SACD, Copland (composer)
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Special offer. Copland: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 - Ballets
RecommendedBBC Philharmonic, John Wilson
John Wilson shows an instinctive flair for Copland's syncopated and changing rhythms, and brings out all the music's broad humour and intimate poetry —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th January 2016
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2016, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2016
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Special offer. Copland: Orchestral Works Volume 4
RecommendedSymphony No. 3, Letter from Home, Down a Country Lane & Connotations
BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson
Sonically, the Chandos recording [of the Symphony] has enormous impact…But the interpretation itself is too soft-grained and often oddly tentative…Wilson and the orchestra are far more successful... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th November 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Building A Library, January 2026, Top Choice - Symphony No. 3
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Special offer. Copland: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 - Symphonies
Jonathan Scott (organ)
BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson
Wilson obtains [a] superbly drilled and articulate response from the BBC Philharmonic…an outstanding release —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2016, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2016, Editor's Choice
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Wilson and the BBC Philharmonic make the most of this music’s European footprints, aided by the typically clean and expansive Chandos recording, with beefy climaxes and plenty of ballast from... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2018
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A performance full of interest and vividly communicative artistry. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2019
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, Choral & Song Choice
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Special offer. American Piano Concertos
Xiayin Wang (piano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian
You only have to hear the soloist's first entry [in the Barber] to know that in Xiayin Wang you have a virtuoso with all the power and pizzazz to encompass the work's demands - and more...This... —
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these lively performances make a useful collection —
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Hammond casts her net with a flairfulness and acuity ‘rich in contrast’ (to purloin Sofia Gubaidulina’s description of her 1963 Chaconne which, under Hammond’s exhilaratingly determined fingers,... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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A Simple Song
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Sharon Bezaly (flute), Fabian Fredriksson (electric guitar), Margareta Nilsson (harp), Bengt Forsberg (organ), Nils-Erik Sparf (violin), Marie McLeod (cello), Ellen Nisbeth (viola)
Von Otter’s generous personality is reflected in the way she puts over every item, with care for text and a honeyed sweetness of tone…Admirers of the singer will certainly want it; and, if you’re... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, December 2018
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Chávez: Pirámide, The Four Suns & Copland: Appalachian Spring
Copland Rehearses Appalachian Spring (SACD layer only)
