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Dance Panels - Copland / Dennis Russel Davies, Orchestra of St. Luke's, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-10-13

Works: Aaron Copland: Dance Panels; Poems (8) of Emily Dickinson for voice & orchestra (arr. from 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson); Symphony no 2 ("Short Symphony")
Performers: Schneiderman, Helene
Conductors: Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's

A masterful and innovative force in classical music, Dennis Russell Davies is considered among today's most inventive conductors at the forefront of the orchestral, chamber,...continue...

Copland: Music for the Theatre, Quiet City, Music for Movies, Clarinet Concerto / Davies, Blount, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-04-14

Works: Aaron Copland: Music for the Theatre, suite for small orchestra; Quiet City; Our Town; Concerto for Clarinet
Performers: Blount, William; Gekker, Christopher; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]
Conductors: Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's

As a young man studying composition with Nadia Boulanger in Paris in the early twenties, Aaron Copland wondered, "If there is a French sounding music...continue...

Copland: Appalachian Spring, Nonet, 2 Pieces for String Quartet / Davies, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2008-07-08

Works: Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, concert suite for 13 instruments; Nonet for Strings; Pieces (2), for string quartet
Conductors: Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble

Dennis Russell Davies clearly has an affinity for Copland’s iconically American music. This release features Copland’s most famous work, Appalachian Spring, as well as comparatively...continue...

Surround Yourself with American Classics - Sousa, etc

1 DVD Audio / Nimbus Records / 2005-05-10

Works: John Philip Sousa: Liberty Bell; Semper Fidelis; Thunderer; Stars and Stripes Forever; Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Appalachian Spring; Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin, Op. 14
Performers: Kun, Hu; Wallace, John
Conductors: Wallace, John; Boughton, William
Ensemble: English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra; The Wallace Collection

The Wallace Collection, founded by John Wallace in 1986, has become one of the world's pioneering brass ensembles with an international reputation for innovative programming....continue...

Meditations for All Seasons - Music for Spring, Summer, etc

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 6 in D major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6; Aaron Copland:...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Bennett, Elinor; Bowyer, Kevin; Cornes, Jeremy; Hall, Judith; Hamburger, Peter; Hodges, Maurice; Johnston, Robert; Jones, Martin [Piano]; Lawson, Colin; Leister, Karl;...
Conductors: Laredo, Jaime; Fischer, Adam; Boughton, William; Wright, Simon; ; Swierczewski, Michel; Tippett, Michael
Ensemble: ; Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Brandis Quartet; English Northern Philharmonia; English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra; Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon; Scottish Cha...

Meditations for Autumn - Brahms, Barber, Chopin, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-09-12

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'; Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115; Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 15 in D flat major, ...
Performers: Johnston, Robert; Jones, Martin [Piano]; Leister, Karl; Partington, Adrian; Perlemuter, Vlado
Conductors: Boughton, William
Ensemble: English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra

Meditations for Spring - Copland, Beethoven, Vivaldi, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-03-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 6 in D major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6; Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, ballet for 13 instruments; Ludwig...
Performers: Anderson, John
Conductors: Laredo, Jaime; Adam, Fischer; Boughton, William; Wright, Simon
Ensemble: ; Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Copland: Four Piano Blues, etc; Gershwin / Mark Anderson

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1999-03-23

Works: Aaron Copland: Piano Blues (4); Sonata for Piano; The Cat and the Mouse, scherzo humoristique for piano; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Funny Face; An American in Paris
Performers: Anderson, Mark

"In a world where transient glitter is often mistaken for pianistic excellence, Anderson offers that rare commodity: an ability to speak through music without hint...continue...

Copland: Appalachian Spring, etc / Boughton, English SO

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1997-01-07

Works: Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Quiet City; Nonet for Strings; Appalachian Spring; Fanfare for the common man
Performers: Wallace, John [Trumpet]
Conductors: Boughton, William
Ensemble: English Symphony Orchestra

Meditations for a Quiet Night - Delius, Barber, Elgar, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-10-03

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony for Strings no 4 in C minor; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Ba...
Conductors: Boughton, William
Ensemble: English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra