Copland: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 - Ballets / Wilson, BBC Philharmonic

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
February 26, 2016
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      COPLAND AARON
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Bbc Philharmonic Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Josefovich, Wilson
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 26, 2016
    • UPC
      095115516423
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHSA 5164
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Fanfare for the Common Man

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    2. El salon Mexico

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    3. I. Introduction: The Open Prairie

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    4. II. Street in a Frontier Town

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    5. II. Mexican Dance and Finale

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    6. III. Prairie Night: Card Game at Night

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    7. IV. Gun Battle

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    8. V. Celebration: After Billy's Capture

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    9. VI. Billy's Death

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    10. VII. The Open Prairie again

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    11. I. Very Slowly

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    12. II. Allegro

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    13. III. Moderato

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    14. IV. Fast

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    15. V. Allegro -

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    16. V. Meno Mosso

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    17. VI. As at first (slowly) - VII. Doppio movimento - VIII. Moderato

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    18. I. Buckaroo Holiday

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    19. II. Corral Nocturne

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    20. III. Saturday Night Waltz

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson

    21. IV. Hoe Down

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Wilson


Andrew Litton’s recent recording of Copland’s Billy the Kid and Rodeo with the Colorado Symphony (BIS, 1/16) was notable for offering the rarely performed complete versions of the ballets. John Wilson, in the first in a series of Copland’s orchestral music for Chandos, opts for the slightly shorter suites as well as that of Appalachian Spring. In doing so, Wilson comes into direct competition with Tilson Thomas and Bernstein, not to mention the composer himself. However, none of these recordings, not even BIS’s excellent multi-channel production for Litton, matches the spaciousness, transparency, and weight of the sound on the new Chandos disc. It’s the finest-sounding recording to have come my way for some time.

REVIEW:

Wilson’s performances are similarly impressive, and he secures superb playing from the BBC Philharmonic. The three ballets receive strongly characterized interpretations, as piquant and affecting in the slower passages as they are punchy and ebullient in the faster ones. The poignancy and rapture of the quieter episodes of Appalachian Spring are also strongly conveyed. I enjoyed listening to this disc enormously.

– Gramophone