Cognitive Dissonance

[sraun]

So, does anyone else have a high degree of cognitive dissonance when they hear Appalachian Spring? There was a wonderful arrangement of Simple Gifts on KSJN this morning - Alison Kraus doing vocals, Yo-Yo Ma doing cello, nothing else. I do love Appalachian Spring - it's just that all that gorgeous orchestration does have some conflict with the original song.

In other music news, I got to hear the Daffy Duck version of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody #2. That is ... just weird.

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[von-krag.livejournal.com]

I'd like to hear both of those sometime, like you I'm vaguely in touvh with both. I do have a copy of the Copeland, thanks for reminding me.

BTW Scot you might like this new to me music:

Startling new recording of Osvaldo Golijov's Ayre (DG), featuring the incredible soprano Dawn Upshaw supported by The Andalucian Dogs on acoustic instruments and laptop (CD review forthcoming). Anyone who loves classical, world, South American, Sephardic, or new music owes it to themselves to hear this fabulous recording.