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The Piano Music of Aaron Copland by Joan Singer Spicknall
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17 tracks | 102 minutes
Released Jun 2004
on Eroica
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- sample "album only" 08:55 Piano Sonata - Molto moderato "album only" 08:55 Piano Sonata - Molto moderato "album only" 08:55 Piano Sonata - Molto moderato
- sample "album only" 05:36 Piano Sonata - Vivace "album only" 05:36 Piano Sonata - Vivace "album only" 05:36 Piano Sonata - Vivace
- sample "album only" 10:19 Piano Sonata - Andante sostenuto "album only" 10:19 Piano Sonata - Andante sostenuto "album only" 10:19 Piano Sonata - Andante sostenuto
- sample "album only" 02:01 Down a Country Lane "album only" 02:01 Down a Country Lane "album only" 02:01 Down a Country Lane
- sample "album only" 02:42 In Evening Air "album only" 02:42 In Evening Air "album only" 02:42 In Evening Air
- sample "album only" 04:12 Scherzo Humoristique: Le Chat et la Souris "album only" 04:12 Scherzo Humoristique: Le Chat et la Souris "album only" 04:12 Scherzo Humoristique: Le Chat et la Souris
- sample "album only" 01:55 Sunday Afternoon Music "album only" 01:55 Sunday Afternoon Music "album only" 01:55 Sunday Afternoon Music
- sample "album only" 00:53 The Young Pioneers "album only" 00:53 The Young Pioneers "album only" 00:53 The Young Pioneers
- sample "album only" 01:48 Sentimental Melody "album only" 01:48 Sentimental Melody "album only" 01:48 Sentimental Melody
- sample "album only" 02:43 Four Piano Blues - Freely poetic "album only" 02:43 Four Piano Blues - Freely poetic "album only" 02:43 Four Piano Blues - Freely poetic
- sample "album only" 02:27 Four Piano Blues - Soft and languid "album only" 02:27 Four Piano Blues - Soft and languid "album only" 02:27 Four Piano Blues - Soft and languid
- sample "album only" 02:59 Four Piano Blues - Muted and sensuous "album only" 02:59 Four Piano Blues - Muted and sensuous "album only" 02:59 Four Piano Blues - Muted and sensuous
- sample "album only" 01:09 Four Piano Blues - With bounce "album only" 01:09 Four Piano Blues - With bounce "album only" 01:09 Four Piano Blues - With bounce
- sample "album only" 06:39 Passacaglia "album only" 06:39 Passacaglia "album only" 06:39 Passacaglia
- sample "album only" 07:16 Night Thoughts "album only" 07:16 Night Thoughts "album only" 07:16 Night Thoughts
- sample "album only" 12:43 Piano Variations "album only" 12:43 Piano Variations "album only" 12:43 Piano Variations
- sample "album only" 28:31 Piano Fantasy "album only" 28:31 Piano Fantasy "album only" 28:31 Piano Fantasy
Classical/contemporary piano music by the very well-known American composer of Appalachian Spring
Bio / Background
Joan Singer Spicknall became instantly intrigued with composer, Aaron Copland's piano music after a performance of his PIANO SONATA while an undergraduate student at the Peabody Conservatory of Music (Johns Hopkins University). Although she rushed out to buy a copy of that work to have the composer autograph it at an upcoming Peabody Festival Concert, it was not until many years later that she embarked on what has become an ongoing in-depth study of his life and music. As a student, she was asked by her Pinao Professor, M. Daniel Ericourt, to turn pages during that concert, and did not know until much later that her Professor gave the premiere performance of Copland's "Passacaglia" in Paris, in January of 1923. As her interest in the composer's piano music grew, she eventually decided to make this the subject of her doctoral study at the University of Maryland under the watchful eye of her Piano Professor and Advisor, Dr. Stewart Gordon.
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