Copland: Symphonies, Vol.2 Orchestral & Concertos Organ CHANDOS SACD

Copland: Symphonies, Vol.2

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CHSA 5171

Copland: Symphonies, Vol.2

Running Time: 69:34

CD UPC: 0095115517123

Release Date: September 2016
Originally recorded in 2016

Composer
Aaron Copland

Solo Organ organ *
Jonathan Scott

Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor
John Wilson

Producer (Executive)
Ralph Couzens

Producer
Mike George

Producer
Brian Pidgeon

Engineer
Stephen Rinker

Engineer Assistant ('Organ' Symphony)
Sharon Hughes

Engineer Assistant (Symphonic Ode)
Chris Hardman

Engineer Assistant (other works)
Owain Williams

Venue
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Venue
MediaCity UK, Salford, Manchester

Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos
Organ

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Symphonies - Volume 1

AARON COPLAND

Symphony for Organ and Orchestra (1924) *

23:33

Dedicated to Nadia Boulanger with admiration. A.C. (1924)

Prelude. Andante - [ ] - Come primo

5:25

Scherzo. Allegro molto - L'istesso tempo - Moderato - Tempo I (Allegro molto)

7:09

III

Finale. Lento - Più mosso (Allegro moderato) - Più largamente - Più largamente ancora - Poco largamente

10:51

Orchestral Variations (1957)

12:35

Orchestral arrangement by the composer of Piano Variations (1930)

Theme. Grave (crotchet = 48) -

1:06

Variation I (crotchet = 54) - Variation II. Più mosso (crotchet = 72) - Variation III. Più mosso (crotchet = 100) -

1:49

Variation IV. Meno mosso (crotchet = 80) - Variation V - Variation VI. Più mosso (crotchet = 112) -

1:05

Variation VII. Boldly, very marked - Variation VIII. Più mosso ancora (crotchet = 132) - Variation IX -

0:56

Variation X. Più largamente (crotchet = 76) -

0:37

Variation XI. Lento e liberamente (crotchet = 66) -

0:53

10.

Variation XII. Subito allegretto (crotchet = 126) - Variation XIII. Poco più mosso (crotchet = 138) -

0:26

11.

Variation XIV. Allegro con brio (crotchet = 176) - Variation XV - Variation XVI - Variation XVII -

1:40

12.

Variation XVIII - Variation XIX. Molto meno mosso (crotchet = 104) - Subito allegro (crotchet = 152) - Variation XX (not too fast) - Allegro vivo (crotchet = 184) - Poco accelerando ancora (crotchet = 204) -

1:41

13.

Coda. Subito lento moderato (crotchet = 72) - Poco largamente (crotchet = 66) - Più largamente ancora (crotchet = 58)

2:19

Short Symphony (1931-33)

15:22

(Symphony No.2)

To Carlos Chávez

14.

Tempo crotchet = 144 (incisivo) - (L'istesso tempo) -

4:18

15.

Tempo minim = c.44 - Più mosso - Meno mosso - Tempo I -

5:20

16.

III

Tempo crotchet = 144 (preciso e ritmico) - Più mosso - Tempo I

5:44

Symphonic Ode (1927-29, revised 1955)

18:18

17.

Largamente e maestoso - Poco animando - Poco più mosso - Più mosso ancora -

3:54

18.

Subito allegro -

4:22

19.

Subito lento e drammatico - Un poco largamente -

4:53

Tempo I (Largamente) -

20.

Subito doppio movimento - A tempo II (Allegro) -

1:38

21.

Più mosso (molto ritmico) - Pochettino meno mosso - Più deliberato - Molto ritardando - Lento maestoso - Più largamente (con tutta forza)

3:28

Total time: 69:34

Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Yuri Torchinsky - leader

Conductor: John Wilson

16 January 2016 ('Organ' Symphony)

13 January 2016 (Symphonic Ode) and 17 January 2016 (other works)

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Reviews

“… this new issue, the second volume in John Wilson’s complete traversal of Copland’s orchestral music, will naturally be first choice for many collectors, not least for being far and away the finest technical recording ever made of this work. John Scott is superb, and the BBC Philharmonic is on top form – which is saying a lot. Recordings of music for organ and orchestra are notoriously difficult to balance live and in recorded form, but here Chandos pull out all the stops to demonstrate yet again that no other label in the world is superior to the company’s ability to capture sound in quite the same natural manner. The other works are more than worth investigation …” *****

Robert Matthew-Walker - The Organ - Winter 2018

***** - Exceptional Album

Giuseppe Rossi – Musica magazine (Italy) – July/August 2017

Artistic Judgement: Excellent/Exceptional

Technical Assesment: Excellent/Exceptional

Dynamics: 5 Timbre: 4 Soundstage: 5 Detail: 5

Andrea Bedetti – Audiophile Sound magazine (Italy) – May 2017

“...John Wilson displays a special flair for Copland’s music, and his obvious passion os transferred to and shared by the BBC Philharmonic’s musicians. This is a gorgeously played and recorded program of Copland’s pre- “populist” works ...”

Jerry Dubins – Fanfare – March/April 2017

"... a fascinating collection of early symphonic sorties, presented on Chandos by the BBC Philharmonic under John Wilson’s baton... " ****

Andrew Aronowicz - Limelight magazine.com au - 24 January 2017

**** (Excellent Disc) **** (Exceptional Sound)

Stéphane Friédérich – Classica magazine (France) – December 2016-January 2017

“...John Wilson, meticulous and conscientiously skilled at researching, reinstating and arranging scores, has clearly delved deeply into the structure of this music. He has delivered performances that have clarity, lucidity and an engaging vivacity that holds the ear. He is aided by a bright and very detailed recording from the Chandos engineers...”

Ian Lace – MusicWeb-International.com – 18 October 2016

“American modernism, unhinged minimalism and a vibrant disc of piano trios... This performance is technically superb ... the best work on this disc is the deceptively lightweight Short Symphony ... Transparently orchestrated, rhythmically fiendish and harmonically approachable, it gets a sharp, witty reading, Copland’s Stravinskian metre changes effortlessly handled. Chandos’s production values are predictably good ...”

Graham Rickson – theartsdesk.com – 24 September 2016

Editor’s Choice – Orchestral Section

“... An outstanding release.”

Christian Hoskins – Gramophone magazine – Awards Issue 2016

Orchestral Choice

Performance ***** Recording *****

“...Outstanding performances ... Unmissable”

Anthony Burton – BBC Music magazine – November 2016

Anthony Burton – BBC Music magazine – November 2016

"... The engineering of the CD is absolutely top notch and is really the kind of standard that all classical CD’s ought to aspire to achieve, the clarity of each instrument and section is unbelievable. The conductor, the orchestra as individuals and as an ensemble and the organist all require serious congratulations on being able to complete the technical task of recording these works and all the while making it a CD which engages you right from the start and holds your attention without a moments grace.
If your only experience of Copland is of the famous ‘Rodeo’ and ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’ and you would like to dip your toe further into his more detailed works then this CD is a must buy!"

Keith Nicholson - NEMM.org.uk - 6 September 2016

Performance ***** Sonics *****

Once again the Chandos recording is first rate with pin sharp detail and a spacious sound stage typical of the MediaCity studio... Strongly recommended."

Graham Williams - HRAudio.net - September 2016

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