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Copland: Appalachian Spring/Fanfare For The Common Man/El Salon Mexico/Danzon Cubano | 
 enlarge | Creators: Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 4947
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 37257
UPC: 074643725729
EAN: 0074643725729
ASIN: B0000025MO
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Appalachian Spring: Very Slowly | | • | Appalachian Spring: Allegro | | • | Appalachian Spring: Moderato | | • | Appalachian Spring: Fast | | • | Appalachian Spring: Subito allegro | | • | Appalachian Spring: As At First (Slowly) | | • | Appalachian Spring: Doppio movimento (Shaker Melody 'The Gift To Be Simple') | | • | Fanfare For The Common Man | | • | El Salon Mexico | | • | Danzon Cubano |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
If Copland's own recordings of his music have the warmth of a soft summer night, those by Leonard Bernstein convey the blazing heat of noon. In his later remakes of several of these scores for Deutsche Grammophon, Bernstein exhibited a tendency toward overly-nuanced readings. But his earlier accounts with the New York Philharmonic, recorded by CBS in the late 1950s and early 1960s, are still incomparable in their vitality and impetus. Bernstein's way with the Western ballets is exuberantly personal and persuasive. He has the ability to move between delicacy and brashness, always getting the gestures right, and he delivers magical characterizations of both scores. The Phiharmonic's playing, while sometimes a bit raw, is confident and rhythmically secure; there is certainly nothing to apologize for here. There is a wonderful sense of immediacy to Bernstein's account of the Appalachian Spring Suite, in which the New Yorkers give a virtuosic account of themselves, playing in a rhythmically incisive fashion that puts Copland's account with the London Symphony in the shadows. The couplings are a mixed bag, however. Bernstein always had the measure of El Salon Mexico, and gives a rousing account of it here. But the so-called Fanfare for the Common Man is lifted from his recording of the Third Symphony; its beginning is not the same as that of the real fanfare. Both recordings have been wonderfully remastered by their original producer, John McClure, and have excellent presence and a palpable sense of atmosphere in the quiet pages. --Ted Libbey
Amazon.com
Leonard Bernstein was a friend of Aaron Copland's, and he approaches this music with rare flair and verve--as well as with sympathy and warmth--and, we can assume, with a good idea of the composer's intentions regarding it. This is a classic album, containing several of the works in the essential Copland oeuvre; the sound is not as good as you'll find in a more contemporary recording, but for most listeners the spirit will make up for that. --Sarah Bryan Miller
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Best Appalacian Spring Arrangement May 15, 2008
Goblin Runner (Wichita, KS USA)
I really think that this cd has one of the best recorded and orchestrated renditions of Appalacian Spring. I really enjoyed this album and would highly recomend it to any avid Copland fan.
 El Salon Mexico - Copland February 22, 2008
SearchingforTruth (Houston, TX USA)
I bought this CD --- expressly for this piece of music by Aaron Copland.
While it isn't as bold, with the beautiful piano renditions, which are found on the soundtrack of the movie "Fiesta", Bernstein manages to capture the spirit, and intent of the piece.
It's wonderful listening.
 It might be good, but I don't get it February 15, 2008
L. Huang
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Maybe it is just a matter of taste. I don't feel this cd carries the Copland that could match what I thought it should be.
Universal music July 14, 2006
Pablo Calvo
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This recording, aside of bringing back great memories of a live performance of Mr. Bernstein more than 25 years ago directing Mexico State Philarmonic Orchestra playing Salon Mexico, is of grand quality and Aaron Coplands music selection is escellent as is performed and recorded. My mom (77) and my daughter (8) enjoy it just the same.
Long-Time Favorite March 16, 2005
oddsfish (Winters, TX)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
When I was in the fifth grade, there was a district-wide competition called music memory, and one of the pieces I had to memorize for the competition was the last movement of Appalachian Spring. And I fell in love with that song. I went and bought the cassette of Appalachian Spring with Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic, and I listened to it almost every night before going to sleep. I even remember that one night I was listening to that final movement through my walkman as I was laying in bed. Evidently, I was humming along without realizing it, and I woke my parents, who slept downstairs and across the house, with my humming. Anyway, that's how good this recording is. And I'm still amazed at what great taste I had at that age. Now, eleven years later, I have upgraded to a CD, but I still listen to Copeland's masterpiece just about as much. I've heard a lot of great music in those intervening years, but I've still never heard anything quite this perfect. I doubt I ever do.
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