As A 20-Year-Old American

As a 20-year-old American composer living in Paris, this hour's guest, David Diamond was asked in 1935 to write music for a ballet based on "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Diamond completed the score in 1936, but the ballet was never staged. The music survives as a suite. Here are two selections, the "Introduction and Dance of the Benevolent Master and Mistress," and the "Dance of New England and New Orleans." Gerard Schwarz conducts the Seattle Symphony. (Delos DE 3141)