Copland - Billy The Kid & Rodeo - Morton Gould and His Orchestra (Number 140)
Composed by Aaron Copland
Conductor : Morton Gould
Orchestra : Morton Gould And His Orchestra
1 LP, Die-cut jacket from Stoughton Printing with booklet
Limited numbered edition - number 140
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 200g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : RCA
Recorded in Kingsway Hall by Kenneth Wilkinson
Producer: Michael Bremner
Remastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Originally released in 1958
Tracks :
- Ballet Suite
- Waltz
1. Buckaroo Holiday
2. Corral Nocturne
3. Honky Tonk Interlude And Saturday Night Waltz
4. Hoe-Down
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Analogue Productions' RCA Living Stereo Reissue Series No. 2, with 25 newly remastered mainstay classical albums, will delight and astound your ears with their clarity and warm, rich tone. As with our first highly-regarded LSC series, shortcomings of previous editions have been improved upon — from the mastering, to the LP pressing, to the sharp-looking glossy heavyweight Stoughton Printing tip-on jackets that faithfully duplicate the original artwork, "Living Stereo" logo, "Shaded Dog" label and all!
Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original 3-track master tapes, cut at 33 1/3, and plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings - makers of the world's finest-sounding vinyl LPs, - no other editions match these for the quietest 200-gram platters available.
Billy The Kid as a ballet is considerably more than conventional gunplay and heroics. Composer Aaron Copland used Western and cowboy melodies for his score. American musical nationalism received a tremendous boost with this jaunty, tuneful, atmospheric composition. Likewise, Rodeo is one of the liveliest things Copland ever wrote, and it's no surprise that it should have developed into one of his most popular scores.
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