Copland: Appalachian Spring / Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
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AARON COPLAND
Copland: Appalachian Spring / Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
[ Naxos American Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 20 September 2016
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Aaron Copland wrote his rarely-heard ballet Hear Ye! Hear Ye! for Ruth Page, the dancer and choreographer who was to become the Grande Dame of American ballet. Its scenario is a murder in a nightclub and the ensuing trial in a Chicago courtroom. Copland infused the score with the spirit of his jazz-influenced pieces, controversially distorting part of the National Anthem, and infiltrating music from some of his earlier works. In complete contrast, Appalachian Spring is his most famous work, a true American masterpiece founded on transfigured dance tunes and song melodies. This is volume two of the Complete Ballet series. Volume One is on 8559758.
Leonard Slatkin is Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and the Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL). He also maintains a rigorous schedule of guest conducting throughout the world and is active as a composer, author, and educator. Slatkin's more than a hundred recordings have received seven Grammy awards and 64 nominations. His Naxos recordings include works by Saint-Saëns, Ravel, and Berlioz (with the ONL) and music by Copland, Rachmaninov, Borzova, McTee, and John Williams (with the DSO).
"immensely spirited...not only is the playing polished, lithe and dedicated, his unhurried conception again displays all the poetry, spontaneity and fresh-faced wonder one could desire (the magically soft closing pages are deeply touching)." ClassicalEar
"A worthy companion to Andrew Litton's Colorado Copland; augurs well for the rest of this series." MusicWeek
"This is a splendid disc that all Copland devotees should try to hear. The performances of both works are first rate. Two engineers have worked on the recording: one who represents the DSO and one who works for the well-known firm Soundmirror. Their collaboration has produced excellent results. There's a wholly appropriate edge to the sound in Hear Ye! Hear Ye! while the less abrasive colours of Appalachian Spring are equally well reported." MusicWeb
Tracks:
Appalachian Spring
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! - Ballet in One Act
