Copland Billy the Kid....Concert Suite 1/3

Perhaps some fun music before the pain that may follow in the next posts that follow! This is great music and especially in the gun battle!

Copland Billy the Kid....Concert Suite 2/3

Copland Billy the Kid....Concert Suite 3/3

A Great recording of Piston's Second/1

This is one of the greatest symphonies written by an American! The recording made by Deutsche Grammophon back in the seventies is beyond reproach. It was released coupled with William Schuman's Violin Concerto performed by Paul Zukovsky. They are truly outstanding recordings of both works. Listen to the theme that starts at 2:04....damn, I love this work....great fun!

Please enjoy!

Piston Second/2

Piston's Second/3

Another composer to introduce: Roger Sessions

This might hurt your ears but listen to the music of this American master.

Favorite Violin Concerto III.....Barber

Favorite Violin Concerto I.....Glass for Manny

Hope you love this as much as I do!

Rodeo....a rollicking good time!

Now this is a ballet!......YAHOO!

Early American master

Arthur Foote is a tragically neglected composer who wrote quite marvelous music especially in the field of the chamber music repertoire. Some of his music can be found on the NAXOS label and I heartily recommend every recording.

DISCOVER AND ENJOY!

A symphony for the common man!

You might recognize "Fanfare for the Common Man" quoted at the begining of the last movement of Copland's third Symphony. Such a great work, it almost makes me proud to be an American, which I am not(but still very proud to ba a Canadian).

Piston in all his glory!

I have always admired the American mind in music! American music has enriched my life in ways I can hardly imagine. Composers such as Walter Piston, Roy Harris, William Schuman, Leonard Bernstein(composer and conductor), Aaron Copland, George Rochberg, Samuel Barber and many more, have made me proud to be neighbours with the great USofA! In so many ways I consider the nation of American music to be my favorite in the whole of the 20th Century! Many a great non-American composer has written his greatest masterpieces in the USA: Martinu, Hindemith, Schoenberg, Bartok, Dohnanyi, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov and so many more. Where indeed, would we be without America? But be rest assured, I have no love for the likes of their crappy popular "artists" such as that wretched skanky britney spears or lady gaga(I'm gagging). Has American tastes finally gone down to the bottom of the septic tank? I could cry! Shame for the crap we are subjected to on "American Idle"(sic)!

Listen to Mr. Piston's wonderful music and remember when America showed the world who was on top!

Marvelous!

Spring is here!

Schuman's Violin Concerto

What I post is what I love and in some cases, what I detest! This concerto is one of the greatest ever written. My relationship with this works spans over 30 years and it never ceases to amaze me how much I am affected by this great masterpiece! It was written in 2 movements but on YouTube the performance is broken down into 4 "parts". Please listen and enjoy!

part 2

The greatest symphony written by an American...part 1

Absolutely one of my very favorite works of any age! Eighteen minutes of bliss!
This music is eternal!

part 3

More cello you say?.....Just listen!

Listen to the second theme which starts about 2 minutes within the first movement. This is great music and from the heart! It never fails to bring tears to my eyes!