Sanroma
1960
Just For Listening
André Kostelanetz Conducting New York Philharmonic, Gershwin* / Kern* / Grofé*
1960
Grofé ― Grand Canyon Suite • Beethoven ― Wellington's Victory
Grofé*, Beethoven*, Morton Gould And His Orchestra
1960
Grand Canyon Suite
Grofé*, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, The*, Øivin Fjeldstad
1959
Ferde Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé, Hamburg Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra, Hans-Jürgen Walther
1958
Stereo Spectrum Records, Design Records (2)
LP
Ferde Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé, Hamburg Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra, Hans-Jürgen Walther
1958
Stereo Spectrum Records, Design Records (2)
LP
Walt Disney Presents Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofe*
1958
Grand Canyon Suite
Grofé*, Eugene Ormandy / The Philadelphia Orchestra
1958
Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite
101 Strings, Ferde Grofe*, Wilhelm Schuechter*
1958
Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite
Ferde Grofé - Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson
1958
Grand Canyon Suite (Excerpts)
Grofé* - Boston Pops Orchestra • Arthur Fiedler
1957
Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite
Ferde Grofé, The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra conducted by Felix Slatkin
1956
Grofé: Hudson River Suite
Ferde Grofé - Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra*
1955
Columbia
2x7", EP
Grand Canyon Suite / El Salon Mexico
Grofé* / Copland* - Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops*
1955
Hudson River Suite
Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra*, Grofé*
1955
Grand Canyon Suite (Excerpts)
Ferde Grofé, Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra*
1954
RCA Victor, RCA Victor
7", EP, Mono
Rhapsody In Blue Complete And Grand Canyon Suite Excerpts
George Gershwin & Ferde Grofe*
1954
Ferde Grofé Conducts
Ferde Grofé
1953
Grand Canyon Suite: 1. Sunrise
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite: i. Sunrise
Ferde Grofé
On The Trail
Ferde Grofé
Mississippi Suite: III. Old Creole Days
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite: 3. On the Trail
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite: 2. The Painted Desert
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite: 4. Sunset
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite: ii. Painted Desert
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite: 5. Cloudburst
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite: I Sunrise
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite: IV. Sunset
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite: v. Cloudburst
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite: III On the Trail
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite: V Cloudburst
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite, (First Movement) 'Sunrise'
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite: II The Painted Desert
Ferde Grofé
Sunrise
Ferde Grofé
Grand Canyon Suite: IV Sunset
Ferde Grofé
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