(December 2019) Episode 241 is AARON COPLAND. I admit my first exposure was through Emerson, Lake & palmer. He is deservedly dubbed the “Dean of American Composers” for incorporating American themes and landscapes in his compositions. I like those, but I prefer his more abstract, modernist works.
Favorite work: Symphony #3
Favorite short piece: Fanfare for the Common Man
Favorite chamber piece: Quartet for Strings
Favorite ballet: Appalachian Spring
Compared to expectations: same
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