 | Music of Howard Hanson, Vol. 1
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $7.13 Hanson's major works, including some of his symphonies. His Symphony 4 is his best work, winner of a Pulitzer, and Hanson's personal favorite of the seven.
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 | Music of Howard Hanson, Vol. 2
More essential Hanson (thank you Delos and Swartz). Symphony 3 is about as good as his 4th symphony, and the popular Merry Mount Suite.
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 | Howard Hanson Conducts Howard Hanson
Buy used from: $42.21 This is a four CD set of Hanson conducting his own works, including symphonies 1-3, and a "bonus" CD of Hanson lecturing on his music. The sound is fresh and the interpretation is tops, but the orchestra and choir are amateur. A must for Hanson fans.
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 | Howard Hanson: Merry Mount
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $5.99 The second full recording of Merry Mount (and thanks go to Gerald Swartz for resurrecting this unjustly forgotten opera). The first recording was the original broadcast at the MET, and only available on Naxos outside of the US. It's more of a collector's item, as the recording quality is poor,
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 | Howard Hanson: Bold Island Suite; Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"; Suite from Merry Mount
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $5.99 Some newly recorded Hanson works: Bold Island Suite and Fanfare for Signal Corps. Bold Island can easily rank among Hanson's top symphonies; a very enjoyable piece.
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 | Howard Hanson: Concerto for Organ, Harp & String Orchestra; Nymphs & Satyr Ballet Suite; etc.
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $13.51 The Organ Concerto has some beautiful excerpts, though is a bit disjointed. Nymphs & Satyr is typical Hanson. Some choral and chamber works also.
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 | Howard Hanson: Piano Sonata Poemes Erotiques
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.29 Hanson's solo piano works, once again, expected Hanson die-hard late-Romantic style.
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 | Laude: Music of Howard Hanson
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $11.49 Laude is a fanfare-ish piece in seven variations written for wind ensemble. The final variation has some fresh writing in the first half, while the second half is a reiteration of material from the last movement of the Symphony 3. Also includes some other rarities, including "Chorale and Alleluia" and "Centennial March."
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 | Howard Hanson Vol. V: The Mystic Trumpeter
Buy used from: $20.00 More gorgeous neo-romantic, expressionistic Hanson works, two with choir, one with narration.
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 | Thompson: String Quartets 1 and 2; Hanson: String Quartet
Buy used from: $11.99 Hanson's String Quartet. If you like Hanson, you'll also enjoy the music of Randall Thompson, his string quartets included here.
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 | Howard Hanson: Organ Concerto; Fantasy Variations; Nymphs and Satyr; Summer Seascape; Pastorale; Serenade
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $5.99 This recording includes a number of smaller Hanson pieces worth having a second recording of. The Organ Concerto and Nymphs and Satyr are especially well done. This disc also includes the only available recording of "Summer Seascape II," a gorgeous chamber piece with a solo viola.
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 | Celebrations
Buy used from: $13.98 "March Carillon" and "Chorale and Alleluia" both for wind ensemble.
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