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Rhapsody in Blue
Composed by George Gershwin
Performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
with Leonard Bernstein
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Adagio for Strings
Composed by Samuel Barber
Performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein
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Appalachian Spring
Composed by Aaron Copland
Performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein
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Inspirational music-making from Lenny and his West-coast forces. In many respects, no other modern version of the popular 1945 concert suite that Copland drew from his ballet Appalachian Spring (one of the quintessential cornerstones of American music) comes within hailing distance of this 1982 concert performance (taped, like all three works here, within the accommodating acoustic of San Francisco's Davies Symphony Hall). Bernstein's acutely perceptive reading has it all--tremendous emotional thrust, gleeful rhythmic spring and truly memorable serenity--and the mighty climactic pronouncement of the Shaker tune "The Gift to be Simple" is just overwhelming in its sense of cumulative exultation. The tingles spill over into the daringly spacious yet extraordinarily intense account of Barber's unforgettable Adagio, where the strings of the Los Angeles Philharmonic surpass themselves in the radiant poise and burning ardour of their contribution. Bernstein's earlier Rhapsody in Blue (now on Sony) had oodles of charisma, but this remake surpasses it in jaw-dropping cheek and go-for-broke abandon. Close-set, beefy sound, yet agreeably atmospheric too. Comparatively short measure, yes, but this remains a marvellous mid-priced collection, it's just a shame there isn't more of it. --Andrew Achenbach
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65% buy the item featured on this page: Barber/Copland/Gershwin: Orchestral Works £7.79 |
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