George Antheil's Greatest

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Ballet Mecanique and other Works for Player Pianos, Percussion, and Electronics
1.  Ballet Mecanique and other Works for Player Pianos, Percussion, and Electronics by George Antheil
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  "If you buy one CD, this has to be it: shows why the loud, fast, and out-of-control Ballet Mecanique is such a masterpiece of the 20th century."
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Bad Boy of Music
2.  Bad Boy of Music by George Antheil
The list author says:
  "And here's the book to go along with it: more fiction than fact, but a hilarious trove of anecdotes on Paris in the 20s and on Hollywood's golden age."
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George Antheil: Symphonies 4 & 5
3.  George Antheil: Symphonies 4 & 5 by George Antheil
The list author says:
  "Hugh Wolf does a good job with this rollicking music. Shades of Shostakovitch abound."
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Antheil: Capital of the World/Symphony 5/Archipelago
4.  Antheil: Capital of the World/Symphony 5/Archipelago by George Antheil
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  "The Slovak Philharmonia rocks."
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American Trumpet Sonatas
5.  American Trumpet Sonatas by George Antheil
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  "The trumpet sonata is a good, solid piece."
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Spring in America
6.  Spring in America by Tomasz Strahl
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  "Worth checking out for the first two violin sonatas."
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Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties
7.  Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties by Noel Riley Fitch
The list author says:
  "A classic about Paris in the 1920's. George Antheil lived upstairs from the bookshop, and was a featured attraction."
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Shakespeare and Company
8.  Shakespeare and Company by Sylvia Beach
The list author says:
  "Sylvia Beach's memoirs, apparently slightly expurgated, nonetheless fascinating."
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George Antheil: Capital of the World; William Schuman: Undertow; Raffaello de Banfield: The Combat
9.  George Antheil: Capital of the World; William Schuman: Undertow; Raffaello de Banfield: The Combat by George Antheil
The list author says:
  "A mono re-issue of the original LP, but leaps off the disc nonetheless."
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The Bad Boys!: George Antheil, Henry Cowell, Leo Ornstein
10.  The Bad Boys!: George Antheil, Henry Cowell, Leo Ornstein by George Antheil
The list author says:
  "Steffen Schleiermacher is another pianist who really understands the brashness of George's music."
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George Antheil: String Quartets
11.  George Antheil: String Quartets by Mondriaan String Quartet
The list author says:
  "A moving, beautifully-constructed recording of the quartets, highly recommended."
$17.99   Used & New from: $11.95

Leo Sowerby: Trio
12.  Leo Sowerby: Trio by George Antheil
The list author says:
  "The only recording I know about containing the flute sonata."
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Antheil: Ballet Mecanique
13.  Antheil: Ballet Mecanique by George Antheil
The list author says:
  "Not only a bargain, this is a fun and vigorous recording, a good place to start if you've never heard of Antheil, and want to check out the "bad boy's" music."
$8.99   Used & New from: $3.01
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