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2024-04-12 18:12:57
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2024-02-15 04:30:00
Copland Conducts Copland: The Complete Columbia Album Collection (CD Review)
[…] Agachadas; In the Beginning; Lark; DISC 9: Piano Quartet; Sextet for Clarinet, Piano and String Quartet; Vitebsk, Study on a Jewish Theme for Piano Trio; DISC 10: Short Symphony "Symphony No. 2"; Dance Symphony; DISC 11: An Outdoor Overture; Our Town Suite; 2 Pieces for String Quartet (Instrumental); Quiet City; DISC 12: Billy the Kid Suite; 4 Dance Episodes from Rodeo; DISC 13: Fanfare for the Common Man; Lincoln Portrait; Appalachian Spring; DISC 14: Symphonic Ode; Preamble for a Solemn Occasion; Orchestral Variations; DISC 15: Appalachian Spring; Copland Rehearses Appalachian Spring; DISC 16: Sonata for Violin and Piano (1942/3) with Isaac Stern; Duo for Flute and Piano with Elaine Shaffer; Nonet for String Orchestra; DISC 17: Danzón Cubano; 3 Latin American Sketches; El Salón México; Dance Panels; DISC 18: The Red Pony Suite; John Henry; Music for Movies; Letter from Home; Down a Country Lane; DISC 19: Symphony No. 3; DISC 20: Inscape; Connotations conducted by Leonard Bernstein Fans of Aaron Copland may already own a few of the performances included in this boxed set. Many Copland fans may own recordings of some Copland works conducted or performed by others that they prefer over Copland’s own versions. Regardless, the importance, appeal, and […]
2022-09-06 00:08:00
[…] The second scene I have in mind is probably the most famous and acclaimed of its type. Although I have mixed feelings about the overall success of Amadeus as a film (mostly due to some of the acting, and a few stage-y scenes which don't play as well for me on screen), it's hard to resist the drama of a dying Mozart dictating the Confutatis maledictus to his awestruck rival, Salieri. Though Peter Shaffer's original play was enormously successful, this best scene from the film was newly written by Shaffer for the film. The playwright later admitted to regretting a few overly simplistic details (like Salieri being confused by simple tonic/dominant harmonies), but this is a great example of how diegetic music can work both as subject matter and as emotional/dramatic framing. (Also a reminder of how effective it can be to stick with the music of a […]
2022-04-27 23:05:38
Pacific Symphony audiences will enjoy Mozart & Salieri, a creative collaboration between South Coast Repertory, Pacific Chorale and the Symphony, May 19-21, 2022. Adapted from the Tony Award-winning play and Oscar-winning movie Amadeus by Peter Shaffer, Mozart & Salieri includes a complete performance of Mozart’s Requiem, Don Giovanni Overture and other selections.
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