The fourth volume in the highly acclaimed Copland series from John Wilson and the BBC Philharmonic opens with Copland’s very successful Symphony No. 3 (1944 – 46).
The optimistic spirit of this work resonated perfectly with the euphoria of post-war America, resulting in its becoming an emblem of US nationalism. This lesser-recorded original version comes complete with the twelve bars which Bernstein later suggested cutting from the fourth movement.
There are also several shorter works by Copland including his “Letter from Home” and “Down a Country Lane”.
Here is the Symphony #3 by Aaron Copland:
