Copland conducts Copland

Aaron Copland (Composer), Aaron Copland (Conductor), Helmuth Kolbe (Conductor), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Paul Jacobs (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Paul Jacobs
• Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Aaron Copland, Helmuth Kolbe
• Composer: Aaron Copland
• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000026GH
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,974 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best versions of Appalachian Spring /Billy the Kid!, February 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Copland conducts Copland (Audio CD)

If I had to choose one Copland album over all others in my collection, this would be the one!
When I purchased this cd many years ago, I hadn't realized at the time that this was the original, longer version of "Appalachian Spring" for chamber orchestra until I first played it, and it totally took me by surprise - what a revelation! It's become both my favorite version and recording of this piece.

The orchestration in "A Lincoln Portrait" is superb, and although the late Henry Fonda's reading does have a certain, peculiar quality to it, it's a vast improvement over the sound of the vinyl.

The "Billy the Kid" suite is absolutely thunderous and intensely psychotic, the BEST version ever recorded, IMHO, with the opening tympani beats guaranteed to shake your speakers and sub-woofers and the house along with it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The original Appalachian Spring, February 20, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Copland conducts Copland (Audio CD)

This CD contains the intimate, beautiful and original version of Copland's classic Appalachian Spring. Copland first wrote the piece for a small ensemble and the delicate interplay of the piano and strings is wonderous. By contrast, the more commonly heard orchestral versions of Appalachian Spring drown out some of the true and simple pleasures of the music.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, August 9, 2006

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F. Jones (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Copland conducts Copland (Audio CD)

This was my first exposure to Copland. Copland is the quintessential American composer. His compositions are some of my favorites. As for this verson, Henry Fonda is by far the best orator for The Lincoln Portrait. James Earl Jones comes a close second. If you enjoy good music, you will enjoy this album.