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In Reply to: RE: Tough, tough crowd. posted by rbolaw on August 19, 2016 at 07:20:38
However, I used to have the composer's own recording of his Symphony No. 3 (also with the LSO) on the Everest label, and I thought it was pretty shoddy as far as orchestral discipline was concerned. Maybe he was better on his other recordings.Don't forget what Virgil Thomson said about composers conducting their own works: the moment the composer takes up the baton, he becomes just one more interpreter of the music, with no special claims on superiority.
EDIT: I believe Copland wrote some words to the effect that he was quite dazzled by Dorati's performances of some of his music (and of course he was very favorably disposed towards Bernstein's performances too).
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Copland did a better job with some of his later recordings than he did with the Everest recording of the third symphony. The 13-member chamber version of Appalachian Spring is excellent.
I always find it interesting to look at the scores of his "folky" pieces--rhythmically, they are a lot more complicated than they sound.
Yes, I've sung the choruses of The Tender Land. I thought I knew them pretty well before but when you see them on the page .............!
"If people don't want to come, nothing will stop them" - Sol Hurok
Composers conducting their own music is often a disappointment. Copland made a concerted (no pun intended) effort to build a conducting career for himself, with limited success. The London Symphony did a fine job with Appalachian Spring, probably more despite Copland's conducting than because of it. Just my humble 2 cents.
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