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Work: Appalachian Spring

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ComposerCopland, Aaron (1900-1990)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Work typeOrchestral
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LenoxCopland Appalachian Spring, Beethoven Symphony No. 7, and Rountree For Martha (Variations on a Theme of Leonard Bernstein)

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Rountree, Copland, Beethoven
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Anna Handler; Unknown; Martha Graham Dance Company

AmsterdamKansas City Symphony & Gil Shaham: Rachmaninov & Tchaikovsky

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Copland, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov
Kansas City Symphony; Matthias Pintscher; Gil Shaham

LucerneMahler Chamber Orchestra

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Copland, Barber, Dukas, Tsfasman
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Teddy Abrams; Yuja Wang
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Appalachian Spring closes Seattle Chamber Music Society summer party

James Ehnes leads Appalachian Spring © Jena Poppe
The self-styled “world’s largest chamber music party” ends an eventful festival with rare early Shostakovich, Grieg’s full-blooded Cello Sonata and Appalachian Spring heard in its original scoring for 13 instruments. 
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John Adams leads Americana, past and present, with LA Phil

John Adams conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic © Elizabeth Asher
Compelling as a composer and conductor, Adams restored Roy Harris' Third Symphony to the Los Angeles repertoire, alongside one of his most recent works.
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Superb Sibelius from the RSNO and Kristiina Poska in Edinburgh

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Kristiina Poska, Rachel Barton Pine © Leighanne Evelyn Photography
A Sibelius symphony where everything worked, and a high-sugar treat from Rachel Barton Pine.
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