Review: Delightful Copland Reissues on Alto

Copland: The Red Pony and The Tender Land (suites); Three Latin-American Sketches; Clarinet Concerto. Eduard Brunner (clarinet), Phoenix Symphony Orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, James Sedares and Urs Schneider (conds). Alto

[@dmntuba]

OMG!!!! A buddy of mine was 3rd bass in Phoenix when those recordings were made. Great to see them back👍

[@davidmayhew8083]

I love this music too. I once saw Copland conduct The Tenderland Suite, must have been YT?, using a chorus in the finale. It was very moving. I wonder if there are recordings using the chorus?

[@joonaa2751]

Is there truth to the rumor that Alto has started to sell CD-Rs without telling it to consumers?. Some on the internet have reported that when I looked around. Has it become a widespread issue with this label, or are these exceptions?

[@AlexMadorsky]

I am not in a position to know but I would not be surprised. Perhaps stick to streaming new Alto releases rather than purchasing physical product.

[@barryguerrero6480]

Before Michael Stein went on to produce very cool CD's for Koch, he did excellent 'off the beaten' path classical programming for public radio in San Francisco (KQED). Of course, in their complete lack of vision and judgement, a new regime at KQED jettisoned that entire program. Their loss!

[@DavesClassicalGuide]

Michael Fine

[@Richard-b5r9v]

The music of Copland is the American sound signature

[@CortJohnson]

And there’s the Copland by Copland box that’s coming out 😎