Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Part Two
Tuesday 3 January 2006 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Tuesday 10 January 2006 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
Copland recognised the value of incorporating folk music into his work as a way of attracting a wider audience. Donald Macleod introduces some of Copland's most popular folk-inspired works, plus incidental music written for a theatre group who shared his politically driven ideals.
Playlist
EL SALON MEXICO
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Aaron Copland
SONY CLASSICAL SM3K 46559
CD1 T1
BILLY THE KID SUITE
New York
Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein
SONY CLASSICAL SMK63082 T13-20
LARK
Robert hale (baritone)
New England Conservatory Chorus
Aaron Copland
SONY CLASSICAL SM2K 89329 T24
QUIET
CITY
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
DG 427 335-2 T5
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