Copland / Detroit Symphony Orchestra Complete Ballets 2 CD

COPLAND, A.: Appalachian Spring / Hear Ye! Hear Ye! (Detroit Symphony, Slatkin) Aaron Copland wrote his rarely heard ballet Hear Ye! Hear Ye! For Ruth Page, the dancer and choreographer who was to become the Grande Dame of American ballet. It's scenario is a murder in a nightclub and the ensuing trial in a Chicago courtroom. Copland infused the score with the spirit of his jazz-influenced pieces, controversially distorting part of the National Anthem, and infiltrating music from some of his earlier works. In complete contrast, Appalachian Spring is his most famous work, a true American masterpiece founded on transfigured dance tunes and song melodies. This is volume two of the Complete Ballet series. Volume One is on UPC 63694397582

1. Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Scene 1: Prelude 00:01:49 2. Scene 2: The Courtroom 00:00:35 3. Scene 3: Dance 00:01:54 4. Scene 4 00:02:17 5. Scene 5: The Night - Club Hostess Sworn in 00:00:43 6. Scene 6: The Chorus Girls' First Dance 00:03:51 7. Scene 7: First Pas - de - Deux 00:03:18 8. Scene 8: Pas - de - Deux Continued - First Murder 00:03:37 9. Scene 9: The Courtroom 00:00:41 10. Scene 10: The Honeymoon Couple 00:00:42 11. Scene 11: The Chorus Girls Dance with Doves 00:02:28 12. Scene 12: Second Pas - de - Deux and Murder 00:03:51 13. Scene 13: The Courtroom 00:00:41 14. Scene 14: The Waiter Sworn in 00:00:36 15. Scene 15: The Chorus Girls' Third Dance 00:01:44 16. Scene 16: Third Pas - de - Deux and Murder 00:03:40 17. Scene 17: The Verdict 00:00:17 18. Scene 18: The Courtroom 00:01:46 19. Appalachian Spring Appalachian Spring 00:37:57