Track Listings (7) - Disc #1| All Artists: Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, E. Power Biggs Title: Copland: Symphony No. 3 - Symphony for Organ & Orchestra Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 2 Label: Sony Classical Release Date: 10/28/1997 Genre: Classical Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 074646315521 |
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Leonard Bernstein's performance of Copland's Third Symphony has had to wait a long time before finally appearing on CD. Part of the delay no doubt stemmed from the fact that DG released a second, later recording with the s... more »     |
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Amazon.com essential recording Leonard Bernstein's performance of Copland's Third Symphony has had to wait a long time before finally appearing on CD. Part of the delay no doubt stemmed from the fact that DG released a second, later recording with the same orchestra, in digital sound. Comparing the two versions, both of which are very good, one prefers this first performance. Not only does the music move a bit more quickly, with sharper rhythms and a stronger sense of the dance (never far from Copland's musical thoughts), but the sonics are more naturally pleasing. The coupling is a terrific performance of the early Organ Symphony, which the composer wrote for his teacher, Nadia Boulanger. --David Hurwitz Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsBernstein and Copland Were Made for Each Other 06/13/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "The Copland Third Symphony reminds listeners of why Copland remains the most popular and revered American composer. He has more original musical ideas on a single page of this score than most composers have in a lifetime. If I had the choice between a Bernstein reading of a Copland work or a performance led by the composer himself, I would always choose Bernstein -- not because Copland didn't conduct his own works well, but Bernstein is absolutely inspired.Bernstein's conducting of this symphony reminds us why he is the interpreter of Copland's work against which all other performers will always be measured." Symphony for Organ and Orchestra Shota | Torrance, CA | 07/03/2000 (4 out of 5 stars) "Copland is my favorite American composer I know. And Bernstein is the best conductor when it comes on conducting Copland. These two were friends, and both had lived during the 20th century.Copland's 3rd symphony was excellent, especially the 4th movement. But the real reason I bought this CD was the Symphony for Organ and Orchestra. I decided to buy this CD, because I heard an exceprt, the scherzo, from Symphony for Organ and Orchestra. The music sounded whimsical, but great: the organ, the percussion, the brass, and the rest. This was also the music that made conductor Damrosch say as a joke that Copland will be commiting murder. As a result, one newspaper article was written "Young Composer to Commit Murder!" I may not really understand it's true meaning why Damrosch said such a thing. The music sounded revolutionary, and may sound pretty much "murderous" in one meaning!If you want to buy Copland, I assure you to buy music conducted by Leonard Bernstein, because I claim that (like I said before!) he is the best conductor when it comes on conducting Copland. This CD is one perfect example about Copland, Lenny, and the New York Philharmonic, the orchestra Lenny became it's chief conductor for several years (and also my very favorite orchestra)!I may want to tell you this too: The Symphony for Organ and Orchestra may be part of the Halloween music. The 3rd movement sounds errie. And the 2nd movement almost sounds like a monster party!" Lenny was the perfect intermediary for Aaron Horst Meisterfluscher | 08/29/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "From William Flanagan's liner notes: "The slow movement, ANDANTINO QUASI ALLEGRETTO, is at once the most personal and the most original in structural procedure--and it is the very heart of the piece. An essentially independent introduction, which is a metamorphosed treatment of the third principal theme from the first movement, comes to a more or less complete rounding out in preparation for a delicate, undulating, sharply profiled theme introduced by the solo flute."
Flanagan was apparently so impressed by that flute motif that Flanagan himself used it in a piece he wrote called ANOTHER AUGUST. Which is another masterpiece. And I wish Bernstein had conducted it for the purpose of popularizing it. Copland's greatest passage of music is the last 6 minutes of the 1st movement of SYMPHONY #3. After the loud brassy climax in the middle, it segues into a quiet section. It's the most achingly tender & wistful piece of music that I've ever heard. And only Copland could've written it. " |
