SACD, Copland (composer)
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New. Copland: Symphony No. 3 – Walker: Sinfonia No. 5, 'Visions'
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra do nothing to soften either work's aggressive if contrasting spirit. The LSO sounds, indeed, much like a genuine American orchestra: rhythms are fiercely... —
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Record Review, 6th June 2026, Recording of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Copland: Orchestral Works Volume 4
RecommendedSymphony No. 3, Letter from Home, Down a Country Lane & Connotations
BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson
Sonically, the Chandos recording [of the Symphony] has enormous impact…But the interpretation itself is too soft-grained and often oddly tentative…Wilson and the orchestra are far more successful... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th November 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Building A Library, January 2026, Top Choice - Symphony No. 3
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Special offer. Copland: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 - Ballets
RecommendedBBC Philharmonic, John Wilson
John Wilson shows an instinctive flair for Copland's syncopated and changing rhythms, and brings out all the music's broad humour and intimate poetry —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th January 2016
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2016, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2016
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Special offer. Copland: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 - Symphonies
Jonathan Scott (organ)
BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson
Wilson obtains [a] superbly drilled and articulate response from the BBC Philharmonic…an outstanding release —
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2016, Orchestral Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2016, Editor's Choice
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Wilson and the BBC Philharmonic make the most of this music’s European footprints, aided by the typically clean and expansive Chandos recording, with beefy climaxes and plenty of ballast from... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2018
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A performance full of interest and vividly communicative artistry. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2019
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, Choral & Song Choice
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Special offer. American Piano Concertos
Xiayin Wang (piano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian
You only have to hear the soloist's first entry [in the Barber] to know that in Xiayin Wang you have a virtuoso with all the power and pizzazz to encompass the work's demands - and more...This... —
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Martin Fröst: Dances to a Black Pipe
Martin Fröst (clarinet)
Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti
almost every piece is a novelty in Martin Fröst's dance-themed programme...This partnership of soloists and orchestra is an inspired one, not least in the smaller-scale pieces...There is a quirky... —
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Special offer. Copland: Billy the Kid & Rodeo
Andrew Litton (conductor & honky-tonk piano)
Colorado Symphony
these lively performances make a useful collection —
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Hammond casts her net with a flairfulness and acuity ‘rich in contrast’ (to purloin Sofia Gubaidulina’s description of her 1963 Chaconne which, under Hammond’s exhilaratingly determined fingers,... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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