I had been shot up pretty good in Vietnam. Two bullets in the left chest, a smashed right shoulder. Schrapnel in the lower abdomen and left leg. I lay in bed for 3 years and played this over and over. The last 3 minutes are heaven. I walked out of that accursed hospital under my own power. I went out and got a life. I will always adore this music that helped me get my own Appalachian Spring. My God, life is intriguing and precious...and can be so beautiful as evidenced by this music.
Thanks for your comment, thanks for your service! My dad was hit hard in Vietnam and now I am his caretaker. I came to know this song, from my love of the mountains of NC. It is magnificent. God Bless
You know, what gets me about music is that without its performance it is never heard except in the composer's head and heart. It must be an ABSOLUTE THRILL to conduct an orchestra playing your own composition. Wow. It must be one of the great peak experiences of life.
The way he smiles and compliments the orchestra at the end is everything. So many conductors hold themselves in such high regard. This man not only conducted, but composed one of the most iconic pieces of American music ever, and he's humble in appreciation to the orchestra for their performance of his work.
Whenever I hear this piece, I'm compelled to go for a walk. Can't do that these days so I'll just close my eyes and let my mind wander the fields around my house.
I was fortunate enough to actually be listening to this as a young child while living and growing up in Appalachia. The music could not be more succinctly connected to the land, the landscapes and the energy there. Whenever I listen to this, I am there. This is one of the deepest imprints I carry of music and the very terrain that inspired it which formed the landscape of my first memories in this life in rural Pennsylvania. What a gift to be able to witness Aaron Copland himself conducting this.
Copland's working title for this score was "Ballet for Martha." It was commissioned by the great American modern dance choreographer/dancer Martha Graham, who had a habit of (re-)naming composer's scores. It was Graham who, after the fact, told Copland she had decided to call it "Appalachian Spring," a title derived from a poem by Hart Crane. I believe that in Crane "spring" refers not to the season but to a source of water. Certainly Copland's music is one of the most poetic evocations of rural America, but I'm pretty such it was not pegged to any particular region. Incidentally, Copland took the famous Shaker "gift song" "Simple Gifts" and wove it into his score before he knew that the Shakers were (and still are) a celibate religious community. This fact dismayed him somewhat, as the scenario for the ballet centers on a newly wed bride and groom!
Wow, this incredible performance of Appalachian Spring was actually on his birthday! I can always remember the date because we share the same birthday, November 14! What a great gift this was, both to him and the rest of humanity.
The Kennedy Center had a program where students could buy tickets to their performances for modest prices. They were only a limited number and they sold out quickly, so I got there hours early and still wasn't the first in line. It was the greatest musical experience of my life. Jimmy Carter had just lost the election and received a standing ovation when he entered the Presidential box. Leonard Bernstein and Mstislav Rostropovich were also conducting Copeland's music, but it was this rendition of Appalachian Spring conducted by the composer himself that brought me to tears.
Mr Copeland traveled through America as I have! This music is shot full of what he saw! It is as if he came to understand what he saw! This music embodies the spirit of America as I have perceived it!
88.9 KXPR-FM Sacramento, Capital Public Radio, brought me here. Such an honor and privilege to watch this. Starting at 22:00, Mr. Copeland's music kills me emotionally and stirs my soul. Incredible. Sonically, it reminds me of the men and women, including my uncle, who lost their lives during World War II. Thank you for sharing this video.
Even though the old VHS video quality isn't great, it's a treat to see/hear Copland conduct his own masterpiece. There are parts of "Appalachian Spring" that are so beautiful they move me to tears.
Every composer infuses his own spirit into the music, and when composer and conductor are the same, the power is amplified. No one can do full justice to this piece except Copeland himself! Love it so much! 💜
I grew up on a ridge in the Shenandoah Valley. In the morning I would watch the sun rise over the Blue Ridge Mountains. In the evening I would watch the sun set behind the Appalachian Mountains. I love this music. It reminds me of the good days when I was a kid.
“I hear America singing” and Copland wrote the music. Like Walt Whitman, Copland seems to have insights into the American soul, the American landscape, as a part of our collective being, and create unique artistry. What a gift he is to the nation and the world.
I have tickets to this symphony tomorrow, and I will think of you and what you endured. I have been touched and inspired by these lovely words you have written. I will add them to my favorite poems and quotes. I will be more grateful for all that is good in this world. I hope you are well and happy.
My mother, sister, and I attended this performance. Our tastes in music are/were very different, but we all loved this work. We lived in Fairfax at the time, and I had just started high school. I am always reminded of our mutual love for the Shenandoah when I listen.
Brilliant! I love Copland’s works so very, very much, and to be able to watch him in action - well, I guess I’m fortunate that my favorite composer is from the modern era so I can see him on film! He seemed like quite a humble person. I would love to have a chance to speak with one of the symphony members about his or her experience with Aaron Copland conducting such a beautiful masterwork.
Wow, just wow. Mr. Copeland and his music was/is a gift to all of us. It's amazing how the beginning of this piece brings me back to being a little girl hanging out with my beloved grandpa on a warm late spring, or early summer evening. Hearing this piece, I literally get transported back in time.
I played Principal Trumpet in the Augusta Symphony. Copland was a friend of Harry Milton Jacobs, Conductor. I played "the Quiet City" for him. Billy the Kid, Rodeo. Masterpieces! The best of Neoclassic music.❤🎉😂
I had the privilege of attending a concert of the maestro in the late 70s with 2 of my best high school friends. Had chills then and even more so now!!! What an experience!!!
While the ensemble is ragged at times, truly one of the great performances captured on video.The principal flute playing is absolutely stunning and brought tears to my eyes.The concertmaster also very fine. What can you say abt Copland.A master and his masterpiece performed wonderfully here
Love this , I got to see him conduct this on his 70th Birthday, my favorite piece by him. My husband worked for a local university that owned a summer music festival and he became Pres of his union and he got a of free tickets, it was great , it was the summer home of the Detroit Symphmony. We got to see so much wonderful music;). thank you ;).
Copland was 90 and dying of a neurological condition. He could no longer talk. But shortly before his death he went to his piano and played the last few notes of this. The last 3 minutes of this are so sweet and gentle, a final statement of quietude and repose. You have to smile, not cry.
It's because when Aaron smiled, he knew that the music was still lingering throughout that auditorium, even in the silence. He knew music, and how extremely powerful it is. :)
My favorite classical composer conducting 1 of my 2 favorite pieces of his work (Fanfare for the Common Man is the other piece) … just WOW! Thank you so much for sharing this!
1. 00: 00 Very slowly. Introduction of the characters, one by one, in a suffused light. 2. 02:55 Fast/Allegro. Sudden burst of unison strings in A major arpeggios starts the action. A sentiment both elated and religious gives the keynote to this scene. 3. 06:00 Moderate/Moderato. Duo for the Bride and her Intended - scene of tenderness and passion. 4. 09:39 Quite fast. The Revivalist and his flock. Folksy feeling - suggestions of square dances and country fiddlers. 5. 13:14 Still faster/Subito Allegro. Solo dance of the Bride - presentiment of motherhood. Extremes of joy and fear and wonder. 6. 17:30 Very slowly (as at first). Transition scene to music reminiscent of the introduction. 7. 18:37 Calm and flowing/Doppio Movimento. Scenes of daily activity for the Bride and her Farmer husband. There are five variations on a Shaker theme. The theme, sung by a solo clarinet, was taken from a collection of Shaker melodies compiled by Edward D. Andrews, and published under the title "The Gift to Be Simple." The melody borrowed and used almost literally is called "Simple Gifts." 8. 22:01 Moderate. Coda/Moderato - Coda. The Bride takes her place among her neighbors. At the end the couple are left "quiet and strong in their new house." Muted strings intone a hushed prayerlike chorale passage. The close is reminiscent of the opening music.
My first concert was at the opening of (the) Alys Stephen's Center in Birmingham when I was 12 years old (1999). The National Symphony Orchestra performed Appalachian Spring. It was perfect.
Just watched the performance by the Toronto Symphony Musicians playing this piece. Each one appears isolated, like many of us..... But this music reminds us how great we can be, in the worst of times. We will survive this time in our lives and be stronger for it! Turn off the news and listen to beautiful music tonight!
How did Copland conceive of this symphony? I'm very familiar with the Blue Ridge Mtns. but, of course, I know the Appalachian Range extends much further in both directions. They're beautiful in all seasons, except in winter, when, on periods of snowlessness, they're barren & less appealing to the eye. The Appalachians have a quiet majesty all their own, so evocative of the land that became the U.S.A. I think of their pre-Columbian history, too, and all the native tribes & wildlife that inhabited them for millenia. I wonder if Copland was personally familiar with these mountains? I listened to this while viewing photos of the Appalachians on my computer screen, in tandem with the concert, which I found evocatively effectively.
@@jackbuckley7816 You are not the first person to make that very logical assumption. Copland was very fond of telling this story: th-cam.com/video/9WDYa8T83A4/w-d-xo.html
Theme song for the series called "Chisolm." The West Virginia University marching band use to play the iconic 25:47 refrain at about 21:20 for every football game. Don't know if they still do.
Interesting ending. When Copland comes back on stage he gestures for the players to stand up and take in the applause for themselves, but the first violinist gestures that "this is your moment".
What a great composer! IMHO his musical legacy lives on, when he 1st started writing music for hollywood films, a lot of reigning "highbrows" look askance at his utilizing classical music for this genre..., now there is a whole generation of composers noted for their film scores; John Williams, Maurice Jarre, Quincy Jones, to name a few...,
At the end when he walks off stage, is that Leonard Bernstein giving him a hug? Sure looks like him. I wouldn't be surprised! Beautiful music. Just beautiful. 😊
Today I've heard it the first time, at least with attention. Isn't this music a blue print for Star Trek? And I often think about Gustav Holst's Planets! Great to sea Copland in front. Thanks!
It's true! I heard a conductor say conducting averages abt 2 arm movements/second, and if you're conducting a full concert program, that's quite a workout. A rehearsal could be 3-4 hrs!
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I had been shot up pretty good in Vietnam. Two bullets in the left chest, a smashed right shoulder. Schrapnel in the lower abdomen and left leg. I lay in bed for 3 years and played this over and over. The last 3 minutes are heaven. I walked out of that accursed hospital under my own power. I went out and got a life. I will always adore this music that helped me get my own Appalachian Spring. My God, life is intriguing and precious...and can be so beautiful as evidenced by this music.
Thanks for your comment, thanks for your service! My dad was hit hard in Vietnam and now I am his caretaker. I came to know this song, from my love of the mountains of NC. It is magnificent. God Bless
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service
May you thrive, dear sir. Thank you for sharing your experience of this gorgeous music. It has been a lifesaver for me, too.
Your comment has given me chills. Beautiful. The last 3 minutes have always been heaven to me also.
You know, what gets me about music is that without its performance it is never heard except in the composer's head and heart. It must be an ABSOLUTE THRILL to conduct an orchestra playing your own composition. Wow. It must be one of the great peak experiences of life.
2024 and this still resonates a musical tribute to a GREAT COMPOSER. We are so fortunate to have Aaron in our lifetime.❤❤❤
The way he smiles and compliments the orchestra at the end is everything. So many conductors hold themselves in such high regard. This man not only conducted, but composed one of the most iconic pieces of American music ever, and he's humble in appreciation to the orchestra for their performance of his work.
Whenever I hear this piece, I'm compelled to go for a walk. Can't do that these days so I'll just close my eyes and let my mind wander the fields around my house.
What a privilege to watch this video of Copland himself conducting one of my favorite works!
AMEN!
Agreed dude hhaaahaa
Agreed! That was amazing! Such great music! And a great iconic American composer!
Indeed. This was the epitome of his oeuvre.
I was fortunate enough to actually be listening to this as a young child while living and growing up in Appalachia.
The music could not be more succinctly connected to the land, the landscapes and the energy there. Whenever I listen to this, I am there. This is one of the deepest imprints I carry of music and the very terrain that inspired it which formed the landscape of my first memories in this life in rural Pennsylvania. What a gift to be able to witness Aaron Copland himself conducting this.
Copland's working title for this score was "Ballet for Martha." It was commissioned by the great American modern dance choreographer/dancer Martha Graham, who had a habit of (re-)naming composer's scores. It was Graham who, after the fact, told Copland she had decided to call it "Appalachian Spring," a title derived from a poem by Hart Crane. I believe that in Crane "spring" refers not to the season but to a source of water. Certainly Copland's music is one of the most poetic evocations of rural America, but I'm pretty such it was not pegged to any particular region. Incidentally, Copland took the famous Shaker "gift song" "Simple Gifts" and wove it into his score before he knew that the Shakers were (and still are) a celibate religious community. This fact dismayed him somewhat, as the scenario for the ballet centers on a newly wed bride and groom!
Wow, this incredible performance of Appalachian Spring was actually on his birthday! I can always remember the date because we share the same birthday, November 14! What a great gift this was, both to him and the rest of humanity.
The Kennedy Center had a program where students could buy tickets to their performances for modest prices. They were only a limited number and they sold out quickly, so I got there hours early and still wasn't the first in line. It was the greatest musical experience of my life. Jimmy Carter had just lost the election and received a standing ovation when he entered the Presidential box. Leonard Bernstein and Mstislav Rostropovich were also conducting Copeland's music, but it was this rendition of Appalachian Spring conducted by the composer himself that brought me to tears.
The performance is sublime. Just beautiful. His vision. An American treasure!
Mr Copeland traveled through America as I have! This music is shot full of what he saw! It is as if he came to understand what he saw! This music embodies the spirit of America as I have perceived it!
I have always loved this piece. What a treat to watch the terrific composer, Aaron Copland, actually conduct his own work!
88.9 KXPR-FM Sacramento, Capital Public Radio, brought me here. Such an honor and privilege to watch this. Starting at 22:00, Mr. Copeland's music kills me emotionally and stirs my soul. Incredible. Sonically, it reminds me of the men and women, including my uncle, who lost their lives during World War II. Thank you for sharing this video.
That is Pure Awesome Aaron Copland. What a majestic score...!!
Sheer incredible genius!! The way Aaron looked in the last couple of seconds of this masterpiece was beyond words!!!!! Bravo!!!!!!
He knew he and his crew stuck the landing!
Even though the old VHS video quality isn't great, it's a treat to see/hear Copland conduct his own masterpiece. There are parts of "Appalachian Spring" that are so beautiful they move me to tears.
Copland s music is sooooo America
This brought me to tears... to see Copeland conduct this piece is incredible! One of my favorite works!
Incredible moving ---especially with Copeland conducting! I LOVE those 3 triangle tones at the very end! Bravo!
Well said.
It's a Celesta.
Every composer infuses his own spirit into the music, and when composer and conductor are the same, the power is amplified. No one can do full justice to this piece except Copeland himself! Love it so much! 💜
I grew up on a ridge in the Shenandoah Valley. In the morning I would watch the sun rise over the Blue Ridge Mountains. In the evening I would watch the sun set behind the Appalachian Mountains. I love this music. It reminds me of the good days when I was a kid.
One of the most incredible performances of one of the best pieces of music by one of the most genius composers of all time. Breathtaking!
“I hear America singing” and Copland wrote the music. Like Walt Whitman, Copland seems to have insights into the American soul, the American landscape, as a part of our collective being, and create unique artistry. What a gift he is to the nation and the world.
I have tickets to this symphony tomorrow, and I will think of you and what you endured. I have been touched and inspired by these lovely words you have written. I will add them to my favorite poems and quotes. I will be more grateful for all that is good in this world. I hope you are well and happy.
My mother, sister, and I attended this performance. Our tastes in music are/were very different, but we all loved this work. We lived in Fairfax at the time, and I had just started high school. I am always reminded of our mutual love for the Shenandoah when I listen.
Brilliant! I love Copland’s works so very, very much, and to be able to watch him in action - well, I guess I’m fortunate that my favorite composer is from the modern era so I can see him on film! He seemed like quite a humble person. I would love to have a chance to speak with one of the symphony members about his or her experience with Aaron Copland conducting such a beautiful masterwork.
as humans... we may be remembered for our music, man's greatest triumph.
Wow, just wow. Mr. Copeland and his music was/is a gift to all of us. It's amazing how the beginning of this piece brings me back to being a little girl hanging out with my beloved grandpa on a warm late spring, or early summer evening. Hearing this piece, I literally get transported back in time.
same here
Everyone has such wonderful comments. I'll be here all night giving Thumbs up.
25:25 and the echo is chilling. Imagine how satisfying it would be to hear that in person
Whether in heaven or on earth we will all dance in the morning.
I played Principal Trumpet in the Augusta Symphony. Copland was a friend of Harry Milton Jacobs, Conductor. I played "the Quiet City" for him. Billy the Kid, Rodeo. Masterpieces! The best of Neoclassic music.❤🎉😂
I had the privilege of attending a concert of the maestro in the late 70s with 2 of my best high school friends. Had chills then and even more so now!!! What an experience!!!
While the ensemble is ragged at times, truly one of the great performances captured on video.The principal flute playing is absolutely stunning and brought tears to my eyes.The concertmaster also very fine.
What can you say abt Copland.A master and his masterpiece performed wonderfully here
To be conducted by greatness himself! What an honor. A brilliant and soulful gentleman.❤
This piece gives me so much peace
Awesome. Thank you for the upload
One of the most beautiful presentations of this work that I have ever seen or heard.
Love this , I got to see him conduct this on his 70th Birthday, my favorite piece by him. My husband worked for a local university that owned a summer music festival and he became Pres of his union and he got a of free tickets, it was great , it was the summer home of the Detroit Symphmony. We got to see so much wonderful music;). thank you ;).
The master conducting his masterpiece!
One of the greatest musical pieces of Americana. Conducted by its creator. It doesn't get any better than that.
Incredibly beautiful music by a true master! What else can you say!? Thank You, Aaron!!!
Why is it that when he smiled at the end I cried like a little baby?
Me too!!! 😅
I did too
Copland was 90 and dying of a neurological condition. He could no longer talk. But shortly before his death he went to his piano and played the last few notes of this. The last 3 minutes of this are so sweet and gentle, a final statement of quietude and repose. You have to smile, not cry.
It's because when Aaron smiled, he knew that the music was still lingering throughout that auditorium, even in the silence. He knew music, and how extremely powerful it is. :)
who knows better what the composer intended ... love this piece so much, such a great performance
You would tell about Copland giving your orchestra a smile and a nod for the rest of your life.
My favorite classical composer conducting 1 of my 2 favorite pieces of his work (Fanfare for the Common Man is the other piece) … just WOW! Thank you so much for sharing this!
1. 00: 00 Very slowly. Introduction of the characters, one by one, in a suffused light.
2. 02:55 Fast/Allegro. Sudden burst of unison strings in A major arpeggios starts the action. A sentiment both elated and religious gives the keynote to this scene.
3. 06:00 Moderate/Moderato. Duo for the Bride and her Intended - scene of tenderness and passion.
4. 09:39 Quite fast. The Revivalist and his flock. Folksy feeling - suggestions of square dances and country fiddlers.
5. 13:14 Still faster/Subito Allegro. Solo dance of the Bride - presentiment of motherhood. Extremes of joy and fear and wonder.
6. 17:30 Very slowly (as at first). Transition scene to music reminiscent of the introduction.
7. 18:37 Calm and flowing/Doppio Movimento. Scenes of daily activity for the Bride and her Farmer husband. There are five variations on a Shaker theme. The theme, sung by a solo clarinet, was taken from a collection of Shaker melodies compiled by Edward D. Andrews, and published under the title "The Gift to Be Simple." The melody borrowed and used almost literally is called "Simple Gifts."
8. 22:01 Moderate. Coda/Moderato - Coda. The Bride takes her place among her neighbors. At the end the couple are left "quiet and strong in their new house." Muted strings intone a hushed prayerlike chorale passage. The close is reminiscent of the opening music.
Thank you! this was really helpful for me so I could understand & follow along better.🥰
That last note...wow. Just astounding.
My first concert was at the opening of (the) Alys Stephen's Center in Birmingham when I was 12 years old (1999). The National Symphony Orchestra performed Appalachian Spring. It was perfect.
In the uproar of this world this soothes my soul
Please stay safe
True American greatness! So inspiring, so beautiful. Simply magnificent.
I was born 6 days after what would have been his 100th birthday. What an incredible and amazing man he was.
wow.. thanks for uploading! this's such a great resource for us to understand this piece better and deeper!
One of my all time favorite.
Best version - conducted by the man who wrote it. I loved the strictness of the tempo. It made the melodies flow.
Just watched the performance by the Toronto Symphony Musicians playing this piece. Each one appears isolated, like many of us..... But this music reminds us how great we can be, in the worst of times. We will survive this time in our lives and be stronger for it! Turn off the news and listen to beautiful music tonight!
Trust the Lord David....
@@matildetessari9425 Ass
Trust the music.
Those last few notes are enough to qualify Copland as the greatest American composer of all time
I think that’s right. Put Bernstein up there too.
he's a beautifully equitable conductor. This isn't about america - It's about loving one another
Deeply moved what a gift to see and hear on his Birthday 🙏Martha Graham s Choreographie to this Music is heavenly 🙏
Simply amazing! Thanks for sharing, John!
One word..Beautiful!
awesome - a great piece
Fantastico: Copland dirige se stesso in modo esemplare ed è bellissimo come si porge con l'orchestra un vero GRANDE.
Quintcentially American. It's hard not to love a guy who could laugh in Martha Graham's pompous face, and still turn out gold.
You're confused.
This is my favorite piece of music in the world. What a beautiful man, what beautiful hands, what soul. THIS is America, not that other c**p. THIS.
I'm stunned. The greatest American symphony. Conducted by the composer. Rare. Rare. Rare. Bravo.
40 years ago today!
Thank you!
How did Copland conceive of this symphony? I'm very familiar with the Blue Ridge Mtns. but, of course, I know the Appalachian Range extends much further in both directions. They're beautiful in all seasons, except in winter, when, on periods of snowlessness, they're barren & less appealing to the eye. The Appalachians have a quiet majesty all their own, so evocative of the land that became the U.S.A. I think of their pre-Columbian history, too, and all the native tribes & wildlife that inhabited them for millenia. I wonder if Copland was personally familiar with these mountains? I listened to this while viewing photos of the Appalachians on my computer screen, in tandem with the concert, which I found evocatively effectively.
Appalachian Spring was a title that was chosen not by Copland but by Martha Graham and it was named after the music had been completed.
@@johnrandolph6121 I never would've guessed, thank you.
@@jackbuckley7816 You are not the first person to make that very logical assumption. Copland was very fond of telling this story: th-cam.com/video/9WDYa8T83A4/w-d-xo.html
This is not a symphony.
@@jackbuckley7816 Graham took the title from a poem by Hart Crane. "Spring" refers to an underground water source, not to the season.
me encanta esa obra, Copland excelente compositor
Theme song for the series called "Chisolm." The West Virginia University marching band use to play the iconic 25:47 refrain at about 21:20 for every football game. Don't know if they still do.
Interesting ending. When Copland comes back on stage he gestures for the players to stand up and take in the applause for themselves, but the first violinist gestures that "this is your moment".
Flute Toshiko Kohno.
Beautiful playing👏😊
YOSHIO UTSUKI
What a great composer! IMHO his musical legacy lives on, when he 1st started writing music for hollywood films, a lot of reigning "highbrows" look askance at his utilizing classical music for this genre..., now there is a whole generation of composers noted for their film scores; John Williams, Maurice Jarre, Quincy Jones, to name
a few...,
My chekra of solar plexus is going to light - thank you for exprience. Movie such a great exprience
Is that Lenny backstage at the end? He was a pretty tenacious hugger.
At the end when he walks off stage, is that Leonard Bernstein giving him a hug? Sure looks like him. I wouldn't be surprised! Beautiful music. Just beautiful. 😊
Yes indeed. That was Leonard Bernstein giving Copland a hug. Bernstein adored Copland s music. Copland s music was soooooo America
Bernstein was there to conduct A Lincoln Portrait.
Section seven starts at 18:40
beautiful.
Nice piece!
Awesome music ♥
Today I've heard it the first time, at least with attention. Isn't this music a blue print for Star Trek? And I often think about Gustav Holst's Planets! Great to sea Copland in front. Thanks!
Magnificent🎵
Any chance that there was a CD made of Copland conducting the NSO?
Today (11/14/2020) is his 120th birthday
What year was this and what orchestra is it? Such a beautiful piece.
Yay!!
This is my morning Anthem
Was this to celebrate Copland's birthday since he was born on the 14th of Nov?
The best
That’s why conductors live so long they are always waving their arms around…
It's true! I heard a conductor say conducting averages abt 2 arm movements/second, and if you're conducting a full concert program, that's quite a workout. A rehearsal could be 3-4 hrs!
But several have perished while conducting.
Wish they could clean up the audio. A lot of wow and flutter.
Naw, that was copland, himself! But later orchestra tightened .. atlanta, robert shaw
I hear that mistake at 9:42 ........ wrong cue clar! You're a bar early with your run two bars into rehearsal 23! Still wonderful performance. :)
Fine!
It is funny to observe that the actual composer of the work looks a lot at the score while conducting.
Copland wrote, imagined, ASO brought-it... !
Under the great Robert Shaw,
Where was it performed?
PROFOUND AND SUBLIME...