Copland: Music for the Theater; Concerto for Piano & Orchestra

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This important Copland collection includes at least two indispensable items. Copland was an incomparable player of his own music, and his performance of the Piano Concerto has more bounce and jazz in it than any other I've heard. And Connotations, one of Copland's late, adventurous works, is still very seldom heard. Just because it doesn't sound like Appalachian Spring doesn't mean it isn't great Copland. Music for the Theatre is another under-appreciated work. Of course, Bernstein's conducting in all this music is completely sympathetic. The version of El Sálon México is Leonard Bernstein's brash 1951 mono recording, never on CD before. --Leslie Gerber

Copland: Music for the Theater; Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, Music, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Aaron Copland, 20th/21st Century Orchestral Work with Descriptive Title, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Concerto, Orchestral, Orchestral & Symphonic, Piano Concerto, Suite for Orchestra
Idiot's Guide to Classical Music
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Idiot's Guide to Classical Music

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ASIN: B000003FPT
Release Date: 1995-02-14

Tracks:

  1. Adagio
  2. Air on the G String: Air on the G String, Excerpt
  3. Brandenburg Concerto: Third Movement, Excerpt
  4. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Excerpt
  5. Tocatta & Fugue: Excerpt
  6. Adagio for Strings: Excerpt
  7. Synphony No. 5: First Movement, Excerpt
  8. Symphony No. 9: Fourth Movement, Excerpt
  9. Fse: Excerpt
  10. Turkish March: Turkish March, Excerpt
  11. Moonlight Sonata: Excerpt
  12. Symphonie Fantastique: March Ot the Scaffold, Excerpt
  13. Damnation of Faust: Excerpt
  14. Carmen - Habanera: Habanera, Excerpt
  15. Toreador Song [From Carmen]
  16. Minuet: Minuet, Excerpt
  17. Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dance No 17, Excerpt
  18. Hungarian Dance No. 5: No 5, Excerpt
  19. Lullaby: No 4, Lullaby, Excerpt
  20. "Minute" Waltz: Excerpt
  21. Grande Valse Brillante: Excerpt
  22. Marche Fune: Marche Fune
  23. Appalachian Spring: Excerpt
  24. Fanfare for the Common Man: Excerpt
  25. Clair de Lune: Excerpt
  26. Prelude to the Afternoon: Excerpt
  27. Lakm Flower Duet: Flower Duet, Excerpt
  28. Symphony No. 9 "New World": Second Movement, "Going Home" Theme, ...
  29. The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Excerpt
  30. Pomp & Circumstance: Excerpt
  31. El Amor Brujo
  32. Pavane: Excerpt
  33. Rhapsody in Blue: Excerpt
  34. American in Paris: Excerpt
  35. Funeral March of Marionette: Excerpt
  36. Piano Concerto in a Minor: Excerpt
  37. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Morning: Morning, Excerpt
  38. Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus: Hallelujah Chorus, Excerpt
  39. Water Music - Hornpipe: Hornpipe, Excerpt
  40. Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Second Movement, Excerpt
  41. The Planets - Mars: Mars, Excerpt
  42. Sabre Dance: Sabre Dance, Excerpt
  43. Pagliacci: Vesti la Giubba, Excerpt
  44. Hungarian Rhapsody
  45. Liebestraum No. 3: No 3, Excerpt
  46. Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo: Intermezzo, Excerpt
  47. Midsummer Night's Dream - Wedding March: Wedding March, Excerpt
  48. Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Fourth Movement, Excerpt
  49. Rondeau: No 1, Rondeau
  50. Piano Concerto No. 21: Andante, Excerpt
  51. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: First Movement, Excerpt
  52. The Marriage of Figaro - Overture: Overture, Excerpt
  53. Sonata in A - Rondo Alla Turca: Rondo Alla Turca, Excerpt
  54. Symphony No. 40: First Movement, Excerpt
  55. Night on Bald Mountain: Excerpt
  56. Pictures at an Exhibition - Great Cave of Kiev: Great Gate of ...
  57. Barcarolle: Barcarolle, Excerpt
  58. Orpheus in Hades - Theme II: Excerpt (Theme)
  59. Carmina Burana - O Fortuna: O Fortuna, Excerpt
  60. Canon: Canon, Excerpt
  61. Romeo & Juliet - Montagues & Capulets: Montagues & Capulets, Excerpt
  62. Lt. Kije's Wedding: Lt. Kije's Wedding, Excerpt
  63. Turandot - Nessun Dorma: Nessun Dorma, Excerpt
  64. Piano Concerto No. 2: Second Movement, Excerpt
  65. Symphony No. 2: Third Movement, Opening, Excerpt
  66. Rhapsody on a Theme: Variation 18, Excerpt
  67. Bolero
  68. Flight of the Bumblebee
  69. Concierto de Aranjuez - Adagio: Adagio, Excerpt
  70. The Barber of Seville - Overture: Excerpt
  71. The Barber of Sville - Largo Al Factotum: Largo Al Factotum, Excerpt
  72. William Tell Overture - Theme II: Excerpt
  73. Danse Macabre: Excerpt
  74. Gymnope No. 1
  75. Symphony N0. 8 "Unfinished": Excerpt
  76. Ave Maria: Excerpt
  77. Finlandia [Finale: Finale, Excerpt]
  78. Valse Triste: No 1, Valse Triste, Excerpt
  79. Stars & Stripes Forever: Excerpt
  80. Semper Fidelis: Excerpt
  81. Blue Danube Waltz: Excerpt
  82. Tales from the Vienna Woods: Excerpt
  83. Also Sprach Zarathustra: Fanfare, Excerpt
  84. Firebird - Infernal Dance & Main Theme: Infernal Dance & Main ...
  85. The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers: Waltz of the Flowers, Excerpt
  86. Swan Lake - Waltz: Waltz, Excerpt
  87. Sleeping Beauty -: Waltz, Excerpt
  88. Romeo & Juliet - Theme II: Theme LL, Excerpt
  89. Piano Concerto No. 1 - Opening: Opening, Excerpt
  90. 1812 Overture - Finale: Finale, Excerpt
  91. Fantasia on "Greensleeves": Excerpt
  92. Alda - Grand March: Grand March, Excerpt
  93. Il Trovatore - Anvil Chorus: Anvil Chorus, Excerpt
  94. Requiem - Dies Irae: Dies Irae, Excerpt
  95. Rigoletto - La Donna Mobile: La Donna Mobile, Excerpt
  96. The Four Seasons "Spring" - Allegro: Allegro, Excerpt
  97. The Four Season "Winter" - Largo: Largo, Excerpt
  98. Lohengrin - Bridal Chorus: Bridal Chorus, Excerpt
  99. Die WalkRide of the Valkyries: Ride of the Valkyries, Excerpt

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I can name that tune in three notes.......2005-02-19

My family likes to put this disc in on shuffle and play name that tune. I wish they made more discs like this, only with more obscure works.

5 out of 5 stars A Fabulous CD.......2004-10-14

The Idiot's Guide to Calssical Music is an awesome Cd for those people who want to have a tiny sample of all the great classical compositions. Track 61 and 63 are my favorite.

5 out of 5 stars Mega-Sampler! This really does have 99 tracks!.......2002-03-20

Yes, this CD really does have 99 tracks. How do they do it? Each is about a minuet long. Some are longer, some are shorter, but you get the micro-essential moments of the music.

If you like burning your own CDs, then this is a great source for intra-track fillers, along the lines of They Might Be Giants' "Apollo 18" album, which has all of those short tracks on the end. The idea is to put your CD player on shuffle, so the short tracks get mixed in with the bona fide songs. The result being a very unusual album.

The booklet gives an explanation of the track, where you heard it (i.e. the Warner Brother's Cartoons, or on famous films), and where you can get the full piece of music. So it's a mega sampler CD.

I can honestly say that this CD is a great gift for the friend who has everything.

5 out of 5 stars Fun Sampler.......2001-11-09

For the beginner. You will be surprised at how many of the 99 themes you recognize here. It is an easy introduction to classical music. Nice booklet too.

5 out of 5 stars Useful........1999-03-22

Take it for what it is, a clever and useful GUIDE to classical music. No, it is NOT an uncut rendition of Beethoven's 9th symphony. It IS a cd that will jog your memory. You have heard many of the tunes presented here, but not always knowing what the work was. This is your chance to catch up with all the great classical music you have been exposed to. Cheap too.
Copland: Clarinet Concerto;  Bernstein, Gershwin / Stoltzman
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Reference Recording
Copland: Clarinet Concerto; Bernstein, Gershwin / Stoltzman

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000003FJP
Release Date: 1993-08-10

Tracks:

  1. Clarinet Concerto
  2. Goodbye 'In Memory Of Benny'
  3. Sonata for Clarinet: Grazioso
  4. Sonata for Clarinet: Andantino: Vivace e leggiero
  5. West Side - Variants
  6. Promenade (Walking The Dog)
  7. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
  8. Short Story
  9. Three Preludes: Prelude No. 1: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
  10. Three Preludes: Prelude No. 2: Andante con moto e poco rubato
  11. Three Preludes: Prelude No. 3: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Reference Recording.......2005-12-01

Richard Stoltzman and Michael Tilson Thomas made an outstanding team for this recording. Stoltzman's tone is often the object of debate, but in this album, it works wonderfully. The jazz influences in all of these pieces call for a brighter, and (for lack of a better word) looser sound, which Stoltzman can pull off with flair. He does an excellent job of making the opening section of the Copland silky and dream-like. The bravado and virtuosity in the cadenza are fitting, as is the occasional stretch or pause. It sounds almost improvised, which is what Copland was going for in this very difficult section. The orchestra (directed by Tilson Thomas) is also excellent - sparkling one moment, incisive the next.

The rest of the album is a collection of pieces by other American composers of the 20th century. "Goodbye" is an emotional memorial of Benny Goodman, the Bernstein "Sonata" is an interesting expansion of the work for clarinet and piano. Look out for the opening of "West Side"... it has startled me more than once when I wasn't paying attention! And the "Three Preludes" at the end are, again, an interesting expansion of the work for piano.

I can't say that I've heard a better performance of the Copland, so this album is worth it just for that. But, the other pieces are fun to listen to as well and nicely round out this album.
Masters of the Trumpet
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Masters of the Trumpet

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A2H8YY
Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

  1. Abblasen - Don Smithers
  2. Rondeau - Wynton Marsalis
  3. Allegro Assai - Thomas Stevens
  4. I. Allegro - Maurice Andre
  5. II. Largo - Maurice Andre
  6. III. (Allegro) - Maurice Andre
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  9. I. Allegro - John Wilbraham
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  12. I. Adagio - Maurice Andre
  13. II. Allegro - Maurice Andre
  14. I. Allegro - Aldoph Herseth
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  20. La Virgen De La Macarena - Ronald Romm
  21. Theme & Variations On 'The Carnival Of Venice' - John Wilbraham

Tracks:

  1. Reiterfanfare - Berlin Philharmonic Brass Ensemble
  2. XXI: Sonata A 3 - Michael Laird
  3. Sonata A 7 - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  4. March For 3 Trumpets And Timpani - The London Festival Brass Ensemble
  5. I. Allegro - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  6. II. Andante - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  7. III. Vivace - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  8. I. Moderato - John Wilbraham
  9. II. Menuett - John Wilbraham
  10. III. Larghetto - John Wilbraham
  11. IV. Vivace - John Wilbraham
  12. Fanfare For St. Edmundsbury - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  13. Quiet City - Thomas Stacy
  14. Concertino For Trumpet, Piano And Strings - Pierre Thibaud
  15. Fanfare For A New Theatre - Raymond Mase
  16. Marche Royale - ARMANDO GHITALLA
  17. Etude Characteristique - Elgar Howarth
  18. Hora Staccato - Rafael Mendez
  19. Czardas - Rafael Mendez

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Hot Lips Trumpets.......2007-01-10

I appreciate this CD, it is high quality and a great variety and I enjoy it very much.
Vernon M. Dean

5 out of 5 stars "Abblassen" Used in "Sunday Morning".......2006-02-01

The CBS News show "Sunday Morning" is using "Abblassen" as their theme music.

5 out of 5 stars fun trumpets.......2005-09-13

"Masters of The Trumpet" is a simple and accurate title for this 2- disc collection. The recordings cover trumpet/cornet literature ranging from Gabrieli to Stravinsky.
Especially enjoyable moments are Don Smithers playing Reiche's "Abblasen" & Armando Ghitalla's work on Stravinsky's "Marche Royale" (L'Histoire du Soldat).
Rafael Mendez sounds as though he has more fun playing than should be legal...exciting!..and Adolph Herseth is a pleasure to hear whether he's playing in "delicate mode" or shattering asteroids with his power.
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Classical Music 101
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • It's only snippets of the music!
Classical Music 101

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ASIN: B0002XEECK
Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

  1. Adagio - Baroque Chamber Orchestra
  2. Air On The G String - Festival Strings Lucerne
  3. Mvmt. III - Festival Strings Lucerne
  4. Aria - Peter Serkin
  5. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Norman Luboff Choir
  6. Toccata & Fugue In D Minor - Philadelphia Orchestra
  7. Adagio For Strings - Boston Symphony Orchestra
  8. Mvmt. I - Boston Symphony Orchestra
  9. Mvmt. IV - New York Philharmonic
  10. Fur Elise - Nellie Kokinos
  11. Turkish March - Arthur Fiedler
  12. 'Moonlight' Sonata - Jorg Demus
  13. March To The Scaffold - Boston Symphony Orchestra
  14. Rakoczy March - Arthur Fiedler
  15. Habanera/Toreador Song - Arthur Fiedler
  16. Minuet - Arthur Fiedler
  17. Polovtsian Dance No.17 - Arthur Fiedler
  18. Hungarian Dance No.5 - London Festival Orchestra
  19. Lullaby - Arthur Fiedler
  20. Minute Waltz - Geza Anda
  21. Grande Valse Brillante - Geza Anda
  22. Marche Funebre - Emanuel Ax
  23. Simple Gifts - Copland
  24. Fanfare For The Common Man - Philadelphia Orchestra
  25. Clair De Lune - Arthur Fiedler
  26. Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun - Philadelphia Orchestra
  27. Flower Duet - Philharmonia Virtuosi
  28. Mvmt II. Going Home Theme - Arthur Fiedler
  29. The Sorcerer's apprentice - Philadelphia Orchestra
  30. March No.1 - Arthur Fiedler
  31. Ritual Fire Dance - Arthur Fiedler
  32. Pavane - National Philharmonic
  33. Rhapsody In Blue - Arthur Fiedler
  34. An American In Paris - Arthur Fiedler
  35. Funeral March Of A Marionette - Arthur Fiedler
  36. Piano Concerto In A Minor - Kjel Baekkelund
  37. Morning - Philadelphia Orchestra
  38. Hallelujah Chorus - Royal Philharmonic Chorus
  39. Alla Hornpipe - Festival Strings Lucerne
  40. Mvmt. II - English Chamber Orchestra
  41. Mars - Philadelphia Orchestra
  42. Sabre Dance - Arthur Fiedler
  43. Vesti La Giubba - Placido Domingo
  44. Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 - Philadelphia Orchestra
  45. Liebestraum No.3 - Arthur Fiedler
  46. Intermezzo - National Philharmonic
  47. Wedding March - Philadelphia Orchestra
  48. Mvmt. IV - Boston Symphony Orchestra
  49. Rondeau - U.K. Symphony
  50. Andante - Geza Anda
  51. Mvmt. I - Boston Symphony Orchestra
  52. Overture - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
  53. Rondo Alla Turca - Walter Hautzig
  54. Mvmt. I - English Chamber Orchestra
  55. A Night On Bald Mountain - Philadelphia Orchestra
  56. Great Gate Of Kiev - Philadelphia Orchestra
  57. Barcarolle - Arthur Fiedler
  58. Theme II (Can Can) - Arthur Fiedler
  59. O Fortuna - New England Conservatory Chorus
  60. Canon - Baroque Chamber Orchestra
  61. Montagues & Capulets - Boston Symphony Orchestra
  62. Lt. Kije's Wedding - Arthur Fiedler
  63. Nessun Dorma - Jussi Bjorling
  64. Mvmt. III - Rome Opera Chorus
  65. Mvmt. III. Opening - London Symphony Orchestra
  66. Var. 18 - Leonard Pennario
  67. Bolero - Boston Symphony Orchestra
  68. Flight Of The Bumblebee - Arthur Fiedler
  69. Adagio - Julian Beam
  70. Overture/Largo Al Factotum - Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
  71. Theme II - Arthur Fiedler
  72. Danse Macabre - Philadelphia Orchestra
  73. Gymnopedie No.1 - National Philharmonic
  74. Symphony No.8 'Unfinished' - Boston Symphony Orchestra
  75. Ave Maria - Robert Shaw Chorale
  76. Finle - Morton Gould & His Orchestra
  77. Valse Triste - Finnish Radio Orchestra
  78. Stars & Stripes Forever - Arthur Fiedler
  79. Semper Fidelis - Arthur Fiedler
  80. Blue Danube Waltz - Arthur Fiedler
  81. Tales From The Vienna Woods - Arthur Fiedler
  82. Fanfare - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  83. Infernal Dance & Main Theme - Boston Symphony Orchestra
  84. Waltz Of The Flowers - Arthur Fiedler
  85. Waltz - Philadelphia Orchestra
  86. Waltz - Philadelphia Orchestra
  87. Theme II - Philadelphia Orchestra
  88. Opening - Barry Douglas
  89. Finale - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  90. Fantasia On Greensleeves - Philadelphia Orchestra
  91. Grand March - Arthur Fiedler
  92. Anvil Chorus - Rome Opera Chorus
  93. Libiamo (Drinking Song) - Carlo Bergonzi
  94. Die Irae - Chicago Symphony Chorus
  95. Rigoletto - Placido Domingo
  96. Allegro - Jose-Luis Garcia
  97. Largo - Jose-Luis Garcia
  98. Bridal Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
  99. Ride Of The Valkyries - Philadelphia Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars It's only snippets of the music!.......2006-02-12

This CD only contains 30-60 second long snippets of each of the pieces. It could be a teaching tool but is not something you can just put on to listen. It does contain reference to popular TV and Film works that contain the music.
Massive Classics
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ASIN: B00008H2KO
Release Date: 2003-03-11

Tracks:

  1. Dies Irae - Riccardo Muti
  2. Polovtsian Dance No.4 - Charles Mackerras
  3. The Kinghts' Dance (Excerpt) - Libor Pesek
  4. O Fortuna - David Hill
  5. Sabre Dance - Ingo Metzmacher
  6. Ride Of The Valkyries - Berliner Philhamoniker
  7. Summer (Presto) - Europa Galante
  8. Mambo - City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  9. Introduction - London Symphony Orchestra
  10. Marche 1.28 - Orchestre De L'Opera De Lyon
  11. In The Hall Of The Mountain King - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  12. Mars, The Bringer Of War - Charles Mackerras
  13. Fanfare For The Common Man - Carl Davis
  14. Danse Infernale - London Symphony Orchestra
  15. The Hut On Hen's Legs - Charles Mackerras
  16. The Heroes' Gate At Kiev - Charles Mackerras
  17. Rumble (Excerpt) - Edo De Waart
  18. Scherzo/Allegro (Excerpt) - Andrew Litton
  19. Bolero (Excerpt) - Libor Pesek
  20. IV. Allegro - Roger Norrington

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Highly Disappointing..........2007-04-08

I picked this CD up in the bookstore after listening to it. I'm a big fan of the powerful classics, such as Carmina Burana O Fortuna, and, of course, Verdi's Dies Irae. I already owned those two pieces as well as a few others when I purchased this album. I had figured if they were on it, it was going to be one impressive CD.

I knew something was wrong the moment I started listening to it. Like others have mentioned, the musicmanship is poor. It sounds rushed most of the time. Plus, I compared Massive Classic's versions of Verdi's Dies Irae to the version I already had, and no way do they stand up. One sounded professional, practiced, and powerful. The other, on this CD: wimpy, weak, and lacking.

This CD couldn't take the time to get the best performances of these classics. Don't waste your time listening to it. Find a different album--there are better ones. My suggestions is The Greatest Choral Show on Earth, which features performances from the world's best orchestras and choirs.

5 out of 5 stars I'm not an expert on classical music..........2006-03-08

But MAN do I love this CD! It's fantastic. Most of the songs you've heard from various movies or television shows, and now they're finally all together. I love listening to it while I drive - I find that I don't scream at traffic as much.

2 out of 5 stars Terrible recordings of great songs........2003-12-20

The song selecting is awesome, but the performances and recordings (or the remastering) are awful. The balance seems off (very tinny sound), and the musicianship is weak (Vivaldi's "Summer" sounds like eigth-notes!).

NOTE: this review is for my CD from the BMG music club. I don't know if the CDs are different from what Amazon sells.

5 out of 5 stars Massive Classics: Music You Can't Relax To.......2003-11-19

Exciting and Inspiring! So good my uncle is keeping my CD after he 'borrowed' it, and I have to buy another copy. And I hope it comes soon! Fun to listen to during rush hour traffic!
Preludes Fugues & Riffs: Influence of Jazz
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Classical-jazz fusion was never more alive than on this CD
  • Almost perfect
Preludes Fugues & Riffs: Influence of Jazz

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000J2QL
Release Date: 1999-05-25

Tracks:

  1. Rhapsody In Blue
  2. La Creation du monde, Op. 81
  3. Burlesque From Music For The Theatre (Suite In Five Parts For Small Orchestra)
  4. Ebony Concerto For Clarinet Solo And Big Band: I. Allegro moderato
  5. Ebony Concerto For Clarinet Solo And Big Band: II. Andante
  6. Ebony Concerto For Clarinet Solo And Big Band: III. Moderato, Con moto
  7. Prelude, Fugue And Riffs For Solo Clarinet And Jazz Ensemble: Prelude For The Brass
  8. Prelude, Fugue And Riffs For Solo Clarinet And Jazz Ensemble: Fugue For The Saxes
  9. Prelude, Fugue And Riffs For Solo Clarinet And Jazz Ensemble: Riffs For Everyone
  10. West Side Story: Something's Coming
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Musical hybrids are always a dicey venture, running the risk of the whole's being less than the sum of the parts. Discussing the incorporation of jazz in classical music (or vice versa) can involve a quagmire of definitions. Instead, it is best to judge the works individually on their musical merits. All those represented here succeed to a greater or lesser degree. This disc opens with Gershwin's Manhattan anthem, Rhapsody in Blue, among the first to mix the two genres and yet to be bettered for seamlessness. Conductor Bernstein's love and understanding of the jazz idiom imbues works by Milhaud (La Création du monde) and Copland ("Burlesque" from Music for the Theatre [sic]) with the requisite swing to make their jazz influences ring true. But it is composer Bernstein (Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble, West Side Story) who blends the two genres into a brew that is less noble experiment and more ecstatic experience. Recommended. --Michael Ross

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Classical-jazz fusion was never more alive than on this CD.......2006-06-03

This NPR compilation from Sony brings together some of Bernstein's jazziest recordings during his heyday with the NY Phil., including the best of his three versions of Milhaud's "Le Creation du Monde." LB was attached to this piece, but his late- Seventies reading on EMI has hardening of the arteries and his 1945 debut recording predates LP. Milhaud created a minor masterpiece of jazzy classicism in this work, and LB gives us a swinging take.

His own Prelude, Fugue, and Riff is just as good a piece, and here there's no hesitaiton in saying that Bernstein's reading, featuring the NY Phil's legendary first clarinetist Stanley Drucker, is definitive, as is his recording of Music for the Theater by his mentor, Aaron Copland. When I was a kid in the Fifties, all these pieces still had a lot of juice, and although the landscape has changed, for me they still do. The immortal chestnut on this CD is, of course, Rhapsody in Blue, tossed off by Tilson Thomas in the original jazz band orchestration and done faster than we generally hear the piece, thanks to the gimmick of having the ocmposer himself dubbed in as the soloist. It's a gimmich but fun for a listen or two. Gershwin rips through the Rhapsody in 13 min. flat--about 5 min. faster than normal--and MTT is hard-pressed to adjust to the composer's many sudden tempo changes.

4 out of 5 stars Almost perfect.......2000-06-23

This is really a very interesting disc. The selection of classical works with a jazz influence puts some great recordings on this disc, especially the jazzier and faster than normal recording of Rhapsody in Blue. While the disc is interesting, I don't thik it's one of those discs one can just listen to - some of the peices don't seem to lend themselves to that. Still, the liner notes are great, and the selection is really quite good.

This may be my favorite recording of Rhapsody in Blue ever!
American Classics
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Very good album
American Classics

Manufacturer: Chandos
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ASIN: B0007ZEBYY
Release Date: 2005-05-24

Tracks:

  1. Fanfare For The Common Man - Netherlands Wind Ensemble
  2. Short Ride In A Fast Machine - Netherlands Wind Ensemble
  3. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me - Center City Brass Quintet
  4. The Stars And Stripes Forever - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  5. Promenade (From Walking The Dog) - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  6. Giggling Rapids (From The River) - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  7. Riffs (From Prelude, Fugue And Riffs) - Netherlands Wind Ensemble
  8. Solitude - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  9. Adagio For Strings, Op.11 - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  10. Pavane (From Sebastian) - Richard Hickox
  11. Gospel Train - Yuli Turovsky
  12. Meander (From The River) - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  13. Mvt. II From Symphony No.2 - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  14. Washington Post - The Band Of The Blues And Royals
  15. Girl Crazy Overture - BBC Philharmonic
  16. Liberty Bell - Band Of The Royal Air Force College, Cranwell

Tracks:

  1. Rhapsody In Blue - Howard Shelley
  2. Steal Away To Jesus - Willard White
  3. Summertime - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields Chamber Ensemble
  4. Must The Winter Come So Soon? (From Vanessa) - Susan Graham
  5. Porgy Sings (From Catfish Row) - Howard Shelley
  6. Nagoya Marimbas - Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
  7. Mvt. III From Symphony No.1 - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  8. Intermezzo (From Vanessa) - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  9. America (From West Side Story) - Netherlands Wind Ensemble
  10. It Ain't Necessarily So (From Porgy And Bess) - Center City Brass Quintet
  11. Mvt. II From Concerto For Clarinet - Scottish National Orchestra
  12. Riba (From The River) - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  13. Simple Gifts (From Old American Songs, Set I) - Willard White
  14. Blues (From Divertimento) - BBC Symphony Orchestra
  15. Strike Up The Band Overture - BBC Philharmonic

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Very good album.......2007-06-24

Every song on this CD has such a crisp sound. Also, they are all perfectly arranged, classic American songs. I am very happy with this product. Great buy.
American Portraits-The American Music Sampler
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Must-Have CD
American Portraits-The American Music Sampler
Gian Carlo Menotti , Paul Creston , Bernard Herrmann , Quincy Porter , Franz Waxman , Howard Hanson , Miklos Rozsa , William Schuman , James Sinclair , James Sedares , Andrew Schenck , Donald Teeters , Jordania, Vakhtang , Clark, Richard Auldon , and Falletta, Joann
Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
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ASIN: B000001SH2
Release Date: 1994-08-23

Tracks:

  1. Country Band March - J. Sinclair/Orch New England
  2. Fall River Legend Movt III-Church Social - J. Sedares/New Zealand SO
  3. Sym No.3 in a Movt III-Allegro vivace - A. Schenck/New Zealand SO
  4. Christmas Cantata Movt III-Allegro - B. Cecilia/D. Teeters
  5. To the Green Mountains Movt I-Prelude - V. Jordania/KBS SO
  6. Adagio for Strs - J. Sedares/New Zealand SO
  7. Persian Set Movt IV-Presto - R.A. Clark/Manhatten CO
  8. I Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child - Alexa Still/Susan DeWitt Smith
  9. The Last Judgement Movt I-The Resurrection of Eve - J. Falletta/London SO
  10. Three Latin American Sketches Third Sketch-Danza de Jalisco - J. Sedares/Pheonix SO
  11. Some Other Time - New York Festival of Song
  12. Apocalypse Movt III-Gli Angel Militanti - J. DePreist/Oregon Sym
  13. Fanfare for Paratroopers - J. Mester/London PO
  14. The Lovers-Close Your Eyes - A. Schenck/Chicago SO & Chorus
  15. Sym Movt II-Scherzo - J. Sedares/Pheonix SO
  16. Blue Lontains - Alexa Still/Susan DeWitt Smith
  17. Sin for Str Orch & Timp Movt II-Lento - I. Jackson/Berliner Sym
  18. Serenade, Op.35 - N. Braithwaite/A. Still/New Zealand CO
  19. The Vintner's Daughter Variation 7-Alla marcia ongarese - J. Sedares/New Zealand SO
  20. New England Tryptich Movt III-Chester - J. Sedares/Pheonix SO

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Must-Have CD.......2000-11-14

This is a must-have album. Why is this not available? You have Copland, Ives, Gould, Herrmann, Moross and others. These are great American composers. I have never seen such a well rounded and representive body of works from so many great Americans. Go out and find a copy of this one. It's great!
Explore America, Vol. 1
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Explore America, Vol. 1

    Manufacturer: Naxos American
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    ASIN: B000094Q1W
    Release Date: 2003-05-20

    Tracks:

    1. Copland: Appalachian Spring (Excerpt) - Paul Gambill
    2. Cadman: From The Land Of The Sky-Blue Water Op.45, No.1 - Bergonzi String Quartet
    3. Carpenter: Adventures In A Perambulator: The Hurdy Gurdy - New Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine
    4. Rorem: Nightingale - Ned Rorem
    5. Barber: Violin Concerto: Presto - Marin Alsop
    6. Gloria Coates: String Quartet No. 1: Protestation Quartet - Kreutzer Quartet
    7. Hovhaness: Cello Concerto: Allegro - Seattle Symphony
    8. Ives: Symphony No. 3: Old Folks Gatherin' - Northern Sinfonia
    9. McKay: Americanistic Etude - William Bolcom
    10. Berlin: Alexander's Ragtime Band - The Chestnut Brass Company
    11. Grofe: Hollywood Suite: Production Number - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    12. Bernstein: West Side Story: Tonight - Kenneth Schermerhorn
    13. Ornstein: A Morning In The Woods - Janic Weber
    14. Price: Song To Dark Virgin - Darryl Taylor
    15. Torke: Rapture: Drums And Woods - Marin Alsop
    16. Sousa: The National Game - Keith Brion
    The Story of American Classical Music
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A Great Intro to American Classical Music - Almost a Short Course!
    The Story of American Classical Music

    Manufacturer: Naxos
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    Release Date: 2005-06-21

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    5 out of 5 stars A Great Intro to American Classical Music - Almost a Short Course!.......2005-07-12

    Many reasonably sophisticated American and European musiclovers still think there are really no American classical music composers of note other than perhaps Gershwin and Copland. It is to the credit of the Naxos label, via their 'American Classics' series, that the lie is put to that notion. Each month there are new issues from Naxos containing music by American composers. And it was a brilliant idea for them to take selections from their dozens of releases of this music to put together this sampler of such music to illustrate a 100+ page essay on the subject by an eminent writer on music, Barrymore Laurence Scherer. The combination of 2 CDs of music tracks, Scherer's essay, a chronological outline, suggestions for further listening, even a map showing where various composers were born helps the 'student' learn much about our nation's musical heritage.

    There are selections by twenty-eight composers stretching from the amazing Wagnerian 'Macbeth' Overture by William Henry Fry (1813-1864) to the very recent 'Rapture,' a percussion concerto by Michael Torke (b. 1961). Some selections are complete movements, others are shorter passages from larger works. Included are such gems as the first movement of Arthur Foote's Piano Quartet, the third movement of Henry Hadley's Fourth Symphony, Charles Ives's 'The Unanswered Question,' 'King Cotton' by John Philip Sousa, 'Maple Leaf Rag' by Scott Joplin, a passage (the exciting Spanish Waltz) from Walter Piston's 'The Incredible Flutist,' the finale of Copland's 'Billy the Kid,' the opening of Samuel Barber's luminous 'Knoxville - Summer of 1915,' 'Tonight' from Bernstein's 'West Side Story,' the opening of George Rochberg's masterful Violin Concerto, and John Adams's incredibly popular 'Short Ride in a Fast Machine.' Plus selections by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Edward MacDowell, George Whitefield Chadwick, Amy Beach, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Charles Wakefield Cadman, George Gershwin, George Antheil, Zez Confrey, William Schuman, John Cage, Gunther Schuller, Alan Hovhaness, Elliott Carter and Philip Glass. The performances are more than acceptable and in some instances ('Knoxville,' Rochberg's Violin Concerto) definitive.

    I would heartily recommend this set (especially at its superbudget price) to anyone wanting to know more about the history of American classical music -- Scherer is a master of cogent, clear prose -- and wishing to hear examples of the broad range it has taken over the past couple of centuries. I can easily imagine this set being used in a music appreciation course. And I am sure it will spark interest in the newcomer to this branch of classical music.

    2 CDs TT=ca. 160 mins.

    Scott Morrison

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