The America Connection
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Martha Gdraham's ballet "Appalachian Spring," music by Aaron Copland [Photo by Costas]
It is no coincidence that three of Aaron Copland's most powerful works -- Appalachian Spring, Fanfare for the Common Man, and A Lincoln Portrait -- date from the years of America's engagement in World War II.
In this hour, a celebration of American ideas and ideals by Copland--and fellow composers--that gave expression to a sense of national character and purpose during wartime.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Copland: Appalachian Spring[for opening only] |
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein |
Deutsche Grammophon413 324-2 |
028941332424 |
| The American Album[for Fanfare for the Common Man, track 1, & American Salute, track 2] |
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin |
RCA Red Seal 60778-2-RC |
090266077823 |
| Portraits of Freedom [for American Creed] |
Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz |
Delos DE 3140 |
013491314020 |
| Copland Orchestral Works[for A Lincoln Portrait. track 10 & Appalachian Spring, tracks 8-9] |
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta; Gregory Peck |
London 448 261-2 |
028944826128 |
| Hanson Conducts Ives, Schuman & Mennin[for New England Triptych: Chester] |
Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson |
Mercury Living Presence 432 755-2 |
028943275521 |
| American Masters 2 [for Blitzstein Airborne Symphony] |
New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein |
Sony 5MK 61849 |
074646184929 |
| Thompson: The Testament of Freedom |
Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, New York Choral Society; Richard Auldon Clark |
Koch Int'l Classics 3-7283-2 H1 |
099923728320 |
