The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: III. Cattle

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner

4 cited facts

1986
2:29

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Released on EMI Angel, also Requiem: Pie Jesu (Sarah Brightman), Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “D’amor sull’ali rosee” (Leonora) (Maria Callas) and Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492: "Voi che sapete" (Cherubino) (Ann Murray)
Part of Music for the Films, "The River" & "The Plow That Broke the Plains", also The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: II. Pastorale (Grass) and The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: IV. Blues (Speculation)
Written by Virgil Thomson, also The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: II. Pastorale (Grass) and The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: IV. Blues (Speculation)

Worth knowing

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Virgil Thomson wrote 3 of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s top 4 songs

Credits

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Written by: Virgil Thomson
Part of: Music for the Films, "The River" & "The Plow That Broke the Plains"
Released on: EMI Angel

Written by: Virgil Thomson
Part of: Music for the Films, "The River" & "The Plow That Broke the Plains"
Released on: EMI Angel

Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.

Same writer: Virgil Thomson
The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: II. Pastorale (Grass)
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner
1986
Same label: EMI Angel
Requiem: Pie Jesu
Sarah Brightman, Paul Miles-Kingston, Winchester Cathedral Choir, James Lancelot, English Chamber Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
1985
Same writer: Virgil Thomson
The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: IV. Blues (Speculation)
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner
1986
Same label: EMI Angel
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “D’amor sull’ali rosee” (Leonora)
Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Herbert von Karajan
1987
Same label: EMI Angel
Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492: "Voi che sapete" (Cherubino)
Ann Murray, Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti
1987

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1MusicBrainz The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: III. Cattle was written by Virgil Thomson
The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: III. Cattle was written by Virgil Thomson
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2MusicBrainz The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: III. Cattle is part of the release Music for the Films, "The River" & "The Plow That Broke the Plains"
The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: III. Cattle is part of the release Music for the Films, "The River" & "The Plow That Broke the Plains"
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3MusicBrainz EMI Angel is the label of the song The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: III. Cattle
EMI Angel is the label of the song The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: III. Cattle
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4MusicBrainz The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: III. Cattle was released on 1986
The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: III. Cattle was released on 1986
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MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026