| | American Classics - Hanson: Orchestral Works Vol 1 CD Hanson, Howard / Schermerhorn, Kenneth CDS
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American Classics - Hanson: Orchestral Works Vol 1 Music | List Price | $8.97 (You save $1.02) | | Label | Naxos | | All Time Sales Rank |  4976  | | CD Universe Part number | 1043813 | | Catalog number | 8559072 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 18, 2000 | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Recording Time | 1 11 |
American Classics - Hanson: Orchestral Works Vol 1 Classical Review American Classics - Hanson: Orchestral Works Vol 1 Songs | 1. Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 21 "Nordic" (31:45) | | Composer | Howard Hanson (1896 - 1981) | | Conductor | Kenneth Schermerhorn | | Genre | 20th Century Period / Symphony | | Date Written | 1922 | | Ensemble | Nashville Symphony Orchestra | | Period | 20th Century | | Recording | Studio | | Venue | Andrew Jackson Hall, Nashville, TN | | Recording Date | 04/20/1999 | | 2. Merry Mount, Op. 31: Suite (17:59) | | Common Name | Merry Mount | | Composer | Howard Hanson (1896 - 1981) | | Conductor | Kenneth Schermerhorn | | Genre | 20th Century Period / Opera / Suite | | Date Written | 1938 | | Ensemble | Nashville Symphony Orchestra | | Period | 20th Century | | Country | USA | | Recording | Studio | | Venue | Andrew Jackson Hall, Nashville, TN | | Recording Date | 10/24/1999 | | 3. Pan and the Priest, Op. 26 (13:04) | | Composer | Howard Hanson (1896 - 1981) | | Conductor | Kenneth Schermerhorn | | Genre | 20th Century Period / Tone Poem | | Date Written | 1926 | | Ensemble | Nashville Symphony Orchestra | | Period | 20th Century | | Recording | Studio | | Venue | Andrew Jackson Hall, Nashville, TN | | Recording Date | 10/24/1999 | | 4. Rhythmic Variations on Two Ancient Hymns (7:45) | | Composer | Howard Hanson (1896 - 1981) | | Conductor | Kenneth Schermerhorn | | Genre | 20th Century Period / Variations | | Date Written | 1977 | | Ensemble | Nashville Symphony Orchestra | | Period | 20th Century | | Country | USA | | Recording | Studio | | Venue | Andrew Jackson Hall, Nashville, TN | | Recording Date | 10/24/1999 |
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It is a trite assumption that by association with Krzysztof Penderecki's Polish identity, a performance of his work by a Polish conductor and orchestra suggests itself to be naturally definitive. In this case however, it may be true. As a former student of Penderecki's, Antoni Wit brings authoritative insight to his direction of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra on this three volume set of Penderecki's orchestral works. The pieces are not presented chronologically. Instead, each disc pairs earlier and later works, which provides a good comparison of the composer's earliest groundbreaking work to his later neo-romantic symphonies.
The third volume includes Penderecki's Second and Fourth Symphonies. The Second Symphony, known as the 'Christmas Symphony,' continues the composer's exploration of neo-romanticism. Tortuous chromaticism, darkly introspective strings and fierce brass declarations color this as a Christmas of extreme sobriety. Moments of exuberant triumph alternate with ferocious doom. A careful listening will reveal the setting of the carol "Silent Night" in the first movement, and again in the finale. The Fourth Symphony opens with long sustained notes in the brass, wrapped in winding chromatic lines by the orchestra; this is a texture that recurs in various combinations through the symphony.
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It is a trite assumption that by association with Krzysztof Penderecki's Polish identity, a performance of his work by a Polish conductor and orchestra suggests itself to be naturally definitive. In this case however, it may be true. As a former student of Penderecki's, Antoni Wit brings authoritative insight to his direction of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra on this three volume set of Penderecki's orchestral works. The pieces are not presented chronologically. Instead, each disc pairs earlier and later works, which provides a good comparison of the composer's earliest groundbreaking work to his later neo-romantic symphonies.
The first volume is an interesting mix of music, matching the retrospective Third Symphony with earlier and more innovative works such as 'Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima,' 'Flourescences,' and 'De Natura Sonoris 2.' These are pieces of great sonic and formal experimentation. 'Threnody' uses microtonal wails in the strings to deeply disturbing but beautiful effect. In 'Flourescences,' Penderecki uses percussion and polyrhythm sculpturally as much as to define rhythm. Strange metallic rumbling, a typewriter, and droning glissandi in the strings add to the atmosphere of a world where sounds, not pitch or harmony, govern form.
American Record Guide (5-6/00, pp.165-66) - Recommended.
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