Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago

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Recorded in a tractor barn in Colorado’s Vail Valley in 2006, co-founder Peter Halstead performed a compilation of works by Copland and Brahms.

all Copland copyright by The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc.

Chapters:
00:00 - Fanfare for the Common Man, B Flat (originally C), arr. Roger Brison, “Very deliberately,” 1942
03:15 - Saturday Night Waltz, from Rodeo, E Flat, arr. by Aaron Copland, 1942
09:11 - The Resting-place on the Hill, from the film score, Our Town, E Minor, “Very deliberate,” 1940 13:41 - Conversation at the Soda Fountain, from the film score, Our Town, “With unhurried flowing movement,” A Major, 1940
17:41 - Story of Our Town, from the film score, Our Town, “Moderate, with calm,” G Major, 1940
21:58 - In Evening Air, from the film score, The Cummington Story, B Flat and G Major, 1974
25:57 - Midsummer Nocturne, “Slowly, poetically (and somewhat thoughtful),” A Major, 1947
28:18 - Down a Country Lane, “Gently flowing, in a pastoral mood,” F Major and D Flat, 1962
31:27 - Variations on a Shaker Melody, “The Gift to Be Simple,” from Appalachian Spring, C Major, 1943, arr. Stanley - Halstead (also includes the end of the Appalachian Spring Suite, which follows the Variations)
43:41 - Johannes Brahms: Ballade, Opus 10, No. 4, B Minor, 1856
55:50 - Johannes Brahms: Ballade, Opus 10, No. 1, after a Scotch Ballad “Edward,” D Minor, 1856 [note: 5-channel]
01:00:55 - Johannes Brahms: Capriccio, Opus 116, No. 3 (1892), G Minor
01:06:08 - Johannes Brahms: Rhapsody, Opus 79, No. 2, G Minor, 1880 [old version]
01:13:27 - Johannes Brahms: Rhapsody, Opus 79, No. 2, G Minor, 1880 [5-channel version]