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Symphony No. 3/ Quiet City

Bernstein/New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
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Late in his career, Leonard Bernstein returned to the greatest orchestral work by his lifelong friend, Aaron Copland, with a performance that eclipsed all others, including Bernstein's own previous recording of the Symphony no. 3 on Sony. Though Copland's stock still hadn't climbed back to its present height, Bernstein gave the music a grandeur that made you forget how much of a cliché the Fanfare for the Common Man--which was worked into the finale of the Third--can be. In fact, many of the world-stopping qualities Bernstein brought to his second Mahler cycle for Deutsche Grammophon seem much in evidence here, with the New York Philharmonic playing as though its collective life depended on it. --David Patrick Stearns

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5.0 out of 5 stars With a little help from my friend July 20 2012
By LOUTRE-NECTARINE
Format:Audio CD
First check-out these dudes on the cover real buddies
Then, open thee album and play the record.You will be amazed by all thee atmospheres contained in Copland's 3rd symphony.
(I will talk mostly about the first movement)

Music that float in the breeze like a feather,a very soft crescendo ending with blast of horns and timpani (sounding like the minotaur of Eliott Carter) and after that, the remains of the scene suspended in thee air.

In all this stillness,This suspended moment, you will hear a glockenspiel (raindrops that are dripping from the leaves after a thunderstorm) and the air will get colder, sending you shivers.

For me this is truly music. not restrained in a strict form (like Haydn symphonies)
But still very , very listenable. It is like a book or the soundtrack of an unmake film. you have to imagine the Places and sets and believe me, Copland excells in the creation of breathtaking Landscapes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Late, great Bernstein July 2 2004
By Bruce Hodges
Format:Audio CD
This was one of Leonard Bernstein's last recordings, and turns out to be one of his most memorable ones as well. Copland's Third Symphony uses his "Fanfare for the Common Man" as its climax, and Bernstein mines every bit of emotion you might expect. I'm not completely convinced that the symphony is necessarily one of the composer's tightest works, but Bernstein makes every minute sound essential, and the New York Philharmonic plays with terrific nobility and panache.

"Quiet City" is also beautifully done, with Bernstein capturing its plaintive, idyllic qualities perfectly. The orchestra has an excellent brass section, and some gorgeous work here just confirms it. The sound quality is excellent, not the least in the gleaming, closing pages of the Third Symphony that may have you cheering. A great document of Bernstein's electricity, a quality that was still present right up until the very end.

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5.0 out of 5 stars spectacular americana Mar 19 2003
By drollere
Format:Audio CD
this is copland at his loudest, brassiest, most longwinded and hymnally whitmanesque. bernstein shapes the performance with an appropriate sense of drama, but free of bombast; the ny philharmonic plays everything beautifully -- the brass and violins in particular. i bought this cd because i'd just heard the work performed by mtt and the sf symphony, and this recording is quite as impressive as that impressive live concert.
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