Copland: Appalachian Spring and other works
Gregory Peck, Marilyn Horne (mezzo)
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, English Chamber Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, Neville Marriner, Antál Dorati
If you want a good sampling of Copland's orchestral works, then this 2-CD compilation comes highly recommended, with excellent performances of works such as Appalachian Spring, Quiet City, El...
Copland: Appalachian Spring and other works
Gregory Peck, Marilyn Horne (mezzo)
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, English Chamber Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, Neville Marriner, Antál Dorati
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If you want a good sampling of Copland's orchestral works, then this 2-CD compilation comes highly recommended, with excellent performances of works such as Appalachian Spring, Quiet City, El...
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Contents and tracklist
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
- Zubin Mehta
- Recorded: 1977-08
- Recording Venue: Royce Hall, University Of California, Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.)
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
- Zubin Mehta
- Recorded: 1976-04-19
- Recording Venue: Royce Hall, University Of California, Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.)
- Gregory Peck (narrator)
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
- Zubin Mehta
- Recorded: 1968-05-08
- Recording Venue: Royce Hall, University Of California, Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.)
- Celia Nicklin (englishhorn), Michael Laird (trumpet)
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Sir Neville Marriner
- Recorded: 1975-10-11
- Recording Venue: St. John's Smith Square, London
- London Sinfonietta
- Elgar Howarth
- Recorded: 1980-04
- Recording Venue: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London
- Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
- Recorded: 1976-02
- Recording Venue: St. John's, Smith Square
- Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano)
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Carl Davis
- Recorded: 1985-08-03
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
- Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano)
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Carl Davis
- Recorded: 1985-08-03
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
- Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano)
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Carl Davis
- Recorded: 1985-08-03
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
- Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano)
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Carl Davis
- Recorded: 1985-08-03
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra
- Antal Dorati
- Recorded: 1981-05-13
- Recording Venue: United Artists Auditorium, Detroit
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra
- Antal Dorati
- Recorded: 1981-05-13
- Recording Venue: United Artists Auditorium, Detroit
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra
- Antal Dorati
- Recorded: 1981-05-13
- Recording Venue: United Artists Auditorium, Detroit
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Aaron Copland
9th Jan 2015
James selects some of his favourite recordings of the music of the quintessentially American composer, Aaron Copland.
Awards and reviews
January 2015
If you want a good sampling of Copland's orchestral works, then this 2-CD compilation comes highly recommended, with excellent performances of works such as Appalachian Spring, Quiet City, El Salón México and others.
