Disc 1 [78:02]
AARON COPLAND (1900-1990) [AMC Founder]: Fanfare for the Common Man (1944), conducted by Kurt Masur (1997)
GEORGE WHITEFIELD CHADWICK (1854-1931): Melpomene Overture (1887), conducted by Leonard Bernstein (1958)
EDWARD MACDOWELL (1860-1908): Suite No. 2 "Indian", Op. 48 (1891-95), conducted by Leonard Bernstein (1958)
CHARLES TOMLINSON GRIFFES (1884-1920): The White Peacock (1915-19), conducted by Howard Hanson (1946)
ERNEST SCHELLING (1876-1939): A Victory Ball (1925), conducted by Artur Rodzinski (1945)
CHARLES IVES (1874-1954): Three Places in New England (1903-14), conducted by Kurt Masur (1994)

Disc 2 [77:45]
AARON COPLAND (1900-1990) [AMC Founder]: Music for the Theatre (1925), conducted by Erich Leinsdorf (1985)
EDGARD VARÈSE (1883-1965): Integrales (1924-25), conducted by Leonard Bernstein (1966)
CHARLES MARTIN LOEFFLER (1861-1935): Memories of my Childhood (1925), conducted by John Barbirolli
ERNEST BLOCH (1880-1959): Concerto Grosso No. 1 (1924-25), conducted by Charles Munch (1948)
GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937): An American in Paris (1928), conducted by Artur Rodzinski (1944)

Disc 3 [79:51]
HOWARD HANSON (1896-1981) [AMC Founder]: Symphony No. 2 (1930), conducted by Howard Hanson (1946)
VIRGIL THOMPSON (1896-1989) [AMC Letter of Distinction]: Four Saints in Three Acts (1928), Acts III & IV, conducted by Leonard Bernstein (1960)
AARON COPLAND (1900-1990) [AMC Founder]: El salón Mexico (1933-36), conducted by Guido Cantelli (1955)
CARL RUGGLES (1876-1971): Sun-Treader (1926-31), conducted by Kurt Masur (1994)
AARON COPLAND (1900-1990) [AMC Founder]: Prairie Journal [a.k.a. Music for Radio] (1937), conducted by Zubin Mehta (1985)

Disc 4 [72:02]
ROY HARRIS (1898-1979): Symphony No. 3 (1937), conducted by Leonard Bernstein (1957)
SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981): Essay No. 1 (1937), conducted by George Szell (1950)
BERNARD HERRMANN (1911-1975): Devil and Daniel Webster (1942), conducted by Leopold Stokowski (1949)
WILLIAM GRANT STILL (1895-1978): Old California (1941), conducted by Pierre Monteux (1944)
HOWARD HANSON (1896-1981) [AMC Founder]: Serenade for Flute, Harp, and Strings (1945), conducted by Leopold Stokowski (1949)
AARON COPLAND (1900-1990) [AMC Founder]: Lincoln Portrait (1942), conducted by Leonard Bernstein (1976)

Disc 5 [78:07]
AARON COPLAND (1900-1990) [AMC Founder]: Appalachian Spring Suite (1943-44), conducted by Artur Rodzinski (1945)
PAUL CRESTON (1906-1985): Symphony No. 2 (1944), conducted by Pierre Monteux (1956)
HENRY COWELL (1897-1965): Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 2 (1944), conducted by Paul Paray (1956)
WILLIAM SCHUMAN (1810-1858): Symphony No. 6 (1948), conducted by Leonard Bernstein (1958)

Volume 2

Disc 1 [79:58]
DUKE ELLINGTON (1899-1974) arr. WYNTON MARSALIS (b. 1961): A Tone Parallel to Harlem, conducted by Kurt Masur (1999)
LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1990): Serenade for Violin and Orchestra (1954), conducted by Leonard Slatkin (1990)
GUNTHER SCHULLER (b. 1925): Dramatic Overture (1951), conducted by Dmitri Mitropoulos (1957)
PETER MENNIN (1923-1983): Concertato for Orchestra "Moby Dick" (1952), conducted by Leonard Bernstein (1963)
AARON COPLAND (1900-1990) [AMC Founder]: Orchestral Variations (1957), conducted by Leonard Bernstein (1958)

Disc 2 [75:37]
LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1990): Candide Overture (1956), without conductor (1992)
MORTON GOULD (1913-1996): Dance Variations (1953), conducted by Dmitri Mitropoulos (1953)
SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981): Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance (1955), conducted by Dmitri Mitropoulos (1956)
DAVID DIAMOND (b. 1915): The World of Paul Klee (1957), conducted by Malcolm Lipkin (1960)
NED ROREM (b. 1923): Symphony No 3 (1958), conducted by Leonard Bernstein (1959)

Disc 3 [79:50]
LUKAS FOSS (b. 1922): Introductions and Good-Byes (1960), conducted by Leonard Bernstein (1960)
AARON COPLAND (1900-1990) [AMC Founder]: Nonet for Strings (1961), conducted by George Steinberg (1964)
ELLIOTT CARTER (b. 1908): Concerto for Orchestra (1969), conducted by Pierre Boulez (1975)
GEORGE CRUMB (b.1929): Star-Child, conducted by Pierre Boulez (1977)

Disc 4 [79:59]
ALAN HOVHANESS (b. 1911): To Vishnu (1966), conducted by Andre Kostelanetz (1967)
JACOB DRUCKMAN (1928-1996): Lamia (1979), conducted by Pierre Boulez (1975)
JOAN TOWER (b. 1938): Sequoia (1981), conducted by Zubin Mehta (1982)
STEVE REICH (b. 1936): Tehillim (1981), conducted by Zubin Mehta (1982)

Disc 5 [76:50]
JOHN ADAMS (b. 1947): Short Ride in a Fast Machine (1986), conducted by Kurt Masur (1991)
CHRISTOPHER ROUSE (b. 1949): Trombone Concerto (1991), conducted by Leonard Slatkin (1992)
ELLEN TAAFFE ZWILICH (b. 1939): Symphony No. 3, conducted by Ling (1993)
WILLIAM BOLCOM (b. 1938): Clarinet Concerto, conducted by Leonard Slatkin (1992)
Encore: JOHN PHILIP SOUSA (1854-1932): Stars and Strips Forever (1897), conducted by Arturo Toscanini (1944)