Copland Clarinet Concerto
Copland Clarinet Concerto
Copland Clarinet Concerto
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Born
November 14, 1900, in Brooklyn,
New York
Died
December 2, 1990, in Peekskill,
New York
Work composed
September 1947October 1948
World premiere
November 6, 1950, in a broadcast
from the NBC Studios in New York
City, Fritz Reiner conducting the NBC
Symphony Orchestra, Benny Goodman,
soloist
New York Philharmonic premiere
June 19, 1969, the composer conducting, Benny Goodman, soloist, in
Holmdel, New Jersey
Most recent New York Philharmonic
performance
November 27, 1999, Kurt Masur,
conductor, Stanley Drucker, soloist
Estimated duration
ca. 14 minutes
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