Howard Hanson: Symphony No. 1 ‘Nordic’

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Release Date: 26th Sep 2011
Catalogue No: 8559700
Label: Naxos
Series: American Classics, Gerard Schwarz Complete Howard Hanson Symphonies
Length: 48 minutes

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Hanson, H: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 21 'Nordic'

Work length29:13

$7.00

$9.00

Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz

I. Andante solenne - Allegro con forza

Track length12:42

$3.00

$3.85

II. Andante teneramente, con semplicità

Track length6:06

$1.00

$1.30

III. Finale. Allegro con fuoco

Track length10:25

$3.00

$3.85

Hanson, H: The Lament for Beowulf, Op. 25

Work length19:07

$4.00

$5.15

Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz

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Howard Hanson, a composer of imagination and sweep and a colourist of huge eloquence, is one of the most approachable of all twentieth century symphonists. His guiding spirit was always Sibelius, and in the Symphony No. 1 ‘Nordic’ he used the same key as in the Finnish composer’s own First Symphony. The work is haunting, rapturous and serene, beautifully orchestrated and wholly commanding. The Lament for Beowulf, written for chorus and orchestra, dates from 1925. Its dark, brooding tension reflects its poetic inspiration with indelible force. “This is confident, generous, beautifully made music, richly (and sensitively) scored. Schwarz, and his splendid Seattle orchestra do not short-change us on any of this and they are beautifully, ripely, recorded here.” (Gramophone on the original Delos release)

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