Copland: Appalachian Spring; Rodeo; Fanfare for the Common Man; Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis [Hybrid SACD] [Hybrid SACD - DSD]

Aaron Copland (Composer), Paul Hindemith (Composer), Louis Lane (Conductor), Robert Shaw (Conductor), Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Louis Lane, Robert Shaw
• Composer: Aaron Copland, Paul Hindemith
• Audio CD (November 23, 2004)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B0006A9GN6
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,797 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #68 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Forms & Genres > Variations

Track Listings

1. Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3)

2. Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including 'Four Dance Episodes'): Buckaroo Holiday

3. Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including 'Four Dance Episodes'): Corral Nocturne

4. Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including 'Four Dance Episodes'): Saturday Night Waltz

5. Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including 'Four Dance Episodes'): Hoe-Down

6. Appalachian Spring, concert suite for full orchestra

7. Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber, for orchestra: I. Allegro

8. Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber, for orchestra: II. Turandot, Scherzo

9. Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber, for orchestra: III. Andantino

10. Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber, for orchestra: IV. Marsch

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surpasses the original CD..., June 25, 2009

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Jamie Tate (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Copland: Appalachian Spring; Rodeo; Fanfare for the Common Man; Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis [Hybrid SACD] (Audio CD)

I originally bought this CD after hearing 'Fanfare' in an elementary school music class during the mid 80s. I must've listened to it hundreds of times over the years. I just bought this SACD version and was curious about the technical differences between it and the original CD. I loaded it into Pro Tools to see what was going on.

The original CD is slightly louder (only two or three tenths of a dB per song) but they fixed the polarity issues. The original CD had a negative polarity. What that means is during those big crashes in Fanfare your speaker cones were being sucked in to the speaker cabinets instead of pushing air toward you. Don't know how it got past them in 1982 when they recorded this album but I'm glad they fixed the problem.

I also noticed the sound was somewhat larger. The top end was more open and the midrange didn't sound as compact. The upper midrange digital glaze is significantly lessened letting the rest of the spectrum open up. I assume the difference in sound quality is due to transferring the original 50 kHz Soundstream recording over to DSD. More than likely they did this by converting the digital signal to analog and then recorded it back to DSD. Further proof this was the process is the SACD doesn't lineup with the original CD. If it were a digital transfer they'd stay perfectly in sync. Modern converters are of much higher quality than they were in 1981. This may be the reason for the much improved sonic character of the SACD.

I'm glad they didn't resort to any trickery in an attempt to market it as a 5.1 disc. This was recorded directly to stereo so to have any surround information they would've need to create new ambience somehow. Glad they decided not to do that.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best ..., May 26, 2007

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J. Huang (Lexington, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Copland: Appalachian Spring; Rodeo; Fanfare for the Common Man; Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis [Hybrid SACD] (Audio CD)

A great selection of Aaron Copland composition, played by a great orchestra, excellent recording, and a solid mastering to SACD. Each instrument sounded crisp, and one of the best dynamic range recording I've heard. Even the CD version sounded great. I would highly recommend this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous recording, February 17, 2009

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J. B Kraft "lonestargazer" (Palestine, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Copland: Appalachian Spring; Rodeo; Fanfare for the Common Man; Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis [Hybrid SACD] (Audio CD)

This is a gorgeous recording by the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra. There is a great sound stage, and the performance is first class. I own several versions of "Fanfare for the Common Man", and this is by far the most dynamic recording and impressive performance.

This recording is an excellent justification of having an SACD player.