Copland 2 "Short Symphony"

Again an ipod inspired choice, but I have to say an excellent one. Looking back from 80 years perspective it is difficult to see Copland's music as being that modernist as it was often characterised at the time. I doubt if it was that radically modern even at the time if you compare it to Bartok and the Second Viennese school (or even Vaughan Williams fourth).
The Short Symphony is a good, small piece of music particularly the Stravinskyan opening. Maybe it is more modernist than Copland's ballets of the 1940's but it seems mainly neo-classical and tuneful to me.