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Copland: Billy The Kid, Rodeo / Bernstein, New York Po


Release Date: 10/25/1990 
Label:  Cbs Great Performances Catalog #: 36727   Spars Code: ADD 
Composer:  Aaron Copland
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  New York Philharmonic
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 0 Hours 39 Mins. 

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Notes and Editorial Reviews

REVIEWS:
New York Times (Publisher) (7/30/00, p.30, reviewing Sony 63082) - "...Even the composer couldn't make his...most famous ballets--...'Rodeo' and 'Billy the Kid'--dance the way Bernstein does..." REVIEWS:
New York Times (Publisher) (7/30/00, p.30, reviewing Sony 63082) - "...Even the composer couldn't make his...most famous ballets--...'Rodeo' and 'Billy the Kid'--dance the way Bernstein does..." Read less

Works on This Recording

1. Billy the Kid: Suite by Aaron Copland
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  New York Philharmonic
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1938; USA 
 Date of Recording: 1959 
Venue:  Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts 
2. Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes by Aaron Copland
Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  New York Philharmonic
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1942; USA 
 Date of Recording: 1960 
Venue:  Manhattan Center, New York City 

Sound Samples

I. Buckaroo Holiday
II. Corral Nocturne
III. Saturday Night Waltz
IV. Hoe-Down
Introduction: The Open Prairie
Street in a Frontier Town
Mexican Dance and Finale
Prairie Night (Card game at night)
Gun Battle
Celebration (after Billy's capture)
Billy's Death
The Open Prairie Again

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