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