Copland: Appalachian Spring; The Tender Land Suite / Morton Gould: Fall River Legend

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Aaron Copland conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a collection of American orchestral works spanning ballet suites and symphonic pieces. Appalachian Spring stands as one of Copland’s most celebrated compositions, while The Tender Land offers a rarely heard suite drawn from his opera of the same name. Both works share Copland’s distinctly American musical language. Morton Gould’s Fall River Legend, a ballet inspired by the Lizzie Borden story, rounds out the program with its own melodic charm and complements the Copland selections perfectly. The Latin-American Symphonette adds another dimension to this survey of mid-twentieth-century American orchestral music.

This CD was released on the RCA Victor label and brings together these four substantial works on a single disc. The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s warm, lucid performances showcase why they became so closely associated with Copland’s music throughout his career. You’re acquiring a piece of classical music history with this used copy from us.