Think you know the music of Aaron Copland? Think Again!

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Hello I'm Kevin Lindegaard and I'm a huge fan of the music of Aaron Copland

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CD cover of Copland Appalchian Spring by Saint Louis Chamber Orchestra conducted by Hugh Wolff

Is this the best version of Appalachian Spring? It is for me

When it comes to Copland, for me, more means more! This goes against Copland’s own view – he wanted to make every note count and was quite reductionist in his approach to composing. Many...

Aaron Copland black and white image with his hand out

Think you know the music of Aaron Copland? Think again!

Aaron Copland is known principally for a handful of works composed in the late 1930’s and 1940’s. The aim of this blog is to introduce his relatively unknown and neglected pieces to a wider...

CD cover of Copland's Appalachian Spring and Symphonic Ode - Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Copland’s neglected child – Symphonic Ode

Of his many children there are a few unloved, neglected, misunderstood ones that deserve much greater attention. Of all these Symphonic Ode is the one I want to adopt! Copland produced around 80 works...

Latest release – Copland conducts Copland DVD

The video shows Copland as a precise, energetic and alert conductor, smiling happily at the orchestra after each piece and enjoying himself enormously in the performance of the Hoedown from the ballet Rodeo. It’s...

Rare Copland works that are worth a listen

Check out some of these recordings of incredibly rare almost unknown Copland.

Picture montage of Aaron Copland listening to Leonard Bernstein with a score of Connotations for Orchestra

Connotations for Orchestra

Just imagine for a minute you are at the Lincoln Centre's opening night back in 1962. You're there with the great and the good. You've paid the $200 ticket price and you're dressed up...