Name: Copland: Orchestral Works 4 - John Wilson
SKU: 0095115522226

Copland: Orchestral Works 4 – John Wilson

Connotations for Orchestra
Third Symphony
I. Molto moderato, with simple expression –
II. Allegro molto – Poco meno mosso –
III. Andantino quasi allegretto – Poco stringendo –
IV. Molto deliberato (freely, at first) – Fanfare; deliberato –
Letter from Home
Down a Country Lane

BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson

Reference: 1552222119698
Barcode: 0095115522226
Length: 1:05:54
Label: Chandos

Format: 1 SACD Hybrid

Release date: 16/11/2018

Barcode: 0095115522226 Categories: Classical, SACD

20,90€

in Classical Music (Feb, 2019)
Both sides of Copland are represented here: acerbic modernism and nostalgic Americana.

Connotations (1962) is the former, hewn of Copland’s own brand of dodecaphony, but Wilson also seeks out the lyrical. The 40-minute Third Symphony (1945, heard in its original version) recycles the ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’ as its third movement. While the symphony opens as Copland we all know and love, some panels are as acerbic as Connotations. The Chandos recording really shines in the lively, sparkly second movement. Overall, this is an intense performance, with the ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’ emerging as a vital part of the piece (we really feel Copland’s structural mastery at its re-emergence …

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