| Bernstein Century - Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, etc / Bernstein, New York PO
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Happy is the composer who has an advocate as passionate and talented as Leonard Bernstein. These Copland performances have been the preferred versions since they were first issued--better even than the composer's own, later recordings. Originally they were spread over two discs, but thanks to the extended playing time of the compact disc, you can now get all three great Copland ballets together, along with the ever popular Fanfare for the Common Man. Bernstein brings to this music the right sharpness of rhythm but also a typically open-hearted warmth. He coaxes a virtuoso response from the New York Philharmonic, which knows this music as well (or better) than anyone. Self- recommending. --David Hurwitz
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| The 25 Thunderous Classics
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| Copland Conducts Copland
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| The Copland Collection: Orchestral & Ballet Works, 1936-1948
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Aaron Copland made numerous recordings of his own music, including an extensive series for CBS during the 1960s and '70s, mostly with London orchestras. He was not an especially proficient conductor--consequently, the performances he conducted often lacked pace and rhythmic punch. His last recordings of his most popular scores have been reissued by Sony on an exceptionally well-remastered 3-CD set. These accounts do a good job of conveying the overall shape of the pieces, and they deliver telling characterizations of many episodes. Details emerge that are lost in some other accounts, and there is an appealing gentleness and sweetness to the approach. But the readings do not have as much grip as those of Bernstein and Slatkin, among others, and in spite of the authority they automatically possess, they are not necessarily preferable. --Ted Libbey
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| Copland: Appalachian Spring/Fanfare For The Common Man/El Salón México/Danzón Cubano
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If Copland's own recordings of his music have the warmth of a soft summer night, those by Leonard Bernstein convey the blazing heat of noon. In his later remakes of several of these scores for Deutsche Grammophon, Bernstein exhibited a tendency toward overly-nuanced readings. But his earlier accounts with the New York Philharmonic, recorded by CBS in the late 1950s and early 1960s, are still incomparable in their vitality and impetus. Bernstein's way with the Western ballets is exuberantly personal and persuasive. He has the ability to move between delicacy and brashness, always getting the gestures right, and he delivers magical characterizations of both scores. The Phiharmonic's playing, while sometimes a bit raw, is confident and rhythmically secure; there is certainly nothing to apologize for here. There is a wonderful sense of immediacy to Bernstein's account of the Appalachian Spring Suite, in which the New Yorkers give a virtuosic account of themselves, playing in a rhythmically incisive fashion that puts Copland's account with the London Symphony in the shadows. The couplings are a mixed bag, however. Bernstein always had the measure of El Salon Mexico, and gives a rousing account of it here. But the so-called Fanfare for the Common Man is lifted from his recording of the Third Symphony; its beginning is not the same as that of the real fanfare. Both recordings have been wonderfully remastered by their original producer, John McClure, and have excellent presence and a palpable sense of atmosphere in the quiet pages. --Ted Libbey
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| Copland: Music for Films
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This is a great series of recordings. Leonard Slatkin has generally chosen the right balance of music for the composers used in the series (with terrific cover art from Thomas Hart Benton). This disc is devoted to Copland's film music. The treat here is a version of The Heiress Suite reconstructed by Arnold Freed. Copland's talent for writing for films rested in his ability to identify and maintain themes, at the same time not slacking on the transitional details. This belongs in any Copland collection. --Paul Cook
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| Copland: Billy the Kid; Rodeo; Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite [Hybrid SACD]
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Gould had a leg up on the conducting competition, as he brought a composer's perspective to his authoritative interpretations of Copland and Grof+ª-AND he knew both men. Here are pristine new remasters of Copland's Billy the Kid and Rodeo and Grof+ª's Grand Canyon Suite , with one track ( Billy the Kid Waltz ) new to CD!
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| 100 Favorite Patriotic Songs
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Disc 1:1. America The Beautiful2. All Quiet On The Potomac Tonight3. Ballad Of The Green Berets4. On Top Of Old Smokey5. Coyote Warrior6. Semper Fidelis7. Breeze From Alabama8. Onward Christian Soldiers9. Come Where My Love Lies Dreming10. Patriot11. Sweet Betsy From Pike12. The Marines' Hymn13. America Is14. When Johnny Comes Marching Home15. Happy The Soldier16. American Trilogy17. Home Sweet Home18. Washington Post March19. Enraptured I Gaze20. Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair21. The Yellow Rose Of Texas22. Over There23. Simple Gifts24. Liberty Bell25. Star Spangled BannerDisc 2:1. God Bless The USA2. Yankee Doodle Dandy3. Katy Cruel4. I Vow To Thee My Country5. King Cotton6. Beautiful Dreamer7. America8. American Patrol9. Mine Eyes Have Seen The Beauty10. Mohical Dream11. Red White And Blue12. Some Folks13. The Liberty Song14. Pomp and Circumstance15. Hail To The Chief16. The Bennington Rifles17. Peace On The Battlefield18. I've Been Working On The Railroad19. Under the Double Eagle20. Red River Valley21. My Country 'Tis Of Thee22. The Camptown Races23. Wild Blue Yonder24. Hands Across The Sea25. Fanfare for the Common ManDisc 3:1. Stars and Stripes Forever2. Living in America3. Home On The Range4. Old Colony Times5. Clementine6. Invincible Eagle7. Ring Ring De Banjo8. Yankee Doodle9. Largo "From The New World"10. To A Wild Rose11. Hail Columbia12. Alexander's Ragtime Band13. Gettysburg14. Carry Me Back To Old Virginny15. El Captain16. Prairie Daughter17. Little Brown Jug18. Marching Through Georgia19. The Entertainer20. Steamboat Around The Bend21. Revolutionary Tea22. The Cassions Keep Rollin' Along23. Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier24. Amazing Grace25. Grand Old FlagDisc 4:1. God Bless America2. National Emblem3. Soldier Soldier Won't You Marry Me4. Anchors Away5. Oh Susanna6. Tramp Tramp Tramp7. The Toast8. Dixie9. St. Louis Blues10. Appalachian Spring11. Bonnie Blue Flag12. Old Hundreth13. Swanee River14. The Battle Cry Of Freedom15.
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| Classics for Kids
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| Copland: Symphony No. 3; Quiet City
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Genre: Classical Music
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Release Date: 18-MAY-1990
Late in his career, Leonard Bernstein returned to the greatest orchestral work by his lifelong friend, Aaron Copland, with a performance that eclipsed all others, including Bernstein's own previous recording of the Symphony no. 3 on Sony. Though Copland's stock still hadn't climbed back to its present height, Bernstein gave the music a grandeur that made you forget how much of a cliché the Fanfare for the Common Man--which was worked into the finale of the Third--can be. In fact, many of the world-stopping qualities Bernstein brought to his second Mahler cycle for Deutsche Grammophon seem much in evidence here, with the New York Philharmonic playing as though its collective life depended on it. --David Patrick Stearns
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