Good documentary with lots of music
This hour-long film contains new footage of the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Frankfurt playing Copland, Howard Pollack (who wrote Aaron Copland: THE LIFE AND WORK OF AN UNCOMMON MAN (Music in American Life)) discussing elements of Copland's music and life, Hugh Wolff (conductor) offering his thoughts, and some archive footage of the composer in interview, rehearsal and performance. It's essentially chronological and focuses on selected, representative works. One thing to note is the narration is in German - which I had not realized - but all the interviews are in English. English, French, German and Spanish subtitles are optional choices on the DVD. There are no extra features on the DVD. As I have used this as part of a music class, one of the best things is the length of the music played by the RSOF. These are the DVD chapters [with my comments/attempt to summarize each section]: 1.Fanfare for the Common Man...
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