Contents:
Aaron Copland:
Piano Concerto
Part I

Part II

Gian Carlo Menotti:
Piano Concerto
Allegro

Lento

Allegro

Artists:
Earl Wild piano
Symphony of the Air
Aaron Copland conductor
Jorge Mester conductor*

Recorded Date:
Originally released 1967, piano: Baldwin
Producer:
Seymour Solomon
Engineer:
Piano Technician:
The music is grand, the recording stunning, and Earl Wild terrific. Just wait till you hear Copland’s exuberant pseudo-jazz bounding out of your speakers in “you are there” realism, followed by the fiber and sparkle of Menotti’s pair of neoclassic toccatas sandwiching his 1945 concerto’s sumptuous romantic Lento cantilena. What gorgeous music magnificently brought to life!

Mark L. Lehman, American Record Guide