American Classics - Hanson: Piano Sonata, Etc / Thomas Labé

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
May 1, 2000
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      HANSON
    • PERFORMER
      Thomas, Labe
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 01, 2000
    • UPC
      636943904725
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8559047
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    Works ⌄

    1. Impromptu

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    2. March Carillon

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    3. Peace

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    4. Joy

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    5. Desire

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    6. I. Andante Espressivo

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    7. II. Élégie herbique

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    8. III. Triumphal Ode

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    9. Reminiscence

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    10. Lullaby

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    11. Longing

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    12. Studio ritmico

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    13. Studio Melodico

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    14. Poema Idillico

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    15. Enchantment

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    16. I. Bells

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    17. II. Tamara and Peter Bolshoi

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    18. III. The Deserted House

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    19. IV. The Eccentric Clock

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    20. V. Deep Forest

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    21. VI. Clowns -

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    22. VI. Dance

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    23. VII. Serious Conversations

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    24. VIII. Kikimora

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    25. IX. Mist

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    26. X. Fireworks

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    27. XI. Dreams

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe

    28. Slumber Song

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Performer: Thomas Labe


Howard Hanson wrote most of the solo piano music on this disc early in his career, before he became the first American to win the Prix de Rome in 1921, and before his forty-year tenure as director of the Eastman School of Music. Though he later focused on orchestral writing in emulation of Respighi, his teacher in Rome, Hanson's piano music intimately defines the romantic and popular character of his work. Hanson's music is emotionally yearning, tuneful Americana.
Critically acclaimed American pianist Thomas Labé has researched Hanson's music extensively, which was necessary, as many of Hanson's scores are unpublished. His labor informs his virtuosic playing with keen insight in these performances, five out of eight of which are world premiere recordings.