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Copland, Wolff, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Appalachian Spring
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (27) - Disc #1
1. Music For The Theatre: Prolouge
2. Music For The Theatre: Dance
3. Music For The Theatre: Interlude
4. Music For The Theatre: Burlesque
5. Music For The Theatre: Epilogue
6. Three Latin American Sketches: Estribillo
7. Three Latin American Sketches: Paisaje Mexicano
8. Three Latin American Sketches: Danza de Jalisco
9. Quiet City - Gary Bordner/Thomas Tempel
10. Appalachian Spring: Very slowly
11. Appalachian Spring: Allegro, vigoroso
12. Appalachian Spring: Moderato
13. Appalachian Spring: Much slower, poco rubato
14. Appalachian Spring: Fast
15. Appalachian Spring: Malto moderato
16. Appalachian Spring: Allegro
17. Appalachian Spring: Presto
18. Appalachian Spring: Meno mosso
19. Appalachian Spring: As at first (Slowly)
20. Appalachian Spring: Thema and variations ('The Gift to be Simple')
21. Appalachian Spring: Rather Slow
22. Appalachian Spring: Very deliberate
23. Appalachian Spring: Poco piu mosso (Twice as Fast)
24. Appalachian Spring: Molto allegro ed agitato
25. Appalachian Spring: Broadly
26. Appalachian Spring: Moderato
27. Appalachian Spring: Andante

Hugh Wolff's well-recorded disc offers a splendid account of the complete Appalachian Spring ballet in its original chamber scoring--perhaps even lovelier than the more familiar arrangement for full orchestra. --Ted Libbey

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CD Details

All Artists: Copland, Wolff, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Title: Appalachian Spring
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Elektra / Wea
Release Date: 6/20/1991
Genre: Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 022924631429

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Breathtakingly beautiful!

09/06/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"These performances of familiar and unfamiliar Copland works were recorded as a memorial to the composer by Hugh Wolff shortly after Copland's death. "Appalachian Spring" appears here in its complete score (about 7 minutes longer than the familiar suite) and, more importantly, in its original, intimate scoring. Copland himself was fond of this version, and it's easy to see why -- the clarity and intimacy is breathtaking, while lacking none of the beauty of the full orchestral scoring. If you love Appalachian Spring, you will love it even more after hearing this version. The sonorities of the less familiar works (Music for the Theater; Dance Suite) are astonishing and delightful -- it's a wonder that these works aren't better known. So even if you have a recording of "Appalachian Spring," this CD is worth having for the substantial additional works."