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Sony Masterworks

Copland Conducts Copland- Appalachian Spring, Etc

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Details

Composer
COPLAND, AARON
Artist
Aaron Copland
Format
CD
Label
Sony Masterworks
Released
Mar 15, 1988
Catalog #
MK42431
UPC
074644243123

About

Various/Copland. CBS Masterworks 42431 [Appalachian Spring (complete ballet in original chamber scoring); Billy the Kid; Lincoln Portrait].

Although it has come to be much better known in Copland’s arrangement for full orchestra, Appalachian Spring was originally composed for a chamber-sized complement of 13 instruments, the maximum that would fit in front of the stage at the Coolidge Auditorium in the Library of Congress – where Martha Graham’s company gave the premiere of the ballet in 1944. Many listeners prefer the more vibrant and homespun sound of this original version of Appalachian Spring, with its intimate expressiveness, to the splashiness and color of Copland’s rescoring, as brilliant as it is. Here, Copland conducts a hand-picked group of New York free-lancers in what must be counted a definitive performance; the playing is energetic and expressive, the sentiment deep but not too sweet. Copland’s 1968 account of his Lincoln Portrait, with Henry Fonda as narrator, and 1969 reading of the suite from Billy the Kid round out the disc most satisfactorily. All three recordings are remarkably vivid. – Ted Libbey, author of The NPR Guide to Building a Classical CD Collection.

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. 1 I. Very slowly 02:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Very slowly
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Harold Bennett, Charles Russo, Loren Glickman, Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herbert Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Benjamin, Ani Kavafian, Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Julius Levine, Paul Jacobs
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  2. 2 II. Allegro 02:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Harold Bennett, Charles Russo, Loren Glickman, Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herbert Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Benjamin, Ani Kavafian, Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Julius Levine, Paul Jacobs
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  3. 3 III. Moderato 03:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Moderato
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Harold Bennett, Charles Russo, Loren Glickman, Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herbert Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Benjamin, Ani Kavafian, Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Julius Levine, Paul Jacobs
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  4. 4 IV. Fast 03:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Fast
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Harold Bennett, Charles Russo, Loren Glickman, Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herbert Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Benjamin, Ani Kavafian, Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Julius Levine, Paul Jacobs
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  5. 5 V. Subito allegro 02:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Subito allegro
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Harold Bennett, Charles Russo, Loren Glickman, Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herbert Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Benjamin, Ani Kavafian, Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Julius Levine, Paul Jacobs
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  6. 6 VI. Meno mosso 01:58
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Meno mosso
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Harold Bennett, Charles Russo, Loren Glickman, Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herbert Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Benjamin, Ani Kavafian, Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Julius Levine, Paul Jacobs
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  7. 7 VII. Doppio movimento 02:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Doppio movimento
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Harold Bennett, Charles Russo, Loren Glickman, Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herbert Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Benjamin, Ani Kavafian, Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Julius Levine, Paul Jacobs
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  8. 8 VIII. Rather slow 01:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Rather slow
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Harold Bennett, Charles Russo, Loren Glickman, Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herbert Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Benjamin, Ani Kavafian, Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Julius Levine, Paul Jacobs
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  9. 9 IX. Very deliberate 02:44
    Track
    9
    Title
    IX. Very deliberate
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Harold Bennett, Charles Russo, Loren Glickman, Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herbert Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Benjamin, Ani Kavafian, Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Julius Levine, Paul Jacobs
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  10. 10 X. Poco più mosso 01:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    X. Poco più mosso
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Harold Bennett, Charles Russo, Loren Glickman, Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herbert Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Benjamin, Ani Kavafian, Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Julius Levine, Paul Jacobs
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  11. 11 XI. A trifle slower 00:24
    Track
    11
    Title
    XI. A trifle slower
    Duration
    00:24
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Harold Bennett, Charles Russo, Loren Glickman, Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herbert Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Benjamin, Ani Kavafian, Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Julius Levine, Paul Jacobs
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  12. 12 XII. Molto allegro ed agitato 03:09
    Track
    12
    Title
    XII. Molto allegro ed agitato
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Harold Bennett, Charles Russo, Loren Glickman, Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herbert Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Benjamin, Ani Kavafian, Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Julius Levine, Paul Jacobs
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  13. 13 XIII. Broadly 00:33
    Track
    13
    Title
    XIII. Broadly
    Duration
    00:33
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Harold Bennett, Charles Russo, Loren Glickman, Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herbert Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Benjamin, Ani Kavafian, Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Julius Levine, Paul Jacobs
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  14. 14 XIV. Like a Prayer: Moderato 03:15
    Track
    14
    Title
    XIV. Like a Prayer: Moderato
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Harold Bennett, Charles Russo, Loren Glickman, Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herbert Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Benjamin, Ani Kavafian, Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Julius Levine, Paul Jacobs
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  15. 15 Lento 04:17
    Track
    15
    Title
    Lento
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  16. 16 Subito allegro 03:29
    Track
    16
    Title
    Subito allegro
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  17. 17 Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history 07:19
    Track
    17
    Title
    Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history
    Duration
    07:19
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Henry Fonda
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  18. 18 I. Introduction: The Open Prairie 03:22
    Track
    18
    Title
    I. Introduction: The Open Prairie
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  19. 19 II. Street in a Frontier Town 06:51
    Track
    19
    Title
    II. Street in a Frontier Town
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  20. 20 III. Prairie Night: Card Game at Night 03:09
    Track
    20
    Title
    III. Prairie Night: Card Game at Night
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  21. 21 IV. Gun Battle 02:15
    Track
    21
    Title
    IV. Gun Battle
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  22. 22 V. Celebration: After Billy's Capture 02:15
    Track
    22
    Title
    V. Celebration: After Billy's Capture
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  23. 23 VI. Billy's Death 01:28
    Track
    23
    Title
    VI. Billy's Death
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland
  24. 24 VII. The Open Prairie again 01:46
    Track
    24
    Title
    VII. The Open Prairie again
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Aaron Copland