Aaron Copland, William Warfield, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Maurice Abravanel & Antal Doráti - Piano Concerto, El Salón México, Appalachian Spring & Old American Songs (2014/2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 406 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 185 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:18:04
Classical | Label: Praga Digitals
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 406 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 185 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:18:04
Classical | Label: Praga Digitals
'Appalachian Spring' and 'El Salón Mexicó' are archetypical of what many people consider to be the sound of American music, evoking the vast landscapes, cowboys and pioneer spirit. Yet, in the 20th century perhaps only Stravinsky was as adept in as many styles as Aaron Copland [1900-1990]. His Piano Concerto, first performed by Serge Koussevitsky, is a good example of Copland the modernist but he also wrote chamber music, ballets, operas and film scores, as well as teaching, writing and latterly conducting. The winter of 1950 saw Copland take a break from writing his superlative 'Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson' and, inspired by a Pears and Britten recital in late 1949, he took five of his favourite American songs and arranged them for voice with piano. Pears and Britten liked them so much that they gave the premiere together at the Aldburgh Festival in 1950.