The Essence Of America - Copland / Tilson Thomas, Et Al

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Label
Sony Masterworks
Release Date
September 12, 2000
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      COPLAND, AARON
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      San Fran Symphony
    • PERFORMER
      Tilson Thomas
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 12, 2000
    • UPC
      090266372027
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      09026637202
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      3
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Andante sostenuto

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Garrick Ohlsson

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas

    2. II. Molto moderato

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Garrick Ohlsson

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas

    3. Orchestral Variations

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas

    4. I. Incisivo

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas

    5. II. Espressivo

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas

    6. III. Presto e ritmico

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas

    7. Symphonic Ode

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas

    8. Billy the Kid

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas

    9. Appalachian Spring

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas

    10. I. Buckaroo Holiday

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas

    11. II. Corral Nocturne

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas

    12. III. Saturday Night Waltz

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas

    13. IV. Hoe Down

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas

    14. Fanfare for the Common Man

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas

    15. Introduction to the Modernist and Symphonic Ode

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    16. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    17. Orchestral Variations

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    18. Short Symphony

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    19. Introduction to The Populist

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    20. Billy the Kid

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    21. Appalachian Spring

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    22. Rodeo

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    23. On First Meeting Aaron Copland and Aaron Copland the Man

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    24. Introduction to Fanfare for the Common Man

      Composer: na Not Applicable

      Performer: Michael Tilson Thomas

    25. Fanfare for the Common Man

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas


This set includes 10 spoken word tracks (45'02") featuring Michael Tilson Thomas's description of the repertoire in the two accompanying discs.
Born in 1900, Aaron Copland was perfectly positioned to represent his country in the 20th century, at least the first three quarters of it, and no other composer's career has so completely traversed the many byways of American classical music, folk, pop and jazz and European modernism. Copland's wilder side is most clearly heard in early works such as the Piano Concerto where jazz and Stravinsky converse in an urban setting, while the famous ballets of the 1930s and 40s transform folk tunes with inexhaustible wit and grace to create what is widely considered the ultimate expression of rural America.
With the discs COPLAND THE MODERNIST and COPLAND THE POPULIST Michael Tilson Thomas assumed the mantle of Leonard Bernstein as the leading interpreter of Copland's music, and in this special edition box set he emulates Lenny even further as an insightful lecturer-demonstrator on the bonus disc entitled THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC, which also features a performance of the familiar 'Fanfare for the Common Man.' There could hardly be a better or more thoughtful introduction to Copland than this.