Copland
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) was an American composer, conductor and writer whose music became one of the defining sounds of twentieth-century America. Born in Brooklyn, he studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger before returning to the United States with a determination to create a modern national voice.
His works include Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy the Kid, Fanfare for the Common Man, the Third Sy...
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 4
WALTON Viola Concerto
ELGAR Enigma Variations
HOLST A Fugal Concerto
COPLAND El Salón México
BUTTERWORTH A Shropshire Lad, Rhapsody
BUSONI Comedy Overture*
Live broadcast recordings, 1938
Total duration: 2hr 40:41 (CDs: 2hr 34:04)
William Primrose, viola
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
*Bonus track supplied with downloads only
HAYDN Symphony No. 93
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21
RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte
FALLA El Sombrero des Tres Picos, Suite No. 2
VIVALDI L'Estro Armonico: Concerto Grosso No. 11
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
PISTON Toccata
COPLAND El Salón México
Recorded in 1955
Total duration: 2hr 26:56
Walter Gieseking, piano
Rudolf Firkušný, piano
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Guido Cantelli
COPLAND Quiet City
COPLAND Symphony No. 3
COPLAND Appalachian Spring Suite
Live concert recordings, 1945-46
Total duration: 73:09
Boston Symphony Orchestra
STOKOWSKI The Pristine NBC Symphony Series
A 16-CD set featuring music by: Amfitheatrof, Antheil, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Butterworth, Cooley, Copland, Creston, Debussy, Gould, Hanson, Harris, Hindemith, Holst, Hovhaness, Kelly, Lavalle, Milhaud, Mohaupt, Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakov, Schoenberg, Schuman, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Stringfield, Tchaikovsky, Thomson, Vaughan Williams, Wagner
Anne Brown. soprano
Winifred Heidt. contralto
William Horne. tenor
Lawrence Whisonant. bass
Eduard Steuermann, piano
Collegiate Chorale
The Westminster Choir
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Leopold Stokowski
COPLAND Short Symphony
MOHAUPT Concerto For Orchestra
LAVALLE Symphonic Rhumba
HANSON Symphony No. 4
AMFITHEATROF De Profundis Clamavi
ANTHEIL Symphony No. 4
SCHOENBERG Piano Concerto
Total duration: 2 hr 16:23
Live broadcast recordings, 1942-1944
Eduard Steuermann, piano
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Leopold Stokowski
