Howard Hanson:
01 - 03 Symphony No.7 'A Sea Symphony' *^ [19'12]
04 Pan and the Priest. Symphonic Poem ^ [13'27]
05 Rhythmic Variations on Two Ancient Hymns ^ [6'46]
06 String Quartet # [17'12]
07 Extended Theme from Symphony No. 2 *^ [3'25]
National Music Camp High School Choir*, World Youth Symphony Orchestra Interlochen conducted by Howard Hanson^
Lyric Art Quartet Houston [Kenneth Goldsmith & Albert Muenzer-violins, Lawrence Wheeler- viola, Terry King- cello] #
Bay Cities BCD1009 [recorded August 1977*^ and August 1989#; CD issued 1989]
[CD rip; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venues: Kresge Auditorium Interlochen, Michigan and St Luke's Methodist Church, Houston, Texas, USA
Recording engineer: Steven Haskett*^ and Ron Russak#; Producer: John Proffitt
And the first recordings of Hanson's First and Second Symphonies - with the composer conducting in 1939 and the early 1940s:
01 - 03 Symphony No.1 in E minor, op.21 'Nordic' [24'38]
04 - 08 Merry Mount Suite (1938) [14'55]
09 - 11 Symphony No.2, op.30 'Romantic' [28'30]
Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra conducted by Howard Hanson
Biddulph BDF-ED-83038 [recorded May 1942, April 1940 and May 1939 for Victor; transfers 1996; this digital download issued 2019]
[digital download; flacs, cover and booklet scans]
Recording venues, recording engineers and producers not stated.
Producer for this reissue: Eric Wen; Transfers by David Lennick
Alternative modern recordings of the Hanson Symphonies, Piano Concerto and some orchestral works:
Volume One:
1.01 - 1.03 Symphony No. 2, op.30 'Romantic' [28'24]
1.04 Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth *# [11'52]
1.05 - 1.08 Symphony No. 4, op.34 'Requiem' [25'44]
2.01 Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitzky [12'48]
2.02 - 2.07 Symphony No. 6 [20'41]
2.08 Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings, op.35 #~ [6'16]
2.09 Mosaics (1958) [12'00]
2.10 - 2.12 Symphony No. 7 'A Sea Symphony' ^ [18'03]
Delos DE3705 [recorded January 1988 to May 1992; issued 1998]
Volume Two:
1.01 - 1.03 Symphony No.1 in E minor, op.21 'Nordic' [29'25]
1.04 - 1.07 Piano Concerto in G major, op.36 * [22'33]
1.08 - 1.11 Merry Mount Suite, op.31 [15'52]
2.01 - 2.04 Symphony No.3 [36'08]
2.05 The Lament for Beowulf, op.25 ^ [19'17]
2.06 - 2.11 Symphony No.5 'Sinfonia Sacra', op.43 [15'01]
Delos DE3709 [recorded September 1988 to May 1992; issued 1998]
Carol Rosenberger- piano*; Judith Mendenhall- flute & Susan Jolles- harp~; Seattle Symphony Chorale^; New York Chamber Symphony#; Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz
[CD rips; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venues: BMG Studio A, New York City, NY*#; 92nd Street Y, New York City, NY#~;
Opera House, Seattle, WA, USA
Recording engineer: Andrew Dawson# and John Eargle; Producer: Adam Stern
And for alternative recordings of the two short orchestral works on the first disc, with Kenneth Schermerhorn and the Nashville Symphony, you can find them here on MIMIC in Tubarec's post.
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01 - 03 Symphony No.7 'A Sea Symphony' *^ [19'12]
04 Pan and the Priest. Symphonic Poem ^ [13'27]
05 Rhythmic Variations on Two Ancient Hymns ^ [6'46]
06 String Quartet # [17'12]
07 Extended Theme from Symphony No. 2 *^ [3'25]
National Music Camp High School Choir*, World Youth Symphony Orchestra Interlochen conducted by Howard Hanson^
Lyric Art Quartet Houston [Kenneth Goldsmith & Albert Muenzer-violins, Lawrence Wheeler- viola, Terry King- cello] #
Bay Cities BCD1009 [recorded August 1977*^ and August 1989#; CD issued 1989]
[CD rip; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venues: Kresge Auditorium Interlochen, Michigan and St Luke's Methodist Church, Houston, Texas, USA
Recording engineer: Steven Haskett*^ and Ron Russak#; Producer: John Proffitt
And the first recordings of Hanson's First and Second Symphonies - with the composer conducting in 1939 and the early 1940s:
01 - 03 Symphony No.1 in E minor, op.21 'Nordic' [24'38]
04 - 08 Merry Mount Suite (1938) [14'55]
09 - 11 Symphony No.2, op.30 'Romantic' [28'30]
Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra conducted by Howard Hanson
Biddulph BDF-ED-83038 [recorded May 1942, April 1940 and May 1939 for Victor; transfers 1996; this digital download issued 2019]
[digital download; flacs, cover and booklet scans]
Recording venues, recording engineers and producers not stated.
Producer for this reissue: Eric Wen; Transfers by David Lennick
Alternative modern recordings of the Hanson Symphonies, Piano Concerto and some orchestral works:
Volume One:
1.01 - 1.03 Symphony No. 2, op.30 'Romantic' [28'24]
1.04 Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Youth *# [11'52]
1.05 - 1.08 Symphony No. 4, op.34 'Requiem' [25'44]
2.01 Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitzky [12'48]
2.02 - 2.07 Symphony No. 6 [20'41]
2.08 Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings, op.35 #~ [6'16]
2.09 Mosaics (1958) [12'00]
2.10 - 2.12 Symphony No. 7 'A Sea Symphony' ^ [18'03]
Delos DE3705 [recorded January 1988 to May 1992; issued 1998]
Volume Two:
1.01 - 1.03 Symphony No.1 in E minor, op.21 'Nordic' [29'25]
1.04 - 1.07 Piano Concerto in G major, op.36 * [22'33]
1.08 - 1.11 Merry Mount Suite, op.31 [15'52]
2.01 - 2.04 Symphony No.3 [36'08]
2.05 The Lament for Beowulf, op.25 ^ [19'17]
2.06 - 2.11 Symphony No.5 'Sinfonia Sacra', op.43 [15'01]
Delos DE3709 [recorded September 1988 to May 1992; issued 1998]
Carol Rosenberger- piano*; Judith Mendenhall- flute & Susan Jolles- harp~; Seattle Symphony Chorale^; New York Chamber Symphony#; Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz
[CD rips; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]
Recording venues: BMG Studio A, New York City, NY*#; 92nd Street Y, New York City, NY#~;
Opera House, Seattle, WA, USA
Recording engineer: Andrew Dawson# and John Eargle; Producer: Adam Stern
And for alternative recordings of the two short orchestral works on the first disc, with Kenneth Schermerhorn and the Nashville Symphony, you can find them here on MIMIC in Tubarec's post.
Download from Mega.