The Chamber Music Of Aaron Copland

Music From Copland House (Artist, Performer), Aaron Copland (Composer), N/A (Conductor), Lustig Dunkel (Performer), Michael Boriskin (Performer), Cynthia Phelps (Performer), Hsin-Yun Huang (Performer), Curtis Macomber (Performer), Jennifer Frautschi (Performer), Nicholas Kitchen (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Music From Copland House, Lustig Dunkel, Michael Boriskin, Cynthia Phelps, Hsin-Yun Huang, et al.
• Conductor: N/A
• Composer: Aaron Copland
• Audio CD (November 22, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Arabesque Recordings
• ASIN: B00061GYLW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,164 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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The Chamber Music Of Aaron Copland by Music From Copland House

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant performances, very well recorded, February 4, 2012

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This recording contains brilliant performances of Aaron Copland's chamber music. As the previous reviewer indicated, the packaging does not identify any of the performers. The insert leaflet merely lists the contents of the two CDs, and the back inlay card is basically a blank. Who was the marketing genius that decided on this presentation? Five stars for performance, negative five stars for packaging.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Classical Copland from Copland House, December 17, 2011

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Dr. Debra Jan Bibel "World Music Explorer" (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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With the 1990 Musicmaster recordings with Dennis Russell Davies no longer available, this ablum of Copland's abstract chamber works from the late 1920s to early 1950s is a splendid introduction to his less popular, more classical compositions. Indeed, the addition of a second disc provides a greater exploration. The album is an Amazon CD-R and like its ilk, liner notes or insert are lacking. Indeed, you would have no idea that this 2006 Arabesque Recording includes the following musicians from Copland House: Derek Bermel, clarinet; Michael Boriskin, piano; Paul Lustig Dunkel, flute; Nicolas Kitchen, violin; and Wilhelmina Smith, cello. Thus, with a first-rate ensemble residing in Copland's own home, we could expect a proper and worthy recording; and it is. These are chamber pieces, but you will still hear a jazzy tempo (in Ukulele Sernade and the first movement of the Sextet) and a folkloric tune (in the piano-percussive Vitebsky). On the other hand, the piano quartet is a 12-tone composition. For more chamber pieces, listen to his Complete Music for Solo Piano [e.g., Leo Smit/Sony]. Despite all the various abstract, often stringent pieces, the Americana Copland is just below the surface, as his beautiful, lyrical Sonata for Violin and Piano indicates. This album is for all Copland fans and collectors of 20th-century American classical music.