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Composer:
Aaron Copland

Artist(s):
Post-Classical Ensemble
Francis Guinan

Conductor:
Angel Gil-Ordonez

Background: Made for the 1939 New York World's Fair ('The World of Tomorrow'), The City is a seminal documentary film distinguished for the organic integration of narration (scripted by city planner Lewis Mumford), cinematography (Ralph Steiner and Willard Van Dyke), and music (Aaron Copland). The score, arguably Copland's highest achievement in film, was also his ticket to Hollywood; it has been called 'an astonishing missing link not only in the genesis of Copland's Americana style but in American music and cinema' - Mark Swed, The Los Angeles Times.

As the film contains no dialogue, it is possible to create a fresh soundtrack and discover musical riches inaudible on the original monaural recording. As Copland created no suite from The City, the present DVD at the same time marks the first recording of this music in its entirety other than the original film.

CATALOGUE NR: 2110231
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.49
RELEASE DATE: 05-Jan-2009

COMPOSER: Aaron Copland
TITLE: The City
TRACKS: The original 1939 classic documentary film with a newly recorded soundtrack of the score by Aaron Copland. Special Features include : The City with the original soundtrack 1939 featuring Morris Carnovsky (narrator) and an orchestra conducted by Max Goberman / Which Playground for your Child: Greenbelt or Gutter (a documentary film from the Greenbelt Museum featuring interviews with three Greenbelt 'pioneers' / George Stoney in Conversation with Joseph Horowitz (2007) a legendary documentary film-maker revisits The City.
CONDUCTOR: Angel Gil-Ordonez
ARTISTS: Post-Classical Ensemble   Francis Guinan    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 4:3 dual layer disc / Region Code: 0 - May-2009 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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