Lou Harrison
Born: 14th May 1917, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A
Died: 2nd February 2003, Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A
Nationality: American
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Harrison
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Further Reading: Harrison, L
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Gil Rose on the Boston Modern Orchestra Project
24th Sep 2026
Recently hailed as 'the saint of American opera' by Gramophone, the intrepid conductor discusses the 'fascination with music of the recent past' which prompted him to found his own orchestra (and eventually record-label) three decades ago.
Popular Genres: Harrison, L
Orchestral
Chamber
Instrumental
Choral
Concertos
Popular Works: Harrison, L
- A Summerfield Set for solo piano (4)
- Air for the poet (2)
- Ariadne (1987) (4)
- Bonba (1939) (2)
- Bubaran Robert (3)
- Canticle No. 1 (3)
- Canticle No. 3 (6)
- Concerto for the Violin with Percussion Orchestra (4)
- Concerto in Slendro (1961) (3)
- Cornish Lancaran (2)
- Doubel Music (3)
- Elegy (3)
- First Concerto for flute and percussion (4)
- Fugue (1941) (3)
- Gending Alexander (2)
- Gending Chelsea for Gamelan (2)
- Grand Duo (6)
- Labyrinth, No 3 (2)
- May Rain (2)
- Music for Violin with various instruments (2)
- New First Suite for Strings (3)
- Philemon and Baukis (2)
- Pipa Concerto (3)
- Sanctus for Contralto and Piano (3)
- Seven Pastorales (3)
- Solstice (1950) Parts I & II (2)
- Song of Queztecoatl (5)
- Strict Songs (1955, rev. 1992) (3)
- String Quartet Set (1978–9) (2)
- Suite for Cello and Harp (3)
- Suite for Percussion (1942) (3)
- Suite for Symphonic Strings (5)
- Suite from the ‘Marriage at the Eiffel Tower’ (3)
- Suite No. 2 (4)
- Symphony No. 2 (Elegiac) (3)
- Symphony No. 5 (2)
- Third Symphony (3)
- Varied trio (4)
- Vestuint Silve (1994) (3)
- Violin Concerto (4)
Recent Best Sellers: Harrison, L
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American Mavericks
Jeremy Denk (piano), Paul Jacobs (organ) San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2013, Editor's Choice
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Lou Harrison - The Complete Musical Heritage Society Recordings
Lou Harrison, Virgil Thomson, Leta Miller, Yvonne Powers, Adam Gordon, Nohema Fernandez, Emily Wong George, Stephen Tramontozzi, Peter Shelton, Lee Duckles, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Emily Golden, Timothy Malosh, Karen Lindquist, Janet Lyman Hill, Sarah Adams, Renate Gola, William Winant, Romuald Tecco, Robert Stizich, David Rosenthal, Todd Manley, Scott Evans, Daniel Kennedy, Musicians of the Gamelan Si Betty, Berkeley Chamber Singers, American Composers Orchestra, Cabrillo Music Festival Orchestra, Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies
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Ionisation | Percussion Music
Tetraktis Ensemble
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Special offer. Lou Harrison: Music for Orchestra Ensemble & Gamelan
Gamelan Si Betty Brooklyn Philharmonic, Dennis Russell Davies
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2010, Re-issue of the Month
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