A beautiful album by a boy of Russian origins, specifically Lithuanian, but back then people still spoke of the tsar's domains, who was also of Jewish descent and showed early talent from a young age. His family, upon arriving at Ellis Island, underwent the process of “Americanization” of their surname. What was Kaplan in Russia became Copland with a stroke of the pen. And that boy, in accordance with Jewish tradition, bore the name of the high priest Aaron, Americanized to Aaron. And with that name, Aaron Copland, he would go down in history. So much to discover...
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