Koussevitzky conducts American Music

Aaron Copland (Composer), Arthur Foote (Composer), Roy Harris (Composer), Harl McDonald (Composer), Julian Haylock (Conductor), Sergey Koussevitzky (Conductor), Boston Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Julian Haylock, Sergey Koussevitzky
• Composer: Aaron Copland, Arthur Foote, Roy Harris, Harl McDonald
• Audio CD (January 20, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pearl
• ASIN: B000000WW9
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #270,672 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ste in E, Op.63: I. Prld

2. Ste in E, Op.63: II. Pizzicato And Adagietto

3. Ste in E, Op.63: III. Fugue

4. San Juan Capistrano (Two Evening Pictures): I. The Mission

5. San Juan Capistrano (Two Evening Pictures): II. Fiesta

6. El Salon Mexico

7. Sym 1933 (Sym No.1): I. Allegro

8. Sym 1933 (Sym No.1): II. Andante

9. Sym 1933 (Sym No.1): III. Finale - Maestoso

10. Sym No.3

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars mind-boggling, March 28, 2000

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This review is from: Koussevitzky conducts American Music (Audio CD)

I listened to this CD last week. It was about 11pm.And what a revelation! I was totally absorbed by the music. I stopped my desk work to listen to it. Though the pieces were recorded between 1938 to 1946, the power of the conductor makes you forget the less than perfect sonics. I liked the whole CD from Copland`s A.Spring to Sousa`s famous Stars and Stars March. The music comes alive through crisp rhythms and wonderful tension. Reminds you of Stokowski and Mengelberg. Highly recommended.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great performance, poor sound, July 30, 2000

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Charles Taylor (Warner Robins, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Koussevitzky conducts American Music (Audio CD)

This disc is made from old '78 discs and the sound is pretty poor. There are versions of most of these pieces on other discs which are just as good or better than the performances here. The exception is the Roy Harris Symphony No. 1. A Louisville Orchestra recording has been made available, but, even considering the poor sound, this is better by far. For Harris fanatics, like me, it is a must.