\n\u201cHe is the American West. He is the heartbeat of New York. He is the musical voice of a nation.\u201d Composer Aaron Copland is celebrated in his native land like a hero. The W\u00fcrttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn (WKO) has immersed itself in Copland\u2019s works as it follows the tracks of the USA and at the same time, those of its Chief Conductor Case Scaglione. Together with the internationally acclaimed soloists Wolfgang Bauer (trumpet), Sebastian Manz (clarinet) and C\u00e9line Moinet (English horn), the WKO has created an album reflecting the life of a composer who receives far too little attention in \u201cold Europe\u201d.
\nEvocative scenes from pioneer days, lonely nights in the great cities, jazz and Latin American melodies illustrate Copland\u2019s subjective view of his multifaceted land. Born in the New York borough of Brooklyn on November 14, 1900, the composer grew up in a Jewish family as the youngest of five children. It was soon obvious that his main interest was music. In 1921, he went to France to enrol in the newly founded Summer School of Music near Paris, which was specially planned for American students, and stayed there for three years as a pupil of one of music history\u2019s greatest teachers: Nadia Boulanger. During his time in Europe he got to know the great names of his time, like Maurice Ravel, Kurt Weill and a man who had a strong influence on his music, Igor Stravinsky. After a few years abroad he felt the pull of his native America, where he was captivated by the emerging musical form of jazz with its novel harmonies and rhythmic patterns. That is reflected particularly in a short phase of his life in which he followed the paths of the avant-garde, experimenting with free tonality, but also in his later compositions. In the 1930s, that all changed: tuned in to the American zeitgeist, Copland began to write for a wide audience, reaching them with the patriotism of works like \u201cA Lincoln Portrait\u201d.
\nThe three works \u201cAppalachian Spring\u201d, \u201cQuiet City\u201d and his Clarinet Concerto, which are to be heard on the album, show off the greatness of this American composer while also giving glimpses into the life of Aaron Copland the man. \u201cQuiet City\u201d is a kind of ode to his home town of New York, a musical description of how the city that never sleeps could yet fascinate him with its very own kind of quietness.
\nEven if Copland wrote his music for a wide audience, it was anything but musically simple. His acquaintance with avant-garde music had taught him how to introduce a subtle complexity into his writing. This has always demanded technical capability and artistic sensitivity from the exponents of his works, abilities that the WKO is well able to demonstrate. Together with its conductor Case Scaglione and his three high-calibre soloists, the orchestra has created an album that does full justice to the musical genius of \u201cFather Copland\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nEvocative scenes from pioneer days, lonely nights in the great cities, jazz and Latin American melodies illustrate Copland\u2019s subjective view of his multifaceted land. Born in the New York borough of Brooklyn on November 14, 1900, the composer grew up in a Jewish family as the youngest of five children. It was soon obvious that his main interest was music. In 1921, he went to France to enrol in the newly founded Summer School of Music near Paris, which was specially planned for American students, and stayed there for three years as a pupil of one of music history\u2019s greatest teachers: Nadia Boulanger. During his time in Europe he got to know the great names of his time, like Maurice Ravel, Kurt Weill and a man who had a strong influence on his music, Igor Stravinsky. After a few years abroad he felt the pull of his native America, where he was captivated by the emerging musical form of jazz with its novel harmonies and rhythmic patterns. That is reflected particularly in a short phase of his life in which he followed the paths of the avant-garde, experimenting with free tonality, but also in his later compositions. In the 1930s, that all changed: tuned in to the American zeitgeist, Copland began to write for a wide audience, reaching them with the patriotism of works like \u201cA Lincoln Portrait\u201d.
\nThe three works \u201cAppalachian Spring\u201d, \u201cQuiet City\u201d and his Clarinet Concerto, which are to be heard on the album, show off the greatness of this American composer while also giving glimpses into the life of Aaron Copland the man. \u201cQuiet City\u201d is a kind of ode to his home town of New York, a musical description of how the city that never sleeps could yet fascinate him with its very own kind of quietness.
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