Howard Hanson
Born: 28th October 1896, Wahoo, Nebraska, U.S.A
Died: 26th February 1981, New York, U.S.A
Nationality: American
Howard Harold Hanson was an American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist. As director for forty years of the Eastman School of Music, he raised its quality and provided opportunities for commissioning and performing American classical music. In 1944, he won a Pulitzer Prize for his Symphony No. 4, and received numerous other awards, including the George Foster Peabody Award for Outstanding Entertainment in Music in 1946.
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Americascapes from Robert Trevino and the Basque National Orchestra
1st Oct 2021
Four different voices from the melting-pot of early twentieth-century America come together to create a fascinating snapshot of a time of great change and innovation, ranging from melodious Romanticism to uncompromising atonality.
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- 2 Yuletide Pieces, Op. 19 (1)
- 3 Etudes, Op. 18 (1)
- 3 Miniatures, Op. 12 (1)
- Before the Dawn, Op. 17 (1)
- Chorale and Alleluia, Op. 42 (8)
- Concerto for Organ, Harp and Strings, Op. 22 No. 3 (1)
- Dies Natalis (1967) (9)
- Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitzky, Op. 44 (7)
- Enchantment (1)
- Extended Theme (1)
- Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth, for piano and strings (9)
- For the First Time (4)
- Lament for Beowulf, Op. 25 (5)
- Laude - Choral, Variations and Metamorphoses (4)
- Lumen in Christo (3)
- Lux Aeterna, Op. 24 (2)
- Merry Mount, Op. 31 (3)
- Merry Mount, Op. 31: Suite (9)
- Mosaics (7)
- Nymphs and Satyr Ballet Suite (2)
- Pastorale for oboe, harp & strings (or oboe & piano), Op. 38 (7)
- Piano Concerto, Op. 36 (8)
- Poemes erotiques, Op. 9 (1)
- Rhythmic Variations on 2 Ancient Hymns (2)
- Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings, Op. 35 (9)
- Slumber Song (3)
- Sonata in A minor, Op. 11 (1)
- Song of Democracy (6)
- Summer Seascape No. 2 for Viola and Strings (1)
- Symphonic Poem: Pan and Priest, Op. 26 (2)
- Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 21 'Nordic' (7)
- Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 'Romantic' (11)
- Symphony No. 3, Op. 33 (5)
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 34 'Requiem' (8)
- Symphony No. 5, 'Sinfonia Sacra' (3)
- Symphony No. 6 (7)
- Symphony No. 7 'Sea Symphony' (5)
- The Cherubic Hymn, Op. 37 (2)
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Music For Quiet Listening: Volume II
John La Montaine (piano), Robert Sprenkle (oboe), Francis Tursi (viola), Armand Basile (piano), David Burge (piano) Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Eastman Philharmonia, Howard Hanson
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Helsinki Philharmonic, Leif Segerstam
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