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Hanson: Symphony No 3, Merry Mount Suite / Schwarz, Seattle Symphony

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Details

Composer
HANSON, HOWARD
Artist
Schwarz
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Nov 15, 2011
Catalog #
8559702
UPC
636943970225

About

Hanson’s symphonic cycle is one of the most important in American music. The Third Symphony, composed between 1936 and 1938, is imbued with the rich Nordic sensibility that runs through the First. It owes its impetus to the pioneering Swedish settlements in America, and its expansive lyricism is beautifully calibrated, with a chorale theme acting as a hopeful constant throughout the journey. Hanson wrote his opera Merry Mount, possibly his most ambitious work, in 1934. Four years later he produced this vibrant orchestral suite. “[T]he power of Hanson’s earlier works lies in the unabashed hyperbole of their gestures, the unstinting lavishness of their orchestration, and, most of all, their sincere fervor and conviction.” (Fanfare on the original Delos release)

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante lamentando - Agitato 10:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante lamentando - Agitato
    Duration
    10:37
    Composer
    Howard Hanson
    Ensemble
    Seattle Symphony
    Conductor
    Gerard Schwarz
  2. 2 II. Andante tranquillo 08:52
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante tranquillo
    Duration
    08:52
    Composer
    Howard Hanson
    Ensemble
    Seattle Symphony
    Conductor
    Gerard Schwarz
  3. 3 III. Tempo scherzando 05:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Tempo scherzando
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Howard Hanson
    Ensemble
    Seattle Symphony
    Conductor
    Gerard Schwarz
  4. 4 IV. Largamente e pesante 10:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Largamente e pesante
    Duration
    10:56
    Composer
    Howard Hanson
    Ensemble
    Seattle Symphony
    Conductor
    Gerard Schwarz
  5. 5 I. Overture 03:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Overture
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Howard Hanson
    Ensemble
    Seattle Symphony
    Conductor
    Gerard Schwarz
  6. 6 II. Children's Dance 01:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Children's Dance
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Howard Hanson
    Ensemble
    Seattle Symphony
    Conductor
    Gerard Schwarz
  7. 7 III. Love Duet 04:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Love Duet
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Howard Hanson
    Ensemble
    Seattle Symphony
    Conductor
    Gerard Schwarz
  8. 8 IV. Prelude to Act II and Maypole Dances 06:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Prelude to Act II and Maypole Dances
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Howard Hanson
    Ensemble
    Seattle Symphony
    Conductor
    Gerard Schwarz