Recordings
Paul Whiteman recorded the piece in 1927 in abbreviated form (minus the first movement) because of the space limitations of the 12-inch 78-rpm disk, the lengthiest recording format available at that time. Whiteman's recording was released by Victor on Victor 35859. (See gramophone record) (That recording can be heard here #)
The first full recording of the work, as Grofé composed and orchestrated it, was made in 2004 by Steven Richman conducting the Harmonie Ensemble/New York and released in 2006 (Bridge Records 9212).
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