Word: copland
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...never been busier. This fall she sings Mozart at the Met (The Marriage of Figaro, Idomeneo) while preparing a January recital for Lincoln Center at which James Levine will accompany her. She has recently released two classical albums: songs by Aaron Copland (with baritone Thomas Hampson), and lieder by Schumann, Schubert, Wolf and Mozart, with texts by Goethe, accompanied by pianist Richard Goode. Due out in October is a record that shows yet another departure: music from Eastern Europe with the Kronos Quartet...
...anyone seeking an excursion into early "classical jazz", this disc may merit a side trip. Chailly's direction is faultless but for a few absences of "oomph." However, concentrated study may best be confined to those who felt the influences most at home--Copland, Gould and, later, Bernstein make excellent examples...
...Cliburn, now 97. He re-emerged in 1987 for a few tantalizing concerto performances. Now, at 60, Cliburn has embarked on his first national tour in 16 years with a program featuring two piano concertos, Tchaikovsky's First and Rachmaninoff's Third, as well as an orchestral performance of Copland's Lincoln Portrait with himself as narrator. He is accompanied by the Moscow Philharmonic...
Harvard University Art Museums Fall Concerts. Pianist Noel Lee performs works of Copland, Carter, Cage and Lee, in connection with the exhibition Mark Rothko's Harvard Murals. Fogg ART Museum...
CHARLES IVES: PIANO SONATA NO. 2; AARON COPLAND: PIANO SONATA (Cedille Records). Ives' great "Concord" Sonata is a massive four-movement impressionistic piece marked by dense, polytonal chords, rhythmic daring and wit. Rarely performed because of its difficulty, it is brought to life here by pianist Easley Blackwood, whose secure technique and long involvement with the work are sure to win it a wider audience...