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Ferde Grofé
p, 1892-1972 US, New York City
Musician / Composer / Arranger / Conductor of Classical and Jazz
A.k.a. Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé
Ferde Grofé (27 March 1892 – 3 April 1972) was an American composer, arranger and pianist. During the 1920s and 1930s, he went by the name Ferdie Grofé.
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Popular Tracks 
Rhapsody in Blue(grass) on Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin & Béla Fleck Grand Canyon Suite: 1. Sunrise on Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite/Gershwin: Porgy & Bess by Ferde Grofé, Detroit Symphony Orchestra & Antal Doráti Grand Canyon Suite: 3. On the Trail on Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite/Gershwin: Porgy & Bess by Ferde Grofé, Detroit Symphony Orchestra & Antal Doráti Rhapsody In Blue (Arr. Ferde Grofé) on Gershwin & Me by George Gershwin & Simon Tedeschi Grand Canyon Suite: 2. The Painted Desert on Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite/Gershwin: Porgy & Bess by Ferde Grofé, Detroit Symphony Orchestra & Antal Doráti Grand Canyon Suite: 4. Sunset on Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite/Gershwin: Porgy & Bess by Ferde Grofé, Detroit Symphony Orchestra & Antal Doráti Grand Canyon Suite: 5. Cloudburst on Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite/Gershwin: Porgy & Bess by Ferde Grofé, Detroit Symphony Orchestra & Antal Doráti Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail on Grofé: Grand Canyon & Mississippi Suites by Ferde Grofé & New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, Andre Kostelanetz Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail on Tomita's Greatest Hits by Isao Tomita Medley: Nutcracker Suite: Marche Miniature / Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy / Russian Dance / Arabian Dance / Chinese Dance / Dance Of The Reed Pipes on 120 Music Masterpieces by Franz Schubert, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Emmanuel Chabrier, Victor Herbert, Ferde Grofé, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari & Ray HartleyTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| An American In Paris / Grand Canyon Suite / Adagio | George Gershwin / Ferde Grofé / Samuel Barber - Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra | 2017 | Album |
| On The Trail | Ferde Grofé | 2014 | Single |
| Grand Canyon Suite / Billy the Kid / El Salón México | Ferde Grofé, Aaron Copland | 2012 | Album |
| Gershwin Second Rhapsody Bernstein Chichester Psalms | Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Ferde Grofé, Duke Ellington, The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales | 2010 | Album |
| American Classics | George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Ferde Grofé, Duke Ellington | 2010 | Compil. |
| The Theremin | Miklós Rózsa, Ferde Grofé | 2008 | Album |
| Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, An American In Paris—Grofé: Grand Canyon Suitre— Bernstein Works | Leonard Bernstein, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra | 2003 | Album |
| Death Valley Suite | Ferde Grofé | 2002 | Album |
| Valley Of The Sun Suite | Ferde Grofé | 2002 | Album |
| Tabloid Suite - Four Pictures Of A Modern Newspaper | Ferde Grofé, George Gershwin - Metropole Orchestra, Jan Stulen | 2002 | Album |
| Death Valley Suite / Hudson River Suite / Hollywood Suite | Ferde Grofé, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, William Stromberg | 2002 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite / Mississipi Suite / Niagara Suite | Ferde Grofé, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, William Stromberg | 1999 | Album |
| West Side Story / Appalachian Spring / Adagio Per Archi / Grand Canyon Suite | Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Ferde Grofé | 1998 | Compil. |
| Great American Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Death Valley Suite | Ferde Grofé | 1997 | Compil. |
| Grand Canyon Suite / Orchestral Set No.2 | Ferde Grofé, Stanley Black / Charles Ives, Leopold Stokowski | 1996 | Album |
| An American In Paris / Porgy And Bess / Grand Canyon Suite | George Gershwin, Ferde Grofé | 1996 | Compil. |
| Grofe Conducts Grofe | Ferde Grofé Conducting The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra | 1995 | Single |
| Grofe Grand Canyon Suite / Herbert Cello Concerto No. 2 | Ferde Grofé, Victor Herbert, Howard Hanson, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra | 1995 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite / Bachianas Brasileiras Nr.2 | Ferde Grofé, Heitor Villa-Lobos | 1995 | Compil. |
| Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Cello Concerto No. 2 | Ferde Grofé / Victor Herbert - Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson | 1995 | Compil. |
| Grief - Grand Canyon and Mississippi Suites / Herbert - Cello Concerto No. 2 | Ferde Grofé, Victor Herbert, Howard Hanson, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra | 1995 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé, Continental Philharmonic Orchestra, Friedrich Lanz | 1995 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé ; John Trubert Conducting The Phoenix Festival Orchestra | 1994 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite / Death Valley Suite | Ferde Grofé With Capitol Symphony Orchestra | 1994 | Compil. |
| Ferde Grofe Grand Canyon Suite / Victor Herbert Hero and Leander | Ferde Grofé, Victor Herbert, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel | 1994 | Album |
| Great American Landscapes | Ferde Grofé, Virgil Thomson, Aaron Copland | 1992 | Compil. |
| Out West! - Tone Poems Of The American West | Ferde Grofé, Aaron Copland • Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz | 1992 | Album |
| Gershwin - Grofé | George Gershwin, Ferde Grofé, Philippe Entremont, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra | 1989 | Compil. |
| Grand Canyon Suite / Porgy And Bess Suite | Ferde Grofé, George Gershwin, The London Festival Orchestra | 1989 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé | 1989 | Album |
| Rhapsody In Blue / Grand Canyon Suite | George Gershwin / Ferde Grofé | 1989 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite / Piano Concerto | Ferde Grofé, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra | 1989 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé | 1989 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé | 1989 | Album |
| Grand Canyon | Ferde Grofé | 1989 | Album |
| Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite • Gershwin: Porgy & Bess Symphonic Suite "Catfish Row" | Ferde Grofé, George Gershwin, Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra | 1987 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite / Rhapsody in Blue | Ferde Grofé / George Gershwin - Arthur Fiedler / The Boston Pops Orchestra | 1987 | Compil. |
| Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris / Grand Canyon Suite | George Gershwin, Ferde Grofé, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra | 1986 | Compil. |
| Grand Canyon Suite - Mississippi Suite | Ferde Grofé / Enrique Batiz, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 1984 | Album |
| Aviation Suite • Hudson River Suite • Mississippi Suite | Ferde Grofé - Het Nederlands Promenade Orkest, Jan Stulen | 1984 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite / Porgy And Bess (A Symphonic Picture) | Ferde Grofé / George Gershwin, Detroit Symphony Orchestra / Antal Dorati | 1984 | Album |
| Suite Gran Cañon, La Ultima Noche de Los Promenade Concerts (Enciclopedia Salvat de Los Grandes Temas de la Música) | Ferde Grofé | 1983 | Album |
| Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite & Mississippi Suites | Ferde Grofé / The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein And André Kostelanetz | 1982 | Album |
| Grand Canyon / El Salon Mexico Etc. | Ferde Grofé, Aaron Copland, Antal Dorati, Detroit Symphony Orchestra | 1982 | Album |
| Special Edition - Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesus Maria Sanroma | 1981 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite "On The Trail" / An American In Paris / Rhapsody In Blue | Ferde Grofé / George Gershwin | 1981 | Compil. |
| Suite Del Gran Cañón | Ferde Grofé | 1981 | Album |
| Grofé · Grand Canyon Suite / Bernstein · Symphonic Dances From "West Side Story" | Ferde Grofé, Leonard Bernstein, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra | 1978 | Compil. |
| Here It Is... Excitement For Your Ears! | Bernard Herrmann, Albert Glasser, Ferde Grofé, Laurie Johnson | 1978 | Album |
| Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé, Maurice de Abravanel, Utah Symphony Orchestra | 1978 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite / Ouverture Cubana / I Got Rhythm Variations Per Pianoforte E Orchestra | Ferde Grofé, George Gershwin, The Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler | 1978 | Compil. |
| Grofe's Grand Canyon And Ravel's Bolero | Morton Gould And His Orchestra, Ferde Grofé, Maurice Ravel | 1977 | Album |
| Rocketship X-M (The Original Soundtrack Score) | Ferde Grofé | 1977 | Album |
| Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Gershwin: An American In Paris | Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Ferde Grofé, George Gershwin | 1974 | Album |
| Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite / Gershwin: An American In Paris | Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra - Ferde Grofé, George Gershwin | 1974 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé - Symphonie-Orchester Graunke, Frederick Stark | 1973 | Album |
| Suite Del Gran Cañón | Ferde Grofé | 1973 | Album |
| Suite Del Gran Cañón | Ferde Grofé | 1973 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé, Morton Gould And His Orchestra | 1972 | Album |
| Concerto In Fa - Versione Originale Del 1928 | George Gershwin, Ferde Grofé, Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra | 1972 | Album |
| Stairway Of The Stars 1969 | Ferde Grofé | 1969 | Album |
| Suite Del Gran Cañón | Ferde Grofé | 1968 | Album |
| Gran Cañon Suite / Un Americano En Paris | Ferde Grofé / George Gershwin - Leonard Bernstein, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, John Corigliano | 1967 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé | 1966 | Album |
| Nelle Steppe Dell'Asia Centrale / Sul Sentiero | Alexander Borodin, Ferde Grofé, The Philadelphia Orchestra Diretta Da Eugene Ormandy | 1966 | Single |
| Grand Canyon Suite / Overture To "Candide" / Odalisque / Prelude And Fugue In Jazz | Ferde Grofé / Leonard Bernstein - The Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler | 1965 | Album |
| World's Fair Suite (The Official Recording) | Ferde Grofé - The World's Fair Symphony Orchestra, Paul Lavalle | 1964 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé - Leonard Bernstein, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra | 1964 | Album |
| Corroboree Ballet Suite / Grand Canyon Suite | John Antill / Ferde Grofé, Sir Eugene Goossens Conducts The London Symphony Orchestra | 1964 | Compil. |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé – Stanley Black conducting the The London Festival Orchestra | 1964 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé – Stanley Black conducting the The London Pops Orchestra | 1964 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Jesus Maria Sanroma | 1963 | Album |
| The Lure Of The Grand Canyon | Ferde Grofé - André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra With Johnny Cash | 1961 | Album |
| Grofé ― Grand Canyon Suite • Beethoven ― Wellington's Victory | Ferde Grofé, Ludwig van Beethoven, Morton Gould And His Orchestra | 1960 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé, Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester, Øivin Fjeldstad | 1959 | Album |
| Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé, Leonard Bernstein, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra | 1958 | Album |
| Gran Cañon del Colorado - SUITE | Ferde Grofé, Eugene Ormandy / The Philadelphia Orchestra | 1958 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé, Eugene Ormandy / The Philadelphia Orchestra | 1958 | Album |
| Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite | 101 Strings, Ferde Grofé | 1958 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite | Ferde Grofé - Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson | 1958 | Album |
| Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé, Leonard Bernstein, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra | 1958 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite (Excerpts) | Ferde Grofé - Arthur Fiedler, The Boston Pops Orchestra | 1957 | Single |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé, Arthur Fiedler, The Boston Pops Orchestra | 1957 | Single |
| Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite | Ferde Grofé, The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra conducted by Felix Slatkin | 1957 | Album |
| Rhapsody In Blue Complete And Grand Canyon Suite Excerpts | George Gershwin & Ferde Grofé | 1957 | Album |
| Hudson River Suite | André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra, Ferde Grofé | 1955 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite (Excerpts) | Ferde Grofé, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra | 1954 | Single |
| An American In Paris, Mississippi Suite - Mardigras, Mississippi Suite - Huckleberry Finn, Grand Canyon Suite - On The Trail | George & Ira Gershwin, Ferde Grofé, Louis Shankson | 1952 | Album |
| Ferde Grofe Conducts His Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé With Capitol Symphony Orchestra | 1951 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Arturo Toscanini And NBC Symphony Orchestra / Ferde Grofé | 1950 | Single |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé | 1950 | Album |
| Mississippi Suite (A Tone Journey) / Mark Twain (A Portrait For Orchestra) | Ferde Grofé, Jerome Kern : André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra | 1949 | Album |
| Mississippi Suite (A Tone Journey) | André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra, Ferde Grofé, Charles Wakefield Cadman, Thurlow Lieurance | 1947 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Arturo Toscanini and NBC Symphony Orchestra, Ferde Grofé | 1945 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Ferde Grofé / André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra | 1941 | Album |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra, Ferde Grofé | 1932 | Album |
| Grofé / Bizet Grand Canyon Suite / Carmen Suite | Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Ferde Grofé, Georges Bizet | Album | |
| Peter And The Wolf, Mississippi Suite (A Tone Journey) / Mark Twain (A Portrait For Orchestra) | Ferde Grofé, Jerome Kern, Sergei Prokofiev, André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra | Album | |
| On The Trail / Danse Macabre | Arturo Toscanini, Ferde Grofé, Camille Saint-Saëns | Single | |
| Grand Canyon Suite / An American In Paris | Ferde Grofé / George Gershwin - Arthur Fiedler / The Boston Pops Orchestra | Album | |
| Bolero / On The Trail, Rosenkavalier Waltzes | Maurice Ravel, Ferde Grofé, Richard Strauss - Wilhelm Von Luden Conducts Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg | Compil. | |
| Grand Canyon Suite | Arturo Toscanini and NBC Symphony Orchestra, Ferde Grofé | Album | |
| On The Trail / Danse Macabre | Arturo Toscanini, Ferde Grofé, Camille Saint-Saëns | Single | |
| Atlantic Crossing | Ferde Grofé – The New Symphony Orchestra Of London And The George Mitchell Choir | Album | |
| Grofé ― Grand Canyon Suite • Beethoven ― Wellington's Victory | Ferde Grofé, Ludwig van Beethoven, Morton Gould And His Orchestra | Album | |
| Bicentenaire U.S.A Bicentennial 1776 - 1976 | John Philip Sousa, Edward MacDowell, Charles Griffes, Charles Ives, Ferde Grofé, Virgil Thomson, Howard Hanson, Robert Russell Bennett, George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Morton Gould, William Schuman, Walter Piston, Leroy Anderson | Compil. |
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