Howard Hanson Conducting The Eastman-Rochester Orchestra ‎– Howard Hanson Conducts Barber, Piston, Griffes & Others (1992)

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Artist: Howard Hanson Conducting The Eastman-Rochester Orchestra
Title: Howard Hanson Conducts Barber, Piston, Griffes & Others
Year Of Release: 1992
Label: Mercury
Genre: Classical
Quality: APE (image+.cue,log)
Total Time: 01:12:02
Total Size: 371 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. 7:13 Samuel Barber, Capricorn Concerto, Op 21, Allegro ma non troppo
2. 2:57 Allegretto
3. 5:01 Allegro con brio
4. 1:09 Walter Piston, The Incredible Flutist (Ballet Suite) Introduction -- Siesta in the Market Place
5. 2:16 Entrance of the Vendors
6. 0:29 Entrance of the Customers
7. 3:28 Tango of the Merchant's Daughters
8. 0:31 Arrival of the Circus
9. 0:34 Circus March
10. 1:36 The Flutist
11. 0:40 Minuet
12. 0:52 Spanish Waltz
13. 0:20 (Eight o'clock strikes)
14. 2:30 Siciliano
15. 2:03 Polka Finale
16. 9:10 Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Poem for Flute and Orchestra
17. 1:56 Kent Kennan Three Pieces for Orchestra, 1. Promenade
18. 4:36 2. Nocturne
19. 2:20 3. Il Campo dei Fiori
20. 1:34 William McCauley Five Miniatures for Flute and Strings, 1. Adventurouts
21. 1:43 2 Dolorous
22. 1:23 3. Dextraus
23. 2:15 4. Languorous
24. 1:29 5. Capricious
25. 1:49 William Bergsma, Gold and the Senor Commandante (Ballet Suite) 1. Siesta
26. 1:06 2. Parade
27. 0:41 3. Elegant Dance
28. 2:37 4. Furious Dance of the Bearded Russians
29. 0:48 5. Sinister Dance
30. 0:56 6. Chinese Dance
31. 2:03 7. Tender Dance
32. 1:50 8. Chase Music
33. 2:07 9. Happy Dance

Performers:
The Eastman-Rochester Orchestra
Howard Hanson, Conductor

While I have always loved the Mercury Living Presence label (how about that 50CD reissue!), I used to feel that Howard Hanson and the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra were the nonessential recordings of the label. Their repertoire always struck me as interesting, but not necessarily that enjoyable to listen to. Perhaps that is because Hanson championed a certain style of contemporary American music, and looking backward from today's perch a lot of it ultimately may have missed the mark. But history should also be kind to Hanson because he presented and preserved all of this ecclectic music, and did so without picking favorties like Bernstein always did. An obscure concerto by a well-known composer like Barber and a relatively well-known piece by an obscure composer like Piston, get equal billing with four other works by people I've never heard of before or since, all in glorious MLP sound -- making these recordings all the more worthwhile. As this is one of the few remaining reasonable priced OOP Living Presence selections, interested parties should act quickly. Or maybe we'll all be lucky enough to have this disc included in a second 50CD Mercury collection!

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