Copland’s Piano Concerto – A masterclass by Paul Lewis, Domingo Hindoyan & the Liverpool Philharmonic – Review
Liverpool Philharmonic with conductor Domingo Hindoyan started their season this week with a double header masterclass of 20th century classics. The crowning glory was surely Copland’s Piano Concerto played with seemingly effortless mastery by...
Rare Copland – A playlist that should surprise and delight
Let’s talk some more about Rare Copland. The playlist below consists mainly of relatively minor works that Aaron Copland composed throughout his career. You are almost certainly never going to hear most of them...
The World of Nick Adams at the Paley Center of Media
There are some Copland pieces that are harder to hear than others. Many are published but underplayed gems. Then there are numerous unpublished pieces of juvenilia (pre 1920) and incidental music from plays produced...
A pilgrimage to Rock Hill – Copland House
Way back in the mid 1990s when I was in my first wave of Copland mania I found out about Copland House. They were the only organisation I could find on the web at...
Copland at the Proms 2: “The Earth” with the National Youth Orchestra
When you’ve had a riveting “short ride in a fast machine” usually the first thing you want to do is get back in the vehicle and have another go! And that’s what I did....
Copland at the Proms 1: Clarinet Concerto played by the BBC NOW
I was at the Oval in London on Monday. Not the Kennington Oval to see Stuart Broad’s amazing fairytail swansong as a test cricketer. I was 3.5 miles north west inside the oval of...
Copland Connotations – a belated review
It was with sadness and a tinge of personal regret that I read about the passing of composer, writer and educator Professor Peter Dickinson last month. Peter was a real champion of American music...
Copland Dance Episodes – A New Ballet by Justin Peck – Review
At the beginning of Copland Dance Episodes, the “new” ballet choreographed by Justin Peck of New York City Ballet, the entire company is on stage stood statuesque whilst individually clothed in a fleece mesh....
Mahler 9 – The full human experience with NY Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel – review
I’m not exactly predisposed to be a follower of Gustav Mahler. As a Copland fan I tend to listen to (in the main) short, concise, often leanly orchestrated pieces. Much of Copland’s output couldn’t...
Soto/Scholz/Schröder – Copland’s Clarinet Concerto – Ballet Premiere – Review
It was with a great deal of anticipation and just a little bit of trepidation that I travelled to Leipzig last weekend to see a new ballet version of Copland’s Clarinet Concerto. The well-loved...
