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Track Listings
1 | Appalachian Spring: Very slowly |
2 | Appalachian Spring: Allegro |
3 | Appalachian Spring: Moderato |
4 | Appalachian Spring: Fast |
5 | Appalachian Spring: Subito Allegro |
6 | Appalachian Spring: As at first (slowly) |
7 | Appalachian Spring: Doppio movimento |
8 | Appalachian Spring: Moderato-Coda |
9 | Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday; Allegro con spirito |
10 | Rodeo: Corral Nocturne; Moderato |
11 | Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz; Introduction-Slow Waltz |
12 | Rodeo: Hoe-Down; Allegro |
13 | Billy the Kid: Introduction. The open Prairie |
14 | Billy the Kid: Street in a Frontier Town |
15 | Billy the Kid: Mexican Dance and Finale |
16 | Billy the Kid: Prairie Night (Card game at night) |
17 | Billy the Kid: Gun Battle |
18 | Billy the Kid: Celebration (after Billy's capture) |
19 | Billy the Kid: Billy's Death |
20 | Billy the Kid: The open Prairie again |
21 | Fanfare for the Common Man: Molto deliberato |
Editorial Reviews
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BERNSTEIN LEONARD
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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
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.6 ounces
- Manufacturer : Sony Classical
- Item model number : 2011917
- Original Release Date : 1997
- Date First Available : December 7, 2006
- Label : Sony Classical
- ASIN : B0000029XG
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #60,045 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #16 in Classical Marches
- #46 in Appalachian Music
- #126 in Ballets
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Rodeo - The ballet premiered in 1942 consisting of five sections: "Buckaroo Holiday", "Ranch House Party", "Corral Nocturne", "Saturday Night Waltz", and "Hoe-Down". The symphonic version omits "Ranch House Party", leaving the other sections relatively intact. In 'Buckaroo Holiday' - the dance like theme to me depicts cowboys (as it happens this movement is centered around a cowgirl and cowboys). In this movement, Aaron Copland's genius for orchestration shines through. All the instruments achieve transparency. Just the right instruments are composed to be played at the right time. The timbre and the weight of no instrument is opaque (blocking another instrument's tone). And what a brilliant way to end the movement with the triangle, percussion and orchestra. The Saturday night waltz - 3rd dance episode in this suite has sheer elegance and beauty. This one seems to me romantic or speaking of love. 'Hoe-down' is energetic, and has a strong jazz element. And On the 'Billy the kid' suite, When I listen to the gun battle movement, I feel like Bernstein got his style for the music in the opening section of West Side Story from here.
Bernstein's conducting style during his younger years provides the right impetus; these pieces just sound spectacular. It must be awe-inspiring to listen to these orchestral suites in a live concert. The music of Aaron Copland evokes a touching picture of American Country life. Copland was able to think up breathtakingly beautiful 'Americana' music or meld American Folksy music into orchestral arrangements which immediately put vivid pictures and landscapes which are very American in our mind. He is the American Sibelius - if listening to Sibelius makes you think of Finnish icy landscapes, Copland does the same for America.
This is a real good CD for your Copland collection!
"Appalachian Spring" is perhaps Copland's most well-known work. It was a ballet written for Martha Graham and it depicts a 19th Century farm land in Pennsylvania. It makes use of a Shaker tune titled "Simple Gifts," which Copland would incorporate into his song cycle "Old American Songs". There are two arrangements for "Appalachian Spring": one for a chamber ensemble of 13 instruments (I could be wrong about that count) and the second one for full orchestra. The arrangement for orchestra is the most commonly heard version of the two, but I urge listeners to acquire both arrangements of the work. "Billy the Kid" is another ballet that tells the story of supposedly one of the most notorious men to ever walk in the west. Basically this ballet, guides us on a journey through all of the events in Billy the Kid's time out west. Copland employs several cowboy tunes throughout the work. "Rodeo," also a ballet, is shorter in duration than "Appalachian Spring" and "Billy the Kid." "Rodeo" tells the story of a cowgirl and how she tries to wrangle herself a cowboy. In short, it's a lover story. I suppose this is the general jest of the work. The music is just so fantastic. I'm not going to say it's my favorite Copland work, but it's certainly one of mine. It has some of the most infectious rhythms I've heard and the melodies, like "Appalachian" and "Billy", are folk-based, which, like the other ballets, gives the music an earthiness. The last movement "Hoe-Down" has been heard countless times through commercials on American television and is probably the single most recognizable pieces of music in American classical music. I know those are bold words but it's got to be true.
Bernstein's performances are nothing short of brilliant. There have been many performances of these ballets through the years. Copland even conducting them himself with various orchestras (all of them excellent and worth hearing). Michael Tilson Thomas brings a different set of ears to these scores in his own RCA recording with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. That recording is definitely worth picking up as an alternative to Bernstein. Anyway, Bernstein's recording is the gold standard. Urgently recommended.