The Northern, Nordic sound of the orchestra is not merely limited to Scandinavia, as American composer Howard Hanson demonstrates in the two works on this album. His Symphony No. 3 is a full, lush work with a large orchestra, and the Seattle Symphony under the direction of Gerard Schwarz does an excellent job of bringing Hanson's music to life. Though the cello-based introduction is almost impossible to hear at the beginning of the first movement, the string instruments enter one by one, their lines intertwining, until ...
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The Northern, Nordic sound of the orchestra is not merely limited to Scandinavia, as American composer Howard Hanson demonstrates in the two works on this album. His Symphony No. 3 is a full, lush work with a large orchestra, and the Seattle Symphony under the direction of Gerard Schwarz does an excellent job of bringing Hanson's music to life. Though the cello-based introduction is almost impossible to hear at the beginning of the first movement, the string instruments enter one by one, their lines intertwining, until dramatic chords with the brass and percussion wake the orchestra up fully. There are most certainly echoes of Sibelius here, with powerful brass and the orchestra giving their all, observing the tempo marking of agitato. Just after the orchestral climax, the music cleverly dies out, teasing the listener's expectations. Rich strings with a lot of texture characterize the second movement. Sometimes the music seems to meander, but once again, powerful brass punctuate the music and give it...
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