- Audio CD (Mar 17 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Universal Music Group
- ASIN: B000001G7A
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #42,212 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Symphony No. 3: 1. Molto moderato |
| 2. Symphony No. 3: 2. Allegro molto |
| 3. Symphony No. 3: 3. Andantino quasi allegretto |
| 4. Symphony No. 3: 4. Molto deliberator (Fanfare) - Allegro risoluto |
| 5. Quiet City |
Product Description
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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
Late, great Bernstein,
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This review is from: Symphony No. 3/ Quiet City (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.
5.0 out of 5 stars
spectacular americana,
By drollere (Sebastopol, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Symphony No. 3/ Quiet City (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.
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Great and the Good,
By The Man from the Ministry (Sussex) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Symphony No. 3/ Quiet City (Audio CD)
Copland's 3rd Symphony contains some of the most beautiful music he ever wrote, but the sum of the work is not equal to its parts. The best movement is the first, particularly the breathtaking introduction. Here, Copland is in full 'Appalachian Spring' mode, writing in a style that now seems so quintessentially American that it is easy to forget that he virtually invented it. But after this movement, I don't feel as if I'm listening to a symphony any more and the growing lack of cohesion between the ideas isn't helped by the intrusion of the 'Fanfare for the Common Man' in the finale.But despite it's qualified success as a symphony, this is still a very rewarding work and the other piece, 'Quiet City', is hauntingly beautiful.
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