Barber: Adagio for Strings - Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo & Billy the Kid

Barber: Adagio for Strings - Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo & Billy the Kid

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

2013

Samuel Barber’s heartfelt Adagio for Strings has become an elegy for the modern age and few conductors have lavished on it the love that Leonard Bernstein brings. A committed champion of music by fellow American composers, he and his superb New York Philharmonic energize the ballet music of Bernstein’s friend Aaron Copland. The pastoral simplicity of Appalachian Spring has a gorgeous sheen, while the rough-and-tumble Rodeo and Billy the Kid find conductor and ensemble at their vibrant best. Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man rounds out this incredible album.

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

9:59

I. Very Slowly

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

2:42

II. Allegro

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

2:42

III. Moderato

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

3:51

IV. Fast

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

3:34

V. Subito Allegro

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

3:44

VI. As at First (Slowly)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

1:14

VII. Doppio movimento

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

3:03

VIII. Moderato - Coda

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

3:50

I. Buckaroo Holiday. Allegro con spirito

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

7:03

II. Corral Nocturne. Moderato

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

4:06

III. Saturday Night Waltz. Introduction - Slow Waltz

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

4:14

IV. Hoe-Down. Allegro

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

3:13

I. Introduction. The Open Prairie

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

3:14

II. Street in a Frontier Town

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

3:22

III. Mexican Dance and Finale

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

3:10

IV. Prairie Night [Card Game at Night]

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

3:12

V. Gun Battle

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

1:49

VI. Celebration [After Billy's Capture]

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

2:21

VII. Billy's Death

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

1:19

VIII. The Open Prairie Again

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

1:54

Fanfare for the Common Man (Version of Symphony No. 3, Fourth Movement)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

2:02

Samuel Barber

Composer
Aaron Copland

Composer
New York Philharmonic

Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein

Conductor