Discovering Copland

Listen to programmes examining the life and works of Aaron Copland.

Aaron Copland - life and work through the places he lived and visited
Donald Macleod explores Copland's life and work through the places he lived and visited
Aaron Copland
The life and music of Aaron Copland through five key relationships.
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Howard Goodall and Suzy Klein discuss Simple Gifts from Copland's Appalachian Spring.
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Mark Lowther reviews recordings of Appalachian Spring and makes a personal recommendation
Copland: Appalachian Spring (Chamber Version)
Charles Hazlewood delves into Aaron Copland's 1944 ballet Appalachian Spring.
Watch an anaylsis of Copland's Concerto for Clarinet Harp and Strings—Discovering Music, The Benny Goodman Legacy
Watch Alyn Shipton analyse Copland's Clarinet Concerto with Trinity College Chamber Orch
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
David Owen Norris and Richard Stoltzman explore Copland's Clarinet Concerto.
The Music of Mexico
Charles Hazlewood and the BBC Concert orchestra focus on music inspired by Mexico.