Ballet, Copland (composer)
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Special offer. Copland: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 - Ballets
RecommendedBBC Philharmonic, John Wilson
John Wilson shows an instinctive flair for Copland's syncopated and changing rhythms, and brings out all the music's broad humour and intimate poetry —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th January 2016
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2016, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2016
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As an opening salute, the Fanfare for the CommonMan makes a good centenary tribute and prepares listeners for its appearance in the finale of the Third Symphony. It also shows off the prowess... —
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Played and recorded with translucent clarity, and a sense of the commitment the players are giving to a composer not renowned as a conductor. The Suite from Billy the Kid has just the right... —
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Road Trip: Aurora Orchestra
RecommendedDawn Landes (vocal & guitar), Sam Amidon (vocals & guitar)
Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon
Adams's Chamber Symphony, inspired equally by Schoenberg and cartoon scores, is taken at a cracking pace, even faster than the composer's own...[Appalachian Spring] is given a lovely performance,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2015, Orchestral Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Copland & Ives
RecommendedSan Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas
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Building a Library, March 2014, Highly Recommended
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Special offer. Copland: Billy The Kid & Grohg
RecommendedDetroit Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Copland’s deeply unsettling, Rite of Spring-like Grohg is a real discovery. The much more familiar Billy the Kid, meanwhile, is played with terrific swagger by Slatkin’s Detroit forces. —
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Nominee - Best Orchestral Performance
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Special offer. Antal Doráti: The Mercury Masters
RecommendedThe Mono Recordings
Antal Dorati, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
this is a special release because of the importance of these Mercury recordings in the history of symphonic music in America. The majority of the material (22 of the 31 CDs) has never been released... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Shortlisted - Box Set of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Historical
Purchase product
31 CDs
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Ida Haendel & Josef Hassid
The Polish-Jewish Violin Prodigies - Their HMV Encores
Ida Haendel (violin), Josef Hassid (violin), Gerald Moore (piano)
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Explosive Classics
Manchester Chamber Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Russian State...
