Harold Shapero

Harold Shapero (born 29 April 1920) is an American composer.

Recordings

One of the first recordings of the Symphony for Classical Orchestra, was by Leonard Bernstein and the Columbia Symphony Orchestra on the CRI label. Andre Previn and the Los Angeles Philharmonic recorded it along with the Nine Minute Overture on a New World CD. New World has also released Boriskin's performances of three Piano Sonatas. The Previn recording of the Symphony can be purchased online from Amazon.com. Many more recordings have been made, but unfortunately a lot of them are out of print.

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Such records can still be found in the libraries of universities and public libraries. For example, a 35 rpm recording of Shapero's Piano Sonata in D major by harpsichordist Sylvia Marlowe on the Decca label. On the record cover, Marlowe quotes Shapero as saying that "Since the work was completed with the aid of Baroque and pre-Classical keyboard traditions, the version for harpsichord seems to me entirely natural."

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