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Copland: Symphonies / Alsop, Bournemouth Symphony
Naxos

Copland: Symphonies / Alsop, Bournemouth Symphony

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Details

Composer
COPLAND, AARON
Artist
Alsop, Bournemouth So
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Nov 18, 2008
Catalog #
8559359
UPC
636943935927

About

All of these works predate Aaron Copland's populist American ballets, but they reveal perhaps even more tellingly just what a talented and individual voice he had right from the start. The most important piece here is the Short Symphony (a.k.a. Symphony No. 2), a stunning essay in rhythmic lyricism that was considered all but unplayable when written in 1933--so much so that Copland rewrote it as a sextet. This performance hasn't quite the sharpness and sizzle of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra recording for DG, but the Bournemouth Symphony under Marin Alsop shows itself more than capable of mastering the music's intricacies.

The other two performances are even finer. Alsop catches the bittersweet lyricism of the First Symphony's outer movements very affectingly, while the whirlwind central scherzo is dazzling. The same observation holds true of the Dance Symphony, which works its way to a fine frenzy in a finale that strikingly anticipates the mature composer of the 1940s. Copland's bright, open textures come across well in the problematic acoustic of the Poole concert hall; this is one of Naxos' better recordings from this locale, graced with some really impressive bass sonorities. This is an intelligently planned and impressively executed disc.

--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Prelude: Andante 06:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude: Andante
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  2. 2 II. Scherzo: Molto allegro 08:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Molto allegro
    Duration
    08:01
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  3. 3 III. Finale: Lento 10:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Finale: Lento
    Duration
    10:27
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  4. 4 I. quarter note = 144 04:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. quarter note = 144
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  5. 5 II. half note = 44 05:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. half note = 44
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  6. 6 III. quarter note = 144 06:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. quarter note = 144
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  7. 7 I. Dance of the Adolescent: Lento - Molto allegro 06:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Dance of the Adolescent: Lento - Molto allegro
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  8. 8 II. Dance of the Girl Who Moves as if in a Dream: Andante moderato 05:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Dance of the Girl Who Moves as if in a Dream: Andante moderato
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop
  9. 9 III. Dance of Mockery: Allegro vivo 05:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Dance of Mockery: Allegro vivo
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Marin Alsop