Customer Reviews

Appalachian Spring / Short Symphony

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This is the most beautifully performed version of Appalachian Spring this listener has ever heard. The CD won a Grammy and deservedly so. The Short Symphony is similarly a unique performance and lives long in the memory. The Ives is a good contrast as well. However, it is Copeland's "Appalachian Spring" that is the star of this CD. It tells a moving story and the characters and their actions are beautifully represented. Yes, the composition is well known to be brilliant, but this performance provides the piece the airing it deserves and when composition and performance are both amazing, the experience is exhilirating.

This recording has incredibly beautiful sound, clear as a bell. The orchestral playing could not be better and the interpretations are by a master of 20th century music. In short, it is almost a perfect recording. Five stars does not come close to rating it. It is closer to 50 stars. Unfortunately, it is long deleted from the catalog and that is why you see that rather steep Marketplace price. I bought it many years ago from the closeout bin. I found this listing by accident. Hopefully, somebody will reissue it. Like other classic recordings, it should always be available.