Copland Conducts Copland

The read

It runs a compact 58m.

Synopsis

This concert film made in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles in 1976 captures a memorable performance conducted by the doyen of American composers, Aaron Copland. It includes some of his greatest and most attractive music, from the patriotic flourish of Fanfare for the Common Man and the spirited orchestral fantasy El Salón México, to the colloquial warmth of his suite from the opera The Tender Land. Of particular importance is the collaboration with the great Benny Goodman in the masterwork he commissioned and premiered, the Clarinet Concerto.

Ratings

Key crew

• Kirk BrowningDirector

Cast

• Aaron CoplandSelf - Composer and conductor
• Benny GoodmanSelf - Clarinet