Serge Koussevitzky conducts American Music

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A few instances of ragged entrances and slightly askew odd-meter rhythms aside, this 1945 world premiere recording of Appalachian Spring reveals that the tonal splendor Koussy evoked from his orchestra enhances, rather than overpowers Copland's plainspoken idiom. Conversely, Melvyn Douglas's rhetorical enacting of A Lincoln Portrait's narration misses the point, while Randall Thompson's jingoistic oratorio The Testament of Freedom beats its drum at full blast, baiting rather than evoking the emotions. Blatty, cramped engineering renders Koussy's Sousa virtually unlistenable. A mixed bag. --Jed Distler

Serge Koussevitzky conducts American Music, Music, Aaron Copland, John Philip Sousa, Randall Thompson, Sergey Koussevitzky, Boston Symphony Orchestra, 20th/21st Century Orchestral Work with Descriptive Title, Band, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, March for Band, Miscellaneous, Music with Spoken Words, Orchestral, Orchestral & Symphonic, Suite for Orchestra

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Serge Koussevitzky conducts American Music Manufacturer: Biddulph Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thompson | Thompson, Randall | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Baroque | Classical | General | Modern & 20th Century | Romantic | Sinfonia | Sinfonia Concertante Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000009N73 Release Date: 1998-07-21

Tracks:

1. Appalachian Spring: Intro Of Characters
2. Appalachian Spring: Display Of Action
3. Appalachian Spring: Pas De Deux For The Bride And Groom
4. Appalachian Spring: Revival Meeting
5. Appalachian Spring: Bride's Solo
6. Appalachian Spring: Shaker Theme And Vars
7. Appalachian Spring: Coda
8. Lincoln Portrait
9. Salon Mexico
10. The Testament Of Freedom: The God Who Gave Us Life
11. The Testament Of Freedom: We Have Counted The Cost
12. The Testament Of Freedom: We Fight Not For Glory
13. The Testament Of Freedom: I Shall Not Die Without A Hope
14. Semper Fidelis
15. The Stars And Stripes Forever

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