Stage@Seven: Copland: Appalachian Spring - Alondra de la Parra
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Frankfurt Radio Symphony
Alondra de la Parra, Conductor
Aaron Copland:
Appalachian Spring - Suite for 13 Instruments
I. Very Slowly 00:00
II. Allegro 03:08
III. Moderato 05:59
IV. Quite Fast 09:35
V. Subito Allegro 13:10
VI. As at first (Slowly) 17:17
VII. Doppio Movimento. (Variations on a Shaker Melody) 18:35
VIII. Moderato. Coda/Moderato - Coda 21:33
hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt, 26 June 2020
Note:
In accordance with the current restrictions imposed by the Corona pandemic in Germany, this livestream series currently only features ensembles up to chamber orchestral size. The required minimum distances are respected. Streaming is also carried out in a reduced setting.
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Hinweis:
Entsprechend den derzeit geltenden Einschränkungen im Rahmen der Corona-Pandemie in Deutschland treten in dieser Livestream-Reihe aktuell nur Ensembles bis kammerorchestraler Größe auf. Die erforderlichen Mindestabstände werden dabei respektiert. Auch das Streaming erfolgt in einem reduzierten Setting. - เพลง
The sound engineers that produce such a masterpiece should be listed in the header. They deserve to be known and recognized so we can thank them for their excelent work.
just to add my 2 cents i think any time a Copland piece is played is a good day
and makes it a better day regardless of the circumstances.
I don’t understand how someone can dislike a video like this. I’m here having the best time of my life, enjoying all the music they produce for this channel. FOR FREE! I’m just so grateful
So gratefull...
Well, it is a pity that there are always people who envy when faced with astounding beauty...
AGREED!! Well said.
I agree ! I pity those who are incapable of seeing the true beauty of things as their blindness deprives them from highest pleasures , those of the mind ....
Well one can dislike her performance can they not?
For me her conducting seems a bit unprecise.
Неповторимая Алондра де ла Парра ❤❤❤❤❤
This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard, what's more, I was listening to it for years without realising it was far more than the soundtrack to my all-time favourite TV programme - The 1980 BBC series 'Great Railway Journeys of the World - Coast to Coast with Ludovic Kennedy'. This performance is certainly the best I've heard so far.
When I was young (many years ago) I used to visit relatives in Pennsylvania. I had an uncle who had a farm near Bethlehem PA. that was so different from my home on Long Island. I stayed in the upstairs bedroom that had an old-fashioned feather bed and a handmade quilt. I remember waking up to the sounds of a rooster, something I had never heard for real before. It was a very special time I shall always remember. Now at 78 this music takes me back to that wonderful vacation on the farm. Absolutely beautiful music for a wonderful memory. This performance of Appalachian Spring is one of the best I have ever heard.
💙 It's the best I've ever heard.
That sound engineer should get a Grammy, or at least a Juno or something.
The camera.work as.well. I always find they have great insight into the music. Was thinking as I was listening to this piece that it's as if every single member.participating in the production of these jewels do their homework thoroughly before starting work. Always great results. I've enjoyed the performance terribly. 😌👌🏻👍🏻🙌🏻
That Grammy would only be achieved thanks to the fact that there is sound, and Alondra de la Parra and the great musicians are the ones who produce that wonderful sound that you enjoy.
Amen.
@@jesusmunoz3568 Yes, I haven't seen this lady before. She has certainly won me over.
@@alanc6781
I totally agree
Ahh, the sound of a warm, cloudless day!
Thanks to Alondra de la Parra, to each amazing musician and all members of Frankfurt Radio Symphony. This is beyond words.
BEAUTIFUL CONDUCTING!!! Wonderful Interpretation-excellent Sound...many thanks!!!
De La Parra is becoming my favorite conductor. Don’t recall a better rendering of Spring. Musicians outstanding.
She's OK... just an advanced student. ;)
She is amazing, truly!
@@eduline Perhaps. But to paraphrase Ludwig, to conduct without passion is inexcusable. She seems to truly enjoy it.
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Usually I like large orchestras, but the precision and clarity with this smaller group is a wonder to behold.
That's as good a performance as you're likely to see ever.. Everything about it: the conductor, the orchestra, the sound quality, the camerawork, it's all flawless. Bravo
Couldn’t agree more. I’m so grateful for this superb recording of this greatest work by an American composer. 😎🎹
This is so beautiful...in so many ways.....you restore my faith in humanity.....thank you all....
Indeed this is a Simple Gift to the world. Thank you from Australia.
Everything here is beauty and love for beauty… wonder to behold!
I lived there, in WVa, for 3.5 years. And it feels just like this music, there.
Always a joy watching Alondra!
And Clara Andrada de la Calle.
Tremendous sound....and this is the original version without brass, percussion (except Piano) or tympanni
This conductor,s star is seriously on the rise. She really gets this music.
Great cinema photography , great sound engineering , Great conductor and orchestra.
Thank you from North California.
I love the consert! It is so full of feelings. A am new i this area. Classik Musik. And on this Chanel, you can look att famous conserts, and cast it to the screen at home. They really do something good for the Classik Musik. It's nice that you can se all the musicians and the conductor in this way! I had look at a lot of conserts on this Chanel, and I am allways delighted 🥰 And I have to study english all the time! To wright coments...
Erica Nilsson
Members of Frankfurt Radio Symphony: By producing this magnanimous video of Copland's Appalachian Spring, you have shown the world the indomitable love for beauty and grace that is inherent in humanity. Refusing to allow even a pandemic to harm or destroy the beauty within, you found a way to make this happen (without endangering anyone - nice work!) and in so doing demonstrated yourselves to be among the finest representatives of humanity during an intensely inhuman experience. And as if that were not enough, to perform a quintessential American work with a Mexican conductor at the helm, and in the heart of Germany, it doesn't get better than that. You have brightened my corner of the world with this recording, and I will be forever grateful for my friends in Frankfurt. (p.s. I was stationed in Frankfurt in the early '70's as an ambulance driver out of 97th General Hospital). Gary Jones, Idaho, U.S.
Dear Gary
Your eloquence could not have been expressed any better, in any way, by anyone. Music of this calibre is possibly the Language of God's Angels, as it should be.
T. J. Bury III
What a great comment. Aaron Copland one of the greatest composers of modern times. He created the sound of USA.
Beautifully written and felt here! Thank you!
Who has the energy to complain about this?!? Close your eyes and enjoy......
There is something wrong with our social value system. These are the people who should be driving golden chariots. Thank you for your wonderful gift.
To be fair, high level orchestral musicians often make in the 6 figures.
Not that there isn't plenty else wrong with our social value system.
Incredibly nuanced performance. The whole ensemble was a joy to listen to, especially the three wind principals. Maestra de la Parra was very interesting to watch. I think female conductors bring a different perspective and expressiveness to the art of conducting. The videography is excellent. Obviously camera placement was well planned and executed. The sound engineering is stunning. Rich and well balanced yet sonically transparent. Every voice clearly heard.
I've heard the arrangements for smaller ensembles as well as full orchestra and I think this is a paramount performance.
So schön...Die Seele berührend am Ende vor dem Neuanfang...
👍🤗🙏🤗👍
Amazing performance and fantastic interpretation by Alondra de la Parra with her enthusiasm she always brings to her orchestras performance. Well done by all of you. 🎼
Großartige Aufnahme. Copland wird leider immer noch unterschätzt. Apalachian Spring ist großartig und braucht sich nicht hinter sogenannten 'klassischen Komponisten' zu verstecken. Das Orchester ist ausgezeichnet. Alondra de la Parra ist wieder einmal hervorragend, eine der besten DirigentInnen der heutigen Zeit. Weiter so!
Brilliant! The twentieth century’s best music from the States, IMHO. Great musicians!
A FABULOUS rendition of an old well-known classic, with the SUPERB conductor!!!
I can’t find the words to describe such an incredible performance. The emotions and tensions of the music were perfect. Conductor de la Parra did an amazing job in communicating and expressing the beauty of the piece. Thank you for sharing!
Love in search of words, how else can you describe this piece. Just perfection in the performance..musical magic !
The flautist plays with authority. Fun to watch. This is a very difficult piece to get right. Syncopation everywhere, counterpoint all over the place, changes time signature 25 times. Tough. This group does very well.
eine der besten Aufnahmen, beim Schließen der Augen bin ich in der grandiosen Landschaft der Appalachen
I have been listening to the Deutsche Grammophon / Orpheus Chamber Orchestra recording of this for thirty years. I think I finally have a new favourite. Congrats to the Frankfurt Radio Symphony for a spectacular rendition.
Alondra makes me cry whenever she conducts something... It just comes out so exquisite.
She makes me laugh too ... I get to multitask with Alondra at the helm.
Thank you hr sinfonie orchester for this entire series of Stage@7. What an extra special gift to all musicians and classical music lovers the world over. Clearly recorded for digital distribution (for free) during this extra-ordinarily challenging times, to pull it off with outstanding performances, high quality video and audio, must have been very challenging - to play far apart from each other to observe social distancing and to an empty hall without the energy of a live audience (also without the coughs and ambient noises. LOL) Keep doing it. You (the musicians) and we (classical music lovers) all need this. Congratulations for an extraordinarily well done project.
Made me cry, laugh and cry again. The flute touched my Heart. The conductor my Soul. Great Orchestra! Thank you 🙏
This fantastic recording stunned me completely and brought me in tears. Listened to this masterpiece for the first time and I repeateted it 3 times in a row. Thank you mister Copland and the
exceptional fabulous Frankfurter Symphony Orchestra. You are true ankers in these difficult times. Thank you so much. Gracias Signora Alondra.
Could be my words...
@@wiejetze8397 Please do use my words. There is no copyright! ;-)
Robert, welcome to the world of Copland and Appalachian Spring. I’m 61 and have adored this masterpiece since I first heard it in my twenties. This recording is pristine, especially the extended period of silence at the end as an opportunity to reflect on the entire arc of the day you just spent in the Appalachian mountains.
@@59markr Thanks Mark for your additional words. I whish I had heard this composition earlier in my life although this recording really is the best as far I can judge.
@@FutureWorldOrchestra I’ve heard several over the years, this is by far the very best; both the performance and the recording (and such a treat to have such beautiful video production as well!). I keep coming back to this because it’s just so beautiful. ❤️❤️❤️
This ‘Appalachian Spring’ video deserves every award in the book. I think it is a touchstone performance, and I only wish Aaron Copland could have seen and heard this.
😎🎹
The perfect fix for a drab Covid-19 day. This is so uplifting. Thank you!
Great Conductor (she's amazing), great Orchestra, incredible sound! Wonderful video.
From Houston, Texas, thank you Frankfurt Radio Symphony for sharing this (and all your live concerts). A splendid performance. During the lock down, I listened to this over and over again, and every single time it touched my soul. You can't know the profundity of what it meant to me, but know I wept with joy in your artistry. I cannot wait to see you all in person and applaud what you've given all of us. I'm certain I'm not alone in this.
BTW, my gosh, that marvelous flute at the end....no words, but feels like home; she's amazing.
No words but great great to Frankfurt radio symphony. Long live every artist and the conductor alondra de para.
i was moved to tears...the performance was stunning!!!!!
Quite apart from the exceptional musicianship, the audio-visual team deserves special thanks: the videography is as good as I've seen anywhere among many excellent performances during the pandemic. Kudos!
Incredibly precise orchestra - the best I have ever head. And the sound quality also superb. Thank you!
I've long regarded this version the more intimate. And this performance is excellent.
Quick points of information: This is the original "pit orchestra" but with expanded strings. The 1944 premiere venue could only hold 13 musicians - flute, clarinet, bassoon, piano, two first violins, two seconds, two violas, two cellos, and contrabass. Also, the music they're playing isn't the complete ballet but the assembled excerpts of the concert suite. The score of the fully orchestrated suite has this note from Copland: "The original scoring called for a chamber ensemble of thirteen instruments. The present arrangement for symphony orchestra was made by the composer in the Spring of 1945. It is a condensed version of the ballet, retaining all essential features but omitting those sections in which the interest is primarily choreographic."
Thank you. That explains my confusion.
Thank you for your time and your generous spirit !
I don't think you understand how much this helps me. I am writing a concert report for this and I was confused as to which one I was watching. You da best!
Thx! Was asking myself why the brass was missing...
There are 4 versions of Appalachian Spring: 1. Original 13-player complete ballet (1944); 2. Full orchestra suite (1945), this is the most commonly heard version; 3. Full orchestra complete ballet (1954); 4. 13-player suite (1972), which is the version heard here with augmented strings.
Truly wonderful. I think this piece sounds even better with the smaller number of string players. One of my favourite pieces to perform and listen to. As well as the orchestra and conductor we mustn't forget about the excellent work of the crew filming from the camera person to the sound engineer and everyone else who make these very high quality videos possible.
One of my favorite pieces. I’ve heard many performances/recordings over the years and this is by far the best. Many thanks to the conductor, all the musicians, and all the tech people for such a beautiful presentation. What a treasure!
Sehr schöne Aufführung. Vielen Dank
Bravo to the flautist. A really, heartfelt performance! Loved the ending. The tempo really maximized the beauty of the piece.
Flautist = Clara Andrea de la Calle : fantastic. See Ibert ans Nielsen Concertos, same orchestra
@@philthefox1948 small typo: Clara Andrada de la Calle - not Clara Andrea... anyhow she plays beautifully - not just the looks!!!
@@gileadorSorry : my fingers are too thick ... anyway, and as you say, she plays beautifully (one of her teachers is Emmanuel Pahud - from time to time first flutist of the Berliner Philharmoniker). By the way, do you know her interpretation of Nielsen's and Ibert's concertos? Both on YT. What do you think?
Have a good day
@@philthefox1948 Many thanks for your prompt response - nothing to worry about "thick fingers..." - no one is perfect! Am going to listen to these two concertoes soon
has the quality and feel and look and sound of both a chamber orchestra and full size orchestra combined- great in 1 word
Absolutely brilliant performance !!! Wonderful playing from such highly skilled players
Will always send to my neck a batch of raised hair and shivers down my spine. I was born in the heart of Appalachian and i am a proud graduate of West Virginia University. The piece is a forever testimony to the people and the land of such a beautiful place.
Wonderful, life-affirming music and a superb performance. The Frankfurt RSO are a treasure on TH-cam.
Well said!!!
Amen! Where has this orchestra been? Doesn't seem to matter who the conductor is. Another great job, TH-cam! (July 14, 2020)
I don’t think Copland’s work can be described any other way than life affirming
John Brown, I was wondering if you meant Imprecise when you imprecisely typed unprecise? Okay, criticize further as you must. Oh, is "very mediocre" high praise like a c+, or am I mistaking the precision of your usage? Is it just beneath excellent, which must fall below "very excellent". Right? Thought so...
The clarity... it’s phenomenal. Perfection. Thank you Frankfurt Radio Symphony.
One of the best performances i have ever heard.
Can't be easy producing good music during this crazy time, but I enjoyed this so much. Thank you.
Stunning rendition. Surely one of the most beautiful classic tunes of all time. So magical.
The combination of de la Parra and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony is splendid.
Yes. They kinda seem to get along with every conductor which also tells me that this orchestra is just great.
This familiar masterpiece is comfortable to the ears and the mind due to this splendid performance .
Beautiful performance. One sharp conductor. Great sound.
This is amazing ! I absolutely love this peace and this is an incredible rendition ! Wow ! Really beautiful ! 🌷👏🌷👏🌷
Wonderful and beautiful conductor. There is just something so heartwarming about this music. It is just the landscape of America in music for me. All the more poignant hearing a European orchestra play this music. Copland was such a treasure. Stopped composing years before his death because he said he felt he had "said all he had to say".
Outstanding performance and sound quality. Thank you.
WOHL EINE DER BESTEN FASSUNGEN DIE ICH JE GEHOERT HABE UND WIE ES ALONDRA ALS MEXIKANISCHE DIRIGENTIN FERTIGBRACHTE ! VIELEN DANK !
Copland has a great grasp of space and less is more. He can create his own particular set of colors. Peace mixed with joy.
La direttrice Alondra De La Parra è davvero una delle grandi maestre di oggi, da ogni punto di vista, speriamo di ascoltarla e vederla per molti anni e per molte musiche, autori e orchestre. Una bella esibizione questa, la HR Sinfon è una garanzia sempre, e con Alondra ancor di più
je suis impressionné par cette belle performance, merci beaucoup.
Great performance, love Aaron Copeland works….
This was beautiful. Absolutely gorgeous. Very well done.
Yo la ví ese día en vivo... Fue un regalo para el alma... Simplemente maravilloso...¡¡ Gracias querida y admirada Alondra, porque siempre nos regalas magia y belleza con tu arte... Y también gracias a todos los que hicieron posible la transmisión. Bravo...¡¡
Direction inspirée, précise et limpide de la part d'Alondra de la Parra.
Et l'on est bien obligé de se répéter en rappelant plus particulièrement toute l'admiration que l'on éprouve pour Clara Andrada qui trouve toujours le petit plus à nous offrir en matière d'émotion grâce à sa flûte enchantée.
Merci à tous.
Et je suis certain que les caméras sont amoureuses de Clara, c'est évident 😍
@@philthefox1948
Comme on les comprend !!!
Wow! Imagine all this music from such a relatively small ensemble! Muchas gracias Alondra and musicians! And of course, Copeland 😁
A wonderful performance of a beautiful piece of music. Lovely!
Exquisite musicianship, wonderful audio engineering, and precise camera work...perfection!
Masterful conducting, with a superb orchestra. Notice the way that the conductor leads, but doesn’t stifle. Really something.
I have always loved this piece, but with this more chamber orchestration, you hear the subtleties of the harmony, and can appreciate the expressive playing of the musicians.
Copland's arrangements for voice and orchestra of American Folk songs is another piece I really enjoy too. You can hear some of the songs in this piece also in those arrangements too.
This has to be the most thoughtfully recorded and conducted and performed concert I’ve ever seen. You must have had 20 cameras on this and the editor obviously LOVES how this turned out!
truly majestic interpretation
I. Very Slowly 0:12
II. Allegro 3:08
III. Moderato 5:59
IV. Quite Fast 9:35
V. Subito Allegro 13:10
VI. As at first (Slowly) 17:17
VII. Doppio Movimento. (Variations on a Shaker Melody) 18:35
VIII. Moderato. Coda/Moderato - Coda 21:33
Thank you♥
Thanks 👍
Muy bien; felicitaciones a todos: a la orquesta, a la directora y a los que hacen posible la transmisión de tan bella música, desde la CDMX, México.
I didn't expect such a delicate and inspiring rendition from a non-US orchestra playing Aaron Copeland. Absolutely fantastic--down to the last parting notes.
Not gonna lie, I have a fanboy moment every time they focus on Clara Andrada de la Calle!
CÓMO SE REFLEJA SU ALEGRÍA Y AMOR POR SU TRABAJO REALIZADO EN LA MÚSICA AL DIRIGIR CON MUCHA ENERGÍA Y PASIÓN. MUCHAS BENDICIONES Y FELICIDADES POR SU GRAN Y BELLO TRABAJO REALIZADO.
One of my favorite conductors with a truly amazing group of musicians performing one of the most quintessential pieces of the American repertoire. I LOVE YOU ALONDRA, FRANKFURT, AND MUSICIANS!!! It may be Independence Day in the US but I feel so close to you today!!!
Really wonderful music, and a wonderful interpretation. It is good for us old Europeans to sometimes hear something from the "new world". As here in Coplands brilliant symphonie.
Excuse me, this is not a symphonie, rather some sort of musical suite...
What an outstanding piece of music. Really moving. Thank you Alondra and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony for enabling us to be so moved by this feast.
A really exceptional performance, congratulations to the conductor and orchestra - obviously all on the very top of their game. Helped by excellent recording.
This to me is G.O.A.T.
Che genio Aaron Copland!!! La vera América, la più genuina, la più sincera, la più autentica!!!! E che talento Alondra de la Parra!!! Musicisti meravigliosi!!! La flautista è strepitosa e dolcissima!!!! Questi suoni vorremmo sentire tutti quanti!!!!
I have never heard a recording of Appalachian Spring as wonderously gorgeous as this production, conducted by Alondra de la Parra. What wonderful performance leading a beautiful orchestra. The video and sound was top-top-top notch!
One of my favorite conductors... ❤️
🇲🇽✌️🧔👍💐
She Some Kind of Wonderful.
Yes it is.
amazing performance, also recording and mixing is superb
Exquisitely beautiful! Thank you!