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Deeply Reflective

Symphonies by
Howard Hanson -
recommended by
GERALD FENECH

'The recordings are excellent on all counts ...'

American Classics. Howard Hanson: Symphony No 6; Lumen in Christo; Symphony No 7 'A Sea Symphony'. Seattle Symphony and Chorale / Gerard Schwarz. © 2012 Naxos Rights International Ltd

This Naxos release brings together the final two symphonies from Gerard Schwarz's excellent Seattle Symphony cycle of Howard Hanson symphonies which have been unavailable for quite some time now. The Sixth is a pensive and deeply reflective work with Hanson focusing on the strings as he does in several of his works for maximum effect. Schwarz is a persuasive advocate of this work which to my knowledge is the only version available in the catalogue...

Copyright © 25 February 2012 Gerald Fenech,
Gzira, Malta

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HOWARD HANSON: SYMPHONIES 6 AND 7

HOWARD HANSON

NAXOS

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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