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    The concerto balances lyrical warmth and rhythmic piquancy, with Copland having written the piece on a commission from Benny Goodman. "Goodman was more than just a bandleader, the King of Swing - he was a real artist, who wanted to connect with the great music of the day ... And with his concerto, Copland aimed to blend two worlds -- his serious, lyric side with Goodman's more freewheeling persona." Filling out the NJPAC program will be two orchestral blockbusters: Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" and Ravel's "Bolero," with Lorin Maazel on the podium, the conductor also in his last New York season. Full Article at NJ.com
    Goodman was more than just a bandleader, the King of Swing - he was a real artist, who wanted to connect with the great music of the day ... And with his concerto, Copland aimed to blend two worlds -- his serious, lyric side with Goodman's more freewheeling persona.
    SOURCE: NJ.com 6 months ago
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  1. Pictures at an Exhibition
    SOURCE: NJ.com 6 months ago
  2. There was no one like him and there never will be, this ideal mix of charisma, intellect, musicianship and the rarest quality: joy.
    SOURCE: NJ.com 6 months ago
  3. I have to say, player for player, the New York Philharmonic is as good as ever ... The principals are more virtuosic than ever, and they're mostly American-born these days, unlike when I joined, when they were often Europeans. There are far more women in the orchestra now, too, something that Bernstein ...
    SOURCE: NJ.com 6 months ago

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