Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid and Rodeo Suite; Ferde Grofé:Grand Canyon Suite - Morton Gould & His Orchestra
Product Details
Title:
Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid and Rodeo Suite; Ferde Grofé:Grand Canyon Suite
Artist:
Morton Gould & His Orchestra
Label:
RCA
Format:
1 SACD
Price:
$22.99
Catalogue Number: 828766790429
Product Description
Album review: Is it subtle? No. Is it nuanced? No. Is it sweet and tender or demur and lovely? No, no, no, and no. Why should it be? How could it be? After all, the music on this disc is Copland's rough, tough, and ready-for-action Billy the Kid and Rodeo Suites coupled with Grofé's big, bold, and exceedingly blunt Grand Canyon Suite: why should it be anything but large and loud and colorful and characterful? And, after all, the performances are by Morton Gould -- a conductor of considerable skill and unbridled enthusiasm -- and the ensemble known as His Orchestra -- a band of hot-shot New York studio players of consummate technique and unrestrained attitude: why should it be anything but adroit and polished and powerful and passionate? And, most of all, the original recordings were taped by John Pfeiffer (with Joseph Habig in the Grofé) for RCA's Living Stereo series and more vivid and immediate recordings would be hard to imagine -- although some early Black Sabbath records do come close. For listeners who look forward to being knocked into the middle of next week, this disc can't be beat. The inclusion of the Waltz from the complete Billy the Kid ballet is a welcome bonus. ~ James Leonard, Rovi
Tracklisting
1 Billy the Kid, orchestral suite from the ballet - (Introduction: The Open Prairie)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 3:29
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
2 Billy the Kid, orchestral suite from the ballet - (Street in a Frontier Town)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 3:11
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
3 Billy the Kid, orchestral suite from the ballet - (Mexican Dance and Finale)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 3:07
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
4 Billy the Kid, orchestral suite from the ballet - (Prairie Night: Card Game)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 3:18
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
5 Billy the Kid, orchestral suite from the ballet - (Gun Battle)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 1:46
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
6 Billy the Kid, orchestral suite from the ballet - (Celebration: After Billy's Capture)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 2:12
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
7 Billy the Kid, orchestral suite from the ballet - (Billy's Death)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 1:21
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
8 Billy the Kid, orchestral suite from the ballet - (The Open Prairie (reprise))
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 1:45
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
9 Billy the Kid, ballet - (Waltz)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 4:09
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
10 Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including "Four Dance Episodes") - (Buckaroo Holiday)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 7:42
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
11 Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including "Four Dance Episodes") - (Corral Nocturne)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 3:53
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
12 Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including "Four Dance Episodes") - (Honky Tonk Interlude)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 1:44
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
13 Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including "Four Dance Episodes") - (Saturday Night Waltz)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 4:26
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
14 Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including "Four Dance Episodes") - (Hoe-Down)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 3:34
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
15 Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra - (Sunrise)
Composer: Ferde Grofé
Length: 5:38
Performers: Max Pollikoff (Violin), Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
16 Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra - (Painted Desert)
Composer: Ferde Grofé
Length: 5:32
Performers: Max Pollikoff (Violin), Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
17 Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra - (On the Trail)
Composer: Ferde Grofé
Length: 7:40
Performers: Max Pollikoff (Violin), Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
18 Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra - (Sunset)
Composer: Ferde Grofé
Length: 5:00
Performers: Max Pollikoff (Violin), Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
19 Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra - (Cloudburst)
Composer: Ferde Grofé
Length: 8:33
Performers: Max Pollikoff (Violin), Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 3:29
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
2 Billy the Kid, orchestral suite from the ballet - (Street in a Frontier Town)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 3:11
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
3 Billy the Kid, orchestral suite from the ballet - (Mexican Dance and Finale)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 3:07
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
4 Billy the Kid, orchestral suite from the ballet - (Prairie Night: Card Game)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 3:18
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
5 Billy the Kid, orchestral suite from the ballet - (Gun Battle)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 1:46
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
6 Billy the Kid, orchestral suite from the ballet - (Celebration: After Billy's Capture)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 2:12
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
7 Billy the Kid, orchestral suite from the ballet - (Billy's Death)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 1:21
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
8 Billy the Kid, orchestral suite from the ballet - (The Open Prairie (reprise))
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 1:45
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
9 Billy the Kid, ballet - (Waltz)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 4:09
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
10 Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including "Four Dance Episodes") - (Buckaroo Holiday)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 7:42
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
11 Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including "Four Dance Episodes") - (Corral Nocturne)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 3:53
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
12 Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including "Four Dance Episodes") - (Honky Tonk Interlude)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 1:44
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
13 Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including "Four Dance Episodes") - (Saturday Night Waltz)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 4:26
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
14 Rodeo, selections from the ballet (including "Four Dance Episodes") - (Hoe-Down)
Composer: Aaron Copland
Length: 3:34
Performers: Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
15 Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra - (Sunrise)
Composer: Ferde Grofé
Length: 5:38
Performers: Max Pollikoff (Violin), Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
16 Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra - (Painted Desert)
Composer: Ferde Grofé
Length: 5:32
Performers: Max Pollikoff (Violin), Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
17 Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra - (On the Trail)
Composer: Ferde Grofé
Length: 7:40
Performers: Max Pollikoff (Violin), Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
18 Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra - (Sunset)
Composer: Ferde Grofé
Length: 5:00
Performers: Max Pollikoff (Violin), Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
19 Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra - (Cloudburst)
Composer: Ferde Grofé
Length: 8:33
Performers: Max Pollikoff (Violin), Morton Gould & His Orchestra (Orchestra)
Conductor: Morton Gould
Orchestra/Ensemble: Morton Gould & His Orchestra
