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Copland The Red Pony Film Suite, The Tender Land Suite, Three Latin American Sketches, Clarinet Concerto

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James Sedares and the Phoenix Symphony make a strong argument that Copland’s film music and opera suites are every bit as masterful as his most famous works. These works are coupled with Eduard Brunner’s atmospheric performance of Copland’s Clarinet Concerto.


“Copland [in ‘The Red Pony’ is] displaying his simple gifts for the ready folk-tune and here the Phoenix woodwinds have what it takes. … It was interesting re-hearing his ‘Tender Land’ suite. So skillful is Copland’s orchestral transcription that one might easily be lulled into thinking this had been conceived solely for orchestra. As trumpets signal a new dawn over the open prairies, Laurie and Martin’s love blossoms in some of his most generous music outside ‘Appalachian Spring’. That evocative solo trumpet again leads the emotional surge. No problems with the barn dancing ‘Party Scene’. This is Steinbeck's country just as surely as is ‘The Red Pony’. [James ]Sedares leads a spirited rendition, his warm and willing woodwinds stealing the honors.” -Gramophone


Tracks

The Red Pony, Suite from the film

  1. I. Morning on the Ranch (5:08)
  2. II. The Gift (5:13)
  3. III. Dream March (2:55)
  4. IV. Circus March (1:56)
  5. V. Walk to the Bunkhouse (3:05)
  6. VI. Grandfather’s Story (4:21)
  7. VII. Happy Ending (3:30)

Three Latin-American Sketches

  1. Estribillo (3:12)
  2. Paisaje Mexicano (3:46)
  3. Danza de Jalisco (3:41)

The Tender Land, Suite from the opera

  1. Introduction and Love Music (10:22)
  2. Party Scene (4:51)
  3. Finale: The Promise of Living (6:13)
  4. Clarinet Concerto (14:57)