While Copland's hugely successful celebration of the American West, Rodeo, has become an American classic, Dance Panels is barely known despite working beautifully as a concert work. Based on popular Mexican melodies, the glittering, even exotic El Salon Mexico is one of Copland's most frequently performed works. Of his rhythmically complex Danzon Cubano, inspired by a visit to a dance hall in Cuba, in which there were two orchestras playing at both ends, the composer himself wrote: "I did not attempt to reproduce an authentic Cuban sound but felt free to add my own touches of displaced accents and unexpected silent beats." GRAMMY -Â« Award-winning conductor Leonard Slatkin's recording of Copland's Lincoln Portrait (8.559373-74) received "the kind of performance that brought tears to my eyes" (Audiophile Audition).

Tracklist:

Rodeo - 4 Dance Episodes: I. Buckaroo Holiday
Rodeo - 4 Dance Episodes: II. Corral Nocturne
Rodeo - 4 Dance Episodes: III. Saturday Night Waltz
Rodeo - 4 Dance Episodes: IV. Hoe Down
Dance Panels: I. Introduction: Moderato (Tempo Di Valzer) - Espressivo Un Poco Rubato
Dance Panels: II. Allegretto Con Tenerezza (Un Poco Rubato)
Dance Panels: III. Scherzando - Moderato
Dance Panels: IV. Pas De Trois: Lento
Dance Panels: V. Con Brio
VI. Con Moto
Dance Panels: VII. Molto Ritmico - Coda - Come Prima - Moderato
El Salon Mexico
Danzon Cubano

UPC: 636943975824
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 6.25.13
Format: CD

Detroit Symphony Orchestra - Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes (CD)