classical music: appalachian

classical music: appalachian

classical music:

Appalachian

Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor, ...

Sony, 2000

Best on the Planet!
These are flawless preformances of great music by some of the most talented artists on the planet. Slumber My Darling will leave you so relaxed you'll have to remember to breathe. The reels will bring you to your feet. This music reaches the soul as well as the ear.

Bernstein Century - Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, etc / Bernstein, New York PO

Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, ...

Sony, 1997

Definitive Recordings of Copland's Popular Ballet Scores From Bernstein, NYPO
Without question, this splendid CD is my favorite recording of some of Aaron Copland's most popular orchestral ballet scores. In Leonard Bernstein he had both a good friend and a devout ally, who successfully championed Copland's music, helping to ensure his reputation ...

Copland: Appalachian Spring; Rodeo; Fanfare for the Common Man

Aaron Copland, Louis Lane, ...

Telarc, 1990

A strong version of Copland 's work
This CD contains three of Aaron Copland's more popular works: "Fanfare for the Common Man"; "Rodeo," and "Appalachian Spring." Louis Lane conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and they play Copland's works well. A few brief comments about each. "Fanfare for the ...

Rainbow Body / Blue Cathedral / Symphony 1 / Appalachian Spring Suite

Christopher Theofanidis, Samuel Barber, ...

Telarc, 2003

Awesome
Every once in a while, after sorting through the seemingly endless piles of contemporary American composers, you find a new composer that restores your faith in American music, which often seems to be a lost cause. This cd is one of those. Theofanidis comes forth as ...

Will The Circle Be Unbroken - The Trilogy

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Capitol, 2003

Circle Still Making the grade
I have always loved the Circle CD's but this trilogy set is totally awesome with the combination of the original players and Nitty's version all in 1 box, can't be beat.

Mountain Tracks, Vol. 5

Yonder Mountain String Band

Frog Pad, 2008

yonder greatness
This is my 3rd Yonder album. Possibly my favorite. I have two live tracks, this and the third. Both are amazing but i believe i am enjoying this cd more because of the wide range of cover songs as well as their own music. I would recommend this cd to any bluegrass fan ...

Copland: Appalachian Spring/Fanfare For The Common Man/El Salón México/Danzón Cubano

Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, ...

Sony, 1990

Long-Time Favorite
When I was in the fifth grade, there was a district-wide competition called music memory, and one of the pieces I had to memorize for the competition was the last movement of Appalachian Spring. And I fell in love with that song. I went and bought the cassette of ...

Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology

Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, ...

Sony, 2001

Exquisitely good music!
Didn't expect an outstanding cd, don't know exactly why i got it,maybe because of yo yo and bela, but every piece is played beautifully, even the vocal piece by James Taylor. The album is almost too good to be called Heartland, every piece is a class act. Bravo!

Good For What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937 (Digipak with 72-page booklet)

Pink Anderson, Gid Tanner, ...

Old Hat Records / Enterprises, 2005

Brings Back Memories to the Old (and Young)!
'Good For What Ails You' is a great set of cd's with old songs that were sung at old medicine shows. I remember some of those songs from records and radio programs from my childhood - songs that I had totally forgotten! I lent the cd's to my father, and they ...

People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938

Various Artists

Tompkins Square, 2007

Brilliant & Creative Historical Collection
On a recommendation from a friend, I picked this up even though I only own the Harry Smith Anthology and really no other reissue collections. I'm now sold! This is at least on the same level as the Harry Smith collection if not much better. This set is a ...

You Ain't Talkin' to Me: Charlie Poole and the Roots of Country Music

Charlie Poole

Sony, 2005

BAD BOY, FIRST-BORN, OF COUNTRY MUSIC
We're not talking "Dueling Banjos" here - and at times the music seems thin to the modern ear. But listen a while -- the early days of country, of minstrel singing, even the occasional awful vaudeville joke is front and center. Very early records have been ...

Long Steel Rail

Riley Baugus

Sugarhill, 2006

Just the thing for traditional strings ... without bling
Playing Time - 45:56 -- Who They Are: Riley Baugus is an excellent old-time banjo-player, fiddler and singer. To pay bills in his hometown of Walkertown, North Carolina, his "day jobs" include banjo builder, welder, and blacksmith. He's studied and been inspired by ...

Copland: Greatest Hits

Aaron Copland, Arthur Fiedler, ...

RCA, 1991

Best Collection of Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland is for me one of three of America's greatest composers of the 20th Century. Bernard Herrmann and Jerome Moross are the other two. Aaron Copland would have been 100 years old on November 14, 2000. In reflection I turn back to my first Copland album, ...

American Adagios

Samuel Barber, Thomas Canning, ...

Telarc, 1998

Will transport you...
Adagios may be slower pieces, but this CD is definitely not simple background music. The tenderness of the Gershwin "Lullaby" and Barber's haunting "Adagio" demand your attention. This is music that soars and takes the listener along.

Copland: The Music of America

Aaron Copland, Erich Kunzel, ...

Telarc, 1997

The title says it all
Aaron Copland created classical music for about and by America. This extremely well performed and well selected album served as my true introduction to Copland's work. Vibrant,dramatic, passionate and utterly beautiful, this sampler of Copland's oevre really captivates ...