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Composer of the Week: Copland

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

With Sandy Burnett.
2: In the twenties, Copland had returned to America from his years in Paris studying with Nadia Boulanger , and was beginning to find his own style. Today's programme includes: Music for the Theater played by the New York PO, conducted by Leonard Bernstein ; a specially recorded performance of the Piano Concerto by Peter Lawson with Grant Llewellyn conducting the BBC NOW; and Copland's homage to his Jewish roots, the piano trio Vitebsk. Repeated from last Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Sandy Burnett.
Unknown:
Nadia Boulanger
Conducted By:
Leonard Bernstein
Unknown:
Peter Lawson
Unknown:
Grant Llewellyn
Source: Radio Times

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