Copland
Max Heisse
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Max Heisse
Scott Kurtz
overplayed for a while back in the 1980s), Clarinet Concerto, Quiet City,
Inscape,the Piano Quartet, and Music for a Great City. One work of his that
is widely played that I don't quite warm up to is the Symphony No. 3. A
performance several years ago by Marin Alsop of Copland's Connotations
suggested to me that there may be inner riches to this music that have not
yet fully revealled in performance.
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Matthew B. Tepper
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> My favorite Copland pieces are Appalachian Spring (although that was
> overplayed for a while back in the 1980s), Clarinet Concerto, Quiet
> City, Inscape,the Piano Quartet, and Music for a Great City. One work
> of his that is widely played that I don't quite warm up to is the
> Symphony No. 3. A performance several years ago by Marin Alsop of
> Copland's Connotations suggested to me that there may be inner riches
> to this music that have not yet fully revealled in performance.
Whereas I prefer that symphony even to two of the three American-themed
ballets. It appears to have had many recordings in the CD era; I'll have
to listen to more of them.
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Rob Barnett
conducted by Copland
Bernstein in El Salon Mexico
The work of his for which I have the greatest affection and return to with
the most pelasure is the opera The Tender Land. The Virgin Classics version
cond by Phillip Bruynelle is complete but misses the innocence and
exuberance of the highlights conducted by Copland and now to be heard on one
of the three volumes of the Copland historic series on Sony.
Rob
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Brian Cantin
> Does anyone sit in with music by Aaron Copland which they are
> interested in discussing?
My favorite Copland includes:
Appalachian Spring (chamber version)
Billy the Kid
Clarinet Concerto
Danzon Cubano
Old American Songs
Rodeo
El Salon Mexico
My least favorite Copland includes:
Fanfare for the Common Man
Lincoln Portrait
I can't list Gohg in any camp, because I have yet to figure it out.
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> ewige...@hotmail.com (Max Heisse) writes:
>> Does anyone sit in with music by Aaron Copland which they are
>> interested in discussing?
>
> My favorite Copland includes:
>
> Appalachian Spring (chamber version)
> Billy the Kid
> Clarinet Concerto
> Danzon Cubano
> Old American Songs
> Rodeo
> El Salon Mexico
>
> My least favorite Copland includes:
>
> Fanfare for the Common Man
> Lincoln Portrait
>
> I can't list Gohg in any camp, because I have yet to figure it out.
"Grohg" is the mess from which the Dance Symphony was expertly whittled.
David7Gable
I think Appalachian Spring is overrated--or maybe I've just heard it once too
often--but I love Rodeo and Billy the Kid. The Piano Variations are terrific.
I was very interested in Connotations, the Nonet, and Inscape at one point but
haven't listened to them for a while. Stravinsky's admiration for the Emily
Dickinson songs made me expect to like them much better than I did.
-david gable
David7Gable
Boulez performed either Inscape or Connotations with the NY Phil. Does anybody
know if it made it into the NY Phil's American music box?
-david gable
Sam Stark
2 pristine LP's of The Portrait with Henry Fonda narrating. Telarc's
version with Hepburn is just even beyond what I can bear. Of course, the
Fanfare for the Common Man which I'm afraid may be the last thing Man will
hear is the best musical test of my sub-woofers. I guess Armageddon will
also test my subwoofers. As to the rest of Copland its very contemporary
but not as interesting as Gershwin.
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Scott,
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> One work of his that
> is widely played that I don't quite warm up to is the Symphony No. 3.
I had the same reaction as you until I listened a couple times to the
Oue/Minnesota on Reference Recordings. It's a magnificent performance and
state-of-the-art HDCD recording. I highly recommend you give it a try if
you haven't already. It's coupled with fine performances of "Fanfare for
the Common Man" and "Appalachian Spring".
I have included below quotes from reviews of this release taken from the
Reference Recordings Website, http://www.referencerecordings.com
George
". . . I have been waiting for this CD for over 40 years. . . There has
never been a stereo recording of Copland's Third that approaches the
concert-hall experience. Until now. This recording clearly has great value
as a musical experience, but it also sets a new standard as a sonic showcase
for a nearly impossible-to-record work." --Arthur B. Lintgen, THE ABSOLUTE
SOUND
"Oue's performances are shapely, tasteful, beautifully played, with a
judicious balance of drama and restraint. The recorded sound is nothing
short of awesome; you might want to obtain this CD just as an audio
experience." Đ-Peter Aczel, THE AUDIO CRITIC
"Eiji Oue is far more satisfying to my ears than Michael Tilson Thomas [in
Copland's music]. The Minnesota Orchestra's tone isn't perhaps as glossy as
the San Franciscans', but they and their conductor are more emotionally in
tune with the music. The Third Symphony is first-rate in every way. This
orchestra made the first recording of the Third with Atal Dorati for Mercury
in 1953, and the piece still seems to be in the players' bones. A major
Copland release." --Sedgwick Clark, GRAMOPHONE
"The Minnesota Orchestra plays wonderfully. Woodwind soloists and the
concertmaster shine in 'Appalachian Spring', but the stars of this CD are
the brasses who electrify in a way that brings to mind the Chicago
Symphony's brass section in their heyday. Of course, a good recording is
necessary to make this fully apparent . . . and my, what an
exceptional-sounding disc this is. If you have just one vaguely audiophile
bone in your body, this CD will be irresistible. RR has produced another
winner." -- Andrew Quint, FANFARE
"This is a hi-fi lover's dream disc. That's what we expect from this
label -- a production that shows what hi-fi performance is all about. As to
the performances, you're in for another treat. The orchestra is as
responsive and richly sonorous as you could ask for, with some expecially
lovely wind playing in the symphony. Each of these performances can stand as
a "reference." This one seems to have just about everything in place for
maximum impact, especially the knockout sound."--David Vernier, STEREOPHILE
"A compelling performance of the Third Sympohony. I think this is among the
best recordings since Bernstein -- and the sound is spectacular." --Peter
Dickinson, GRAMOPHONE
"The Fanfare increases in strength until you've got power that can blast
right through your speakers and pound on your heart. However, the prize work
on this disc is Copland's Thrd Symphony. Oue is the complete master of the
score. A splendid disc of Copland's works. You simply cannot go wrong on
this one." -- King Durkee, COPLEY NEWS SERVICE.
"This is the best interpretation of the Copland Third in a generation, and
the sound is Keith Johnson at his considerable best. That is to say,
jaw-dropping and a revelation." --Harry Pearson, THE ABSOLUTE SOUND (Also
listed in HP's Super CD List, Top 10)
"One of the central recording events of the centenary year." -- Rob Barnett,
MUSIC ON THE WEB.
Tansal Arnas
> Boulez performed either Inscape or Connotations with the NY Phil.
> Does anybody know if it made it into the NY Phil's American music box?
No, it didn't. These works are not included, and none of the Copland works
that are here are conducted by Boulez.
Tansal
Scott Kurtz
partially extracted from Grogh.
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> I vaguely recall that another work in addition to the Dance Symphony
> was partially extracted from Grogh.
"Cortege macabre."
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Thomas Wood
Strangely enough, my favorite Copland piece is his score for The Red Pony.
Odd that a socialist homosexual Jew should write all that quintessentially
American music...or perhaps not so odd.
Tom Wood
johnputnam
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> > Does anyone sit in with music by Aaron Copland which they are
> > interested in discussing?
> >
> > Max Heisse
>
Consider giving the 1959 RCA recording of "Tender Land" a good listen.
Copland conducts himself -- in this suite from his opera with the same
title. Boston Symphony Orchestra Still my favorite Copland.
johnputnam
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A unique opportunity has arisen - a first for the BMS - for the Society to
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A BMS-organised tour to la Mortella is being planned for May, or possibly
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Brian Cantin
Also odd that this New Yorker would write America's most
famous cowboy music.
gggg gggg
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Dave's Faves: My Personal Favorite Recordings No. 37 (Copland)