Symphony 3 / Billy the Kid Suite

NAXOS gives us a superior recording of Copland's 3rd Symphony. James Judd and his New Zealand forces capture all the detail at a pace that's just right. Though Copland provided no program, throughout there is the open expanse of Americana without quotations from folk music. This is his most ambitious

orchestral work. The finale in grand scale incorporates "Fanfare For The Common Man" which builds and builds to a shimmering full orchestral climax.