Appalachian Spring

Copland (Artist), Barber (Artist), Gershwin (Artist), Marshall (Artist), Hickox (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 6, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Classics Imports
• ASIN: B000005GMP
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #393,486 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Knoxville: Summer Of 1915 - Jill Gomez

2. Quiet City - Crispian Steele-Perkins/Helen McQueen

3. Adagio - City Of London Sin/Richard Hickox

4. Appalachian Spring - City Of London Sin/Richard Hickox

5. Rhap In Blue - Wayne Marshal

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very nice choice of Americana, March 7, 2001

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"danielinyaracuy" (San Felipe, Yaracuy Venezuela) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Appalachian Spring (Audio CD)

This is an example of a nice combination of music. The choice of some of the war-horses of American music makes for a rather dynamic musical moment. Actually the choice is dynamic enough that it could probably be played in your car stereo and come through quite alright. A thought if you ever want to fight back in traffic, with class. The interpretations are good, in particular an inspired Appalachian Spring. Unfortunately, and this is why I give it only 4 stars, the Rhapsody in Blue is not as inspired. Certainly it is good, but perhaps because we have heard it so much, I did not find it bringing something new to the listener. However, this is a nice record to have, if anything for the Copland works, and for a good Jill Gomez, showing us that Barber's "Knoxville: Summer of 1915" is becoming deservedly more popular.