| Various Artists / American Masters: Barber, Samuel / Aaron Copland |
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| Album: | American Masters: Barber, Samuel / Aaron Copland | Collection: | Classical | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Mar 2016 | |
| Label: | Excelsior Records | |||
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 11, 2017: | In Your Ear Radio - Hello John and Yoko Adagio For Strings (From The String Quartet, Op. 11) | 3. | Jun 19, 2017: | Everything A to Z Week 91 “Billy The Kid” (Ballet Suite) (19:35) | |
| 2. | Sep 26, 2017: | In Your Ear Radio - Good Morning Stanford Symphonies, No. 1 In One Movement, Op. 9 | ||||
| Album Review |
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| Larry Koran Reviewed 2016-03-30 | ||
| Samuel Barber’s (1910-1981) Overture to “The School for Scandal” was his prize-winning graduation thesis from the Curtis Institute in 1932. It reflects the comedic spirit of Richard Sheridan’s 1777 play of that name. Barber’s Symphony No. 1 is based on three themes, the 1st a bit self-questioning, the 2nd quietly declamatory, the 3rd conveying resignation. His Adagio for Strings, beautiful, elegiac and haunting, is his most popular work. Buckaroo Holiday by Aaron Copland (1900-1990) opens the ballet “Rodeo” with a grand fanfare followed by the quiet Cowgirl’s theme, followed by the Rodeo theme evoking trotting horses. Hoe-Down uses the folk tune “Bonaparte’s Retreat” to set the dancers into high-spirited, joyous motion. Copland incorporated familiar Western tunes in his score for “Billy the Kid.” | ||
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