Aaron Copland intended his Symphony No. 3 to reflect the euphoric spirit of the United States at the end of World War II.
Composer Biography
George Walker was the first African-American composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, which he received in 1996 for his work Lilacs.
Composer Biography
Aaron Copland's parents were Jewish immigrants from Lithuania who settled in Brooklyn, New York, and he studied with the influential teacher Nadia Boulanger in Paris.
Composition History
George Walker's Sinfonia No. 5, 'Visions', was inspired by a 2015 white supremacist shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Composition History
Copland's Symphony No. 3 was commissioned by conductor Serge Koussevitzky in memory of his late wife Natalia, and Koussevitzky conducted its premiere in October 1946.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded live in DSD 256fs, a high-density recording technology, in the Barbican Hall, London.
Performer Biography
Sir Antonio Pappano, the conductor on this album, became the London Symphony Orchestra's Chief Conductor in September 2024.
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