Release Date: 04 January 2007
Label: Naxos / Naxos Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 730099691222
Genres: Classical  
Composer/Series: HANSON
Release Date: 04 January 2007
Label: Naxos / Naxos Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 730099691222
Genres: Classical  
Composer/Series: HANSON
Description
Born in Nebraska, of Scandinavian heritage, Howard Hanson was influenced as much by Jean Sibelius as by his American surroundings. The plot of his 1933 opera, 'Merry Mount', set in New England in 1625 during a conflict between the Puritans and the Cavaliers, is anything but merry. However, the composer described the music as \warm-blooded...essentially a lyrical work [that] makes use of broad melodic lines as often as possible. This recording derives from a critically acclaimed pair of concert performances by Seattle Symphony and Gerard Schwarz in October 1996. ""
Tracklisting
Dariia Lytvishko
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop
Alice Di Piazza; Basel Sinfonietta; NDR Bigband; Titus Engel
Anna Alas i Jove; Miquel Villalba
David Childs; Black Dyke Band; Nicholas Childs
Yaqi Yang; Margarita Parsamyan; Robynne Redmon; Minghao Liu; Frank Ragsdale; Kim Josephson; Kevin S
Vilmos Csikos; Olivier Lechardeur; Manon Lamaison
Tomas Cotik; Martingale Ensemble; Ken Selden