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Some discs are recommendable just because they present appealing, well-played programs in good sound at a great price. In such cases, comparisons are not the issue; we can enjoy them as a concert... — American Record Guide More…

Release Date: 31st Jul 2006
Catalogue No: 8559240
Label: Naxos
Series: American Classics
Length: 59 minutes

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Copland: Music for Radio: Saga of the Prairie, "Prairie Journal"

Work length10:54

$3.00

$3.85

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta

Prairie Journal

Track length10:54

$3.00

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Copland: Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes)

Work length18:51

$5.00

$6.50

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta

No. 1. Buckeroo Holiday

Track length7:19

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$2.60

No. 2. Corral Nocturne

Track length3:42

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$1.30

No. 3. Saturday Night Waltz

Track length4:24

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No. 4. Hoe-Down

Track length3:26

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$1.30

Copland: Letter from Home

Work length6:26

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$1.30

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta

Copland: The Red Pony – Film Music (Suite)

Work length23:36

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$9.10

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta

I. Morning on the Ranch

Track length4:27

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$1.30

II. The Gift

Track length4:31

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IIIa. Dream March

Track length2:28

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IIIb Circus March

Track length1:48

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IV. Walk to the Bunkhouse

Track length2:57

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V. Grandfather's Story

Track length4:15

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VI. Happy Ending

Track length3:10

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Some discs are recommendable just because they present appealing, well-played programs in good sound at a great price. In such cases, comparisons are not the issue; we can enjoy them as a concert in our living rooms. JoAnn Falletta's new Copland disc is one of those

September 2006

…Rodeo, is played not just with precision but also with great freshness and spirit, and responsiveness to the moments of humour and introspection.

2010

This attractive anthology represents Copland the Populist, to quote the title of Tilson Thomas's stunning RCA disc of all three ballets with the San Francisco Symphony. There are two suites, one from film and one from ballet, plus a couple of less familiar short pieces written for radio.
The least recorded of these is Prairie Journal, which had an odd genesis. It was commissioned by CBS Radio in 1936, premiered simply as Music for Radio, and their massive audience was invited to send in suggestions for a better title. A thousand people responded and Copland chose Saga of the Prairie – even at this stage listeners thought his music evoked the Western scene.
Copland changed the title much later. In both this piece and Letter from Home – as he admitted, a slightly sentimental picture of our boys at the front receiving mail in 1944 – he was taking the mass medium of radio seriously.
He did the same with films, as The Red Pony shows. The suite was performed in 1948 before the Steinbeck film was released. It's full of diatonic tunes you think you've known all your life, pure triads and Copland's characteristic snappy scoring.
These are lively performances in the Copland tradition, although Letter from Home seems fast and at times the orchestra lacks finesse.

Awards 2006

…lively performances in the Copland tradition…

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