In the Beginning
Released in 2000, this CD celebrates the centenary of one of America's greatest composers, Aaran Copland (b.1900).
Choral works by Copland's compatriate, Samuel Barber, are also featured on this disk recorded in Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, for Linn Records.
"Ranging from the divine to the erotic, these choral pieces by two of America's most appealing 20th Century composers are superbly performed..."
(HMV Choice)
"...a fascinating programme of 20th Century American music, all unaccompanied, glowingly sung and recorded."
(Daily Telegraph)
Programme includes:
- In the Beginning - Copland
- Reincarnations - Barber
- Agnus Dei - Barber's choral arrangement of his Adagio for Strings
- Four Motets - Copland