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Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid; Rodeo
 
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Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid; Rodeo [Import]

~ Aaron Copland (Composer), Leonard Slatkin (Conductor), Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
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  • Orchestra: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
  • Composer: Aaron Copland
  • Audio CD (25 Oct 1990)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: EMI
  • ASIN: B000002RO5
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 273,121 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #82 in  Music > Classical Instrumental > Composers > C-G > Copland
    #86 in  Music > Classical Instrumental > Performers > A-Z > S-T > Slatkin, Leonard

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Track Listings

1. Copland: Billy The Kid (Complete Ballet)
2. Copland: Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday
3. Copland: Rodeo: Corral Nocturne
4. Copland: Rodeo: Piano Interlude & Saturday Night Waltz
5. Copland: Rodeo: Hoe-Down

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Leonard Slatkin, who has done such outstanding service for American music, upholds the Copland tradition with potent, sympathetically argued accounts of the big ballets. The performances by the Saint Louis Symphony could hardly be bettered, and the recordings stand out for their solid sound as well. Slatkin does both Billy the Kid and Rodeo in full, restoring some delightful music in both scores that is missed when only the suites are presented. In Rodeo, for example, it comes as a delicious surprise to hear the Saloon-piano interlude before the "Saturday Night Waltz"--and Slatkin insists on an out-of-tune upright--just the right touch. These are idiomatic, persuasive accounts, thrilling in their buildups and potent in their climaxes. Even Appalachian Spring is done in full, though in its version for full orchestra. The treatment here is gentle, and while Slatkin generates less voltage than Bernstein, his reading has nobility and an engaging warmth. The recordings were made at a rather low level, but have a wonderful ambience and extraordinary dynamic range. Unfortunately, the individual scenes of both Billy the Kid and Appalachian Spring are not separately banded. --Ted Libbey

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4.0 out of 5 stars Aaron Copland - Billy the Kid/Rodeo (complete scores)., 5 Sep 2003
By Ryan Hepburn (Hertfordshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
To my mind, it is a real shame that Copland's complete ballet scores to Billy the Kid and Rodeo are not explored, performed or recorded more often. Leonard Slatkin's recording highlights just how brilliant the full scores are. With more dramatic music in the Billy full score than appears in the well known suite and more humour in the Rodeo score than appears in the Four Dance Episodes, these full scores show Copland's 'populist' talents to the full.

Slatkin's readings are informed and generally excellent although they don't possess the exciting, unrelenting energy that comes with some other Copland interpreters such as Michael Tilson Thomas. However, this recording is certainly of tremendous quality with fine playing from the St Louis Symphony Orchestra.

It's unfortunate that there aren't any other recordings of the complete scores. If there were, reveiwing this one would all the more simpler...

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