Copland: Symphony No. 3 – Walker: Sinfonia No. 5, "Visions" London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Antonio Pappano

• Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990): Symphony No. 3:
• 1 Copland: Symphony No. 3: I. Molto Moderato, with simple expression 09:46
• 2 Copland: Symphony No. 3: II. Allegro molto 08:29
• 3 Copland: Symphony No. 3: III. Andantino quasi allegretto 10:02
• 4 Copland: Symphony No. 3: IV. Molto deliberato (freely, at first) - Fanfare; deliberato - Allegro risoluto - Deliberato 14:14
• George Walker (1922 - 2018): Sinfonia No. 5, "Visions":
• 5 Walker: Sinfonia No. 5, "Visions" 15:14
• Total Runtime 57:45

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Aaron Copland’s Third Symphony is a magnificent and beautiful work that depicts vast landscapes, powerful intensity and the strength of human resilience. The final movement features the composer’s inspiring ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’ and culminates in a triumphant finale full of hope for the future. George Walker’s Sinfonia No. 5 – Visions – was the composer’s final work and stands as a protest against racial violence. Despite its restless energy and jagged harmonies, the music is thought-provoking and captures Walker’s expressive musical language and his groundbreaking legacy. Principal Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano brings out the rich timbres and emotional depth of Copland’s Symphony No. 3 and Walker’s Sinfonia No. 5, celebrating the indomitable spirit of the music and the enduring legacy of these pioneering composers.

Principal Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano brings out the rich timbres and emotional depth of Copland’s Symphony No. 3 and Walker’s Sinfonia No. 5, celebrating the indomitable spirit of the music and the enduring legacy of these pioneering composers.

Aaron Copland’s Third Symphony is a powerful and beautiful work that depicts vast landscapes, powerful intensity and the strength of human resilience. The final movement features the composer’s inspiring ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’ and culminates in a triumphant finale full of hope for the future. George Walker’s Sinfonia No. 5 – Visions – was the composer’s final work and stands as a protest against racial violence. Despite its restless energy and jagged harmonies, the music is thought-provoking and captures Walker’s expressive musical language and his groundbreaking legacy.

London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano, conductor

Sir Antonio Pappano
is Music Director since 2005. With Sir Antonio Pappano in the role of Music Director since 2005, the stature of the Orchestra has enjoyed extraordinary success, building an international reputation for itself. With Pappano at the helm, the Orchestra has appeared at some of the major music festivals including the Proms in London, White Nights in St. Petersburg, Lucerne Festival, Salzburg Festival and has performed in some of the most world’s best-known venues, including the Philharmonie in Berlin, Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Royal Albert Hall in London, Salle Pleyel in Paris, La Scala in Milan, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Semperoper in Dresden, Carnegie Hall in New York.

After long-term collaboration with some of the biggest international record labels who have produced recordings that have since become legendary, Santa Cecilia Orchestra records extensively for Warner Classic. The releases, under Pappano, include Puccini’s Madama Butterfly (with Angela Gheorghiu; the recording won a Brit Award), Verdi’s Requiem (Gramophone Award, BBC Music Magazine, Brit Classical), Rossini’s and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with Anna Netrebko (Gramophone Editors’ Choice Award), Rossini’s William Tell, Mahler’s Symphony no.6, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Verdi’s Quattro pezzi sacri, Britten’s War Requiem, and a CD entitled Rossini Overtures. Recently recorded, Verdi’s Aida boasts a stellar cast (Anja Harteros, Jonas Kaufmann, Erwin Schrott) and has taken home numerous awards: Best Recording 2015 for The New York Times and for The Telegraph, Best opera 2015 – Apple Music, Choc Classica de l’année, Diapason D’or and Choix de France Musique, Record of the month for Gramophone, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. A CD also came out in 2015, with Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto no. 1 and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto no. 2 performed by Beatrice Rana, Brahms’s Violin Concerto with Janine Jansen (Decca) and Schumann’s Piano Concerto performed by Jan Lisiecki (DGG).

Antonio Pappano and the Orchestra also recorded Nessun Dorma, The Puccini Album with tenor Jonas Kaufmann (Best Classical Music Recordings of 2015 for The New York Times), which made the world charts, Schumann’s Symphonies no. 2 and no. 4, Elgar’s Symphony no. 1 (ICA Classics), the cd “Anna Netrebko. Verismo” (DGG), Le Carnaval des Animaux with Martha Argerich, the Bernstein’s Symphonies (Warner Classics), Verdi’s Otello with Jonas Kaufmann (Sony Classical) and Tudor Queens with Diana Damrau (Warner Classics)

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