Copland CDs

bort · Post by **bort** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 7:43 pm

I'm looking for recommdations on CDs of Aaron Copland, particularly including Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, and Billy the Kid. I have a few already, my favorite being Michael Tilson Thomas/San Francisco Symphony. Just looking to hear other interpretations of those works. What are other "good ones"?

dmmorris · Post by **dmmorris** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 9:26 pm

FUNNYTHING....I'm actually listening to Appalachian Spring just now. Most of my recording of Copland's stuff are on vinyl (check-out the Columbia recordings from the 70's), but the one I am listening to now is on a CD by the Atlanta Symphony w/ Robert Spano (Telarc CD-80596). Very nice collection which I bought because of the Jennifer Higdon composition "blue cathedral". The reading of App'Spring is just ok, but My absolute favorite CD version is by the Minnesota Orch w/ Eiji Oue (Reference recordings RR-93CD)......which also has a GREAT reading of Copland's "3rd Symphony" as well as "Fanfare for the Common Man". You just gotta have this recording IMO!

LoyalTubist · Post by **LoyalTubist** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:02 pm

Never buy from a record store that won't let you sample what they sell.