Description
Aaron Copland – Piano Concerto (Aaron Copland at the keyboard); El Salón México; Appalachian Spring; Old American Songs / William Warfield, baritone, Aaron Copland, conducting / Praga Digitals Hybrid Disc / PRD/DSD 350 086
UPC 3149028028324
The Concerto for Piano and Orchestra is a musical composition by the American composer Aaron Copland. The work was commissioned by the conductor Serge Koussevitzky who was then music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It was first performed on January 28, 1927, by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Koussevitzky with the composer himself as the soloist. The piece is dedicated to Copland's patron Alma Morgenthau Wertheim.
| Label: | Praga Digitals – PRD/DSD 350 086 |
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| Series: | Reminiscences |
| Format: |
SACD, Hybrid, Compilation
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| Country: | Austria |
| Released: |
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| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Modern |
Tracklist:
| CONCERTO for piano and orchestra |
(16:11) | ||
| 1 | I. Andante sostenuto | 6:49 | |
| 2 | II.Molto moderato (molto rubato) |
9:22 | |
|
El SALON MEXICO |
(10:44) |
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| 3 | El SALON MEXICO | 10:44 | |
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Appalachian Spring |
(24:41) |
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| 4 | I. Very Slowly | 2:42 | |
| 5 | II. Fast - Allegro | 2:43 | |
| 6 | III. Moderato. The bride and her intended | 3:27 | |
| 7 | IV. Fast. The Revivalist and his Flock | 3:52 | |
| 8 | V. Allegro. Still faster - Solo dance of the Bride | 2:49 | |
| 9 | VI. As at first. Meno mosso | 2:21 | |
| 10 | VII. Doppio movemento. Calm and flowing. Variations on a Shaker Hymn | 3:19 | |
| 11 | VIII. Moderato. Coda | 3:37 | |
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Old American Songs |
(26:00) |
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| 12 | I. The Boatmen's dance | 3:13 | |
| 13 | II. The Dodger (Campaign Song) | 2:04 | |
| 14 | III. Long time ago (ballad) | 3:09 | |
| 15 | IV. Simple gifts (Shaker Song) | 1:43 | |
| 16 | V. I bought me my cat (Children's song) | 2:03 | |
| 17 | VI. The little horses (Lullaby) | 2:55 | |
| 18 | VII. Zion's walls (Revivalist song) | 2:05 | |
| 19 | VIII. The golden willow tree (Anglo-American ballad) | 3:33 | |
| 20 | IX. At the river (Hymn tune) | 3:11 | |
| 21 | X. Ching-a-ring chaw (Minstrel Song) | 1:33 |
- Baritone Vocals – William Warfield (tracks: 12-21)
- Composed By – Aaron Copland
- Conductor – Aaron Copland (tracks: 12-21), Antal Dorati (tracks: 4-11), Leonard Bernstein (tracks: 1-2), Maurice Abravanel (tracks: 3)
- Edited By – Karel Soukeník
- Illustration – Chris Yates (5)
- Orchestra – Columbia Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 12-21), The London Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 4-11), The New York Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks: 1-2), Utah Symphony (tracks: 3)
- Photography – Frederic Lewis Stock Photos
- Piano – Aaron Copland (tracks: 1-2)
