If we have ever needed a song for our times, this would be the one ! Thank you for this wonderful production!
@dennisdavis39192 жыл бұрын
That final cadence gets me every time, not least because the text it's setting with such sheer magnificence is "loving."
@sidpheasant75855 жыл бұрын
As I understand it, Copland and his lover - doing the music and lyrics respectively - did not really intend "The Tender Land" to be remembered as "homespun". They wanted it to be much more edgy. But somehow this part of it anyway escaped from their vision (and of course total genius) as people saw in it what they wanted, i.e. a tribute to hard work and cooperation making things grow from the land. And things don't get much more fundamental than that - in an idealised context at least. There are many good renditions of this piece - by choirs and so on, but this one more than holds its own, revelling in the complexity and beauty of the piece - and of course anyone not made of stone (especially anyone of a certain age) will indeed find those tears flowing freely. And why not?
@martincaracoche46573 жыл бұрын
Beautiful words.
@dabdelaziz7774 жыл бұрын
I spent ten years living outside of the US from 2009 to 2919. Whenever I wanted to feel at home, I would listen to Aaron Copland's music.
@jbut12082 жыл бұрын
Copeland got America better than anybody else! Perhaps you yanks need to rediscover who you are! Copeland can help! Listen to him. Put away the mean spiritedness of your now and rediscover your generosity! God will love that!
@sidpheasant7585 Жыл бұрын
WE Brits do the same with Ralph Vaughan Williams. Paradoxically, Copland was a staunch critic of RVW! Somehow he failed to realise that both (atheists) were pursuing the same (divine, Holy Spirit-inspired) task! For those looking in - like me - it is easy enough to see. In every sense of the word "see".
@francescarae81824 жыл бұрын
Never heard this song before I clicked on it just now, but I immediately recognized the theme from “Zion’s Walls”, a piece I performed an arrangement of in high school with state choir. Classic American folk fits right in with Copland. Beautiful 💕
@timirish256310 жыл бұрын
This is by far the best rendition of this finale I've encountered. And the production looks fantastic--well cast, well costumed with sets reminiscent of Isamu Noguchi's scenery for Appalachian Spring. I wish I had been there; witnessing it on video bring tears to my eyes. All quite fine...
@opalhearst4227 Жыл бұрын
I sang this in choir recently, and that was so much fun, but this version is wonderful too. In choir I was thinking "why are there so many section solos/separate entrances?" and "why are only the basses in divisi?" and I thought it was just unusual writing, but it makes so much more sense knowing it was written as a quintet.
@anuteamsterium11 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful! And just as I remember it being performed in December of 1990 at USC, just after Copland had passed. There wasn't a dry eye in the house. Such power and simplicity! It sounds like a small chamber orchestra here. When the final chord arrives, the ear expects the soprano to descend from the 4th tone to the 3rd. When she climbs to that high C the roof almost comes off the place. Copland knew what he was doing!
@craigeverhart4755 Жыл бұрын
You have it exactly. I am so grateful that you've captured the tear-provoking nature of the work and this performance. I thought that I was tearing up weirdly, so it's good to have the backing of other folks. I noticed the same thing about the soprano line at the finale really zinging, the high 5th rather than the expected resolution to the 3rd.
@Starcastle200911 жыл бұрын
When will music teachers learn that the way to introduce young people to opera is not with Tosca or heaven forbid Madam Butterfly, but with Tender Land, or Ballad of Baby Doe, or Hello Out There. I know, nobody's listening to me.
@Mrs.CruzMusic3 жыл бұрын
I am a teacher, and I'm listening
@ecoRfan Жыл бұрын
I have a funny memory of this song regarding music teachers. Was the middle movement of a marching band show and the director said not to make it sound like a “cheesy rock ballad”.
@johnwarner8569 Жыл бұрын
I think many teachers do
@brooksspector914110 жыл бұрын
one of my favourite modern operatic moments. and i wish i had seen this production live. beautiful singing.
@TheJameslehr9 жыл бұрын
the unofficial THANKSGIVING DAY standard.
@danielbrown19438 жыл бұрын
absolutely.I had it last November!
@ecoRfan2 жыл бұрын
Writing this on Thanksgiving Day 2021
@droobers13142 жыл бұрын
I’ve been a dci (drum corps international) fan for about a year now. I heard Carolina Crown play this in 2009, and then a really old video of SCV playing it in I believe 1987, and did some digging on the name of the piece. The way the chords resolve by the main lines ascending is just beautiful, and I was not disappointed by this arrangement at all. I have no idea what Tender Land is (besides that it’s what I assume to be a musical,) but the message portrayed by the lyrics and music is very easy to latch onto. It’s just simply a well written piece. To any non DCI fans or people who don’t know what that is, I want you to watch Carolina Crown’s 2009 show (you can just look up Carolina Crown 2009 into KZbin.) This song shows up in the most beautiful way possible at multiple parts throughout, so if you do watch it, I’d watch the whole thing! The whole show is a magical and fun experience as well.
@ecoRfan Жыл бұрын
Freshman year in high school The Promise of Living was the middle piece of marching band show. But band director made sure we didn’t make it sound like a “cheesy rock ballad”
@pawdaw5 жыл бұрын
Those words. That music. Gets me every time.
@paulbrewbaker51582 жыл бұрын
So grateful that you all captured this moment.
@bellakemp10 жыл бұрын
This is very beautiful. Thank you for posting.
@eottoe20015 жыл бұрын
Wow! That was amazing. All the voices were great. Amy Foote projects well. The older I get and the more I listen to this opera I sense that it was underrated by the critics. The libretto holds together even more than Horace Everet himself believed. As this performance proves seven decades out it has a lot of power.
@PutTheSuitOn9 жыл бұрын
I have middle school band students performing an arrangement of this next week, and I can't wait to show them this. Such a beautiful piece; a great way to introduce the kids to a significant American composer, and to show them that not everything has to be written in the same cookie cutter fashion as everything else. Thank you for posting, this was wonderful
@ecoRfan3 жыл бұрын
Freshman year in high school marching band this was the middle piece of the show. Director had a bit of humor telling us not to make it sound like a “cheesy rock ballad”.
@TimMillerTale2 жыл бұрын
This is so fine. Wish I had seen this production.
@joebg477 жыл бұрын
thank you posting--perfect for Thanksgiving and a great production.
@ecoRfan3 жыл бұрын
🦃
@MelindaMcLain9 жыл бұрын
Excellent performance. Congrats to all.
@Markinsky8 жыл бұрын
This is simply wonderful!
@violindenise12 жыл бұрын
Beautiful performance; thank you, Berkeley!
@RampGuy111 жыл бұрын
I saw this performance by the Butler University Opera Theater in Indianapolis this past weekend. They, too, put on a wonderful performance.
@RaphaelBas199510 жыл бұрын
Being a fan of altos, I loved listened to that woman's mature voice. I wish I had heard more of her. The only problem with this, I think, is that the soprano didn't blend well at the end, singing too loudly to hear the other parts very well. After all, the high F from the alto and baritone is the melody note, we don't need the high C overpowering everything.
@anuteamsterium4 жыл бұрын
I don't feel she overpowered. That high C sends me straight to heaven.
@smpflueger11 жыл бұрын
Beautiful vocal quality from all. This is a great recording. I love hearing the small orchestra too. Thank goodness for a sensible vocal tempo.
@Glinkaism112 жыл бұрын
GadZ0000kers! Great voices, costuming and the singers LOOK like farm folks! What casting! Oy! I've never seen this staged till now. Cheers! & thanks to KZbin!
@VocalEdgeTV11 жыл бұрын
So nice!! Really missed the cymbal crash at "LOVING!" ...hehe I wonder if we just added that haha...
@genedryer-bivins83148 жыл бұрын
+VocalEdgeTV - This is a trimmed-down instrumentation that Copland made so that school and community opera companies could perform it without the need for a full orchestra. He also slightly shortened the last words, "and loving", for the soloists, which last about twice as long in the original score.
@doobeedoo5811 жыл бұрын
I was introduce to opera when I was in the chorus of Amahl and later sang the part of Melchoir...and my big "break" (lol) was when I was cast as Poo Bah in the Mikado...loved opera ever since!
@lednew201012 жыл бұрын
Absolutely wonderful.
@holyfishpaste6713 жыл бұрын
I. LOVE. THIS.
@jgesselberty13 жыл бұрын
A true measure of the genius that was Copland.
@marcelasunshine14 жыл бұрын
that's so beautyfull.. made me shiver
@pvv20126 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous!
@erikvonriese13 жыл бұрын
I wish I'd known this was happening last year - I would have come! It's nice to hear this piece done with brighter voices than I'm used to. Since Copland wrote the opera for students originally, I've always felt that the couple of recordings out there were a bit on the wuffy side vocally. The tempo here is teeny bit brisker than usual, but I think that's okay given that a tenor uses up his air a lot more quickly than an english horn.
@donaldbarrett44547 жыл бұрын
My favorite American Opera just ahead of Moore's, "The Ballad of Baby Doe"
@williamzavlaris40548 жыл бұрын
Superb!
@BanjoMcFreakBoy12 жыл бұрын
brilliant!
@darkenergyhotep57938 жыл бұрын
Bravo!!!!!!
@ericpatterson60318 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@golden-634 жыл бұрын
The Soprano is amazing!
@Echidnamedia14 жыл бұрын
She's still around: www.amymichellefoote.com
@anthonyhunter68822 ай бұрын
That song belongs in hymnals, not just because Copeland is my favorite composer
@MrDanielBrisk11 жыл бұрын
Fantastic production all the way around, echidnamedia. I think the only thing that would have made it more interesting is if the conductor used a road flair instead of a baton. but that would be dumb. This is Copland, folks. And nobody directs with a road flair...except maybe a state trooper at an accident scene. Wait. What was I saying?
@cincinnatikidstuff10 жыл бұрын
Beautiful music, beautifully sung. The actors could have used some props though. they're singing with their hands in their pockets.
@sidpheasant75855 жыл бұрын
As farm folk might???
@tennotes12 жыл бұрын
I like the moving tempo, it is not the orchestral suite. The diction is great. What I don't like is iNEEDmusicNOW68 obscene comments. It's a shame you don't have the vocabulary to really express your thoughts. I didn't see this production, but I have a feeling it was an excellent production.
@dabdelaziz7774 жыл бұрын
I teach middle school and I don't know why we don't teach the arts instead of all this "new age" garbage. I am so frustrated because we are tearing apart from inside. Yes there were many things that were wrong in the foundation of our country. But why do we have to throw away what is good from our past?
@chpnlzt9 жыл бұрын
YOU KNOW WHAT I HATE AND CAN'T STAND ABOUT COPLAND - HE MADE HIS SONGS WAY TOO SHORT !!!
@Kinopanorama18 жыл бұрын
It is bad manners to capitalise. He composed in many idioms, including a few "songs" as you say.