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Connections

Hosted By Stephen Peithman

Exploring the often surprising links between concepts, themes and people in classical music, from medieval to modern

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Saturday, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Rebroadcast Sunday, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
on Music Station

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Saturday, March 19, 2022

The Mexico Connection

Aaron Copland and Carlos Chávez (Photograph from the Library of Congress)

 

They were musical ambassadors for their two countries—sharing cross-border influences, supporting each other’s work, and building a lifelong friendship.

In the next hour, how Aaron Copland’s best-known orchestral works were shaped by his close ties with Mexican composer Carlos Chávez—becoming a driving force in the music of both.

FEATURED RECORDINGS

Title Group/Artist Catalog # UPC
Copland: Appalachian Spring, etc. [for El Salon Mexico] Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Mercury Living Presence Collector’s Edition 1 88697755552
Copland: Clarinet Concerto, etc. [for Music for the Theater: Epilogue] New York Chamber Symphony, Gerard Schwarz EMI CDC 7 49095 2 077774909525
Mi Alma Mexicana [for Chávez “Horsepower: “El Tropico”] Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, Alondra de la Parra Sony Classical 88697755552 886977555527
Chávez: Complete Symphonies [for Sinfonía India] London Symphony Orchestra, Eduardo Mata Brilliant Classics 94858 5028421948584
Música Mexicana [for Chávez Dark Meadow/ Daughter of Colchis] Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México, Fernando Lozano Forlane
UCD 16688/16689		 3399242166887 
Copland: Billy the Kid, etc. [for Street in a Frontier Town, Mexican Dance & Finale] BBC Symphony, Leonard Slatkin BBC Music MM98 [none]
Chavez: Piano Concerto, etc. [for “Meditacion”] Jorge Federico Osorio Cedille CDR 90000 140 735131914024
Copland: Music for Films [for The Red Pony] Saint Louis Symphony, Leonard Slatkin RCA Victor Red Seal 09026-61699-2 090266169924
Copland - Collection - Late Orchestral Works (1948-1971) [for Latin American Sketches]  Detroit Symphony, Leonard Slatkin Sony SM2K 47236 07464472362
Copland - Piano Concerto, Tender Land, Old American Songs [for end music only] Howard Hanson Naxos 8.559297 636943929728 
Copland: Orchestral Works 1 – Ballets [for El Salon Mexico opening, break & promo music, and Appalachian Spring] BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Wilson Chandos CHAN 5164 095115516423

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