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Copland, Aaron: Third Symphony, Appalachian Spring, Fanfare For the Common Man.(Review)
Copland, Aaron: Third Symphony, Appalachian Spring, Fanfare For the Common Man. Minnesota Orchestra, conduced by Eiji Oue. Recorded in 2000, at Orchestral Hall, Minneapolis. Engineer: Keith Johnson. 72+ minutes. Reference Recordings RR-93. This is a sensational recording, even without HDCD decoding. The detail, spread, and depth are all one could ask for with two-channel reproduction, and the spatiality approaches what you would get with a surround-sound transcription and extra channels.
Interestingly, I compared it directly to Telarc's championship-grade recording of the Fanfare and Appalachian Spring, done in 1982 (80078), and the two releases were roughly equal in sonic quality. Indeed, the Telarc Fanfare actually has a bit more snap and bass-drum ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Copland, Aaron: Third Symphony, Appalachian Spring, Fanfare For the...