Symphonies 3/5/8 [Import]

~ William Schuman (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Conductor), New York Philharmonic (Performer)

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Performer: New York Philharmonic
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Composer: William Schuman
Audio CD (Feb 1 2001)
SPARS Code: ADD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Import
Label: Sony
Run Time: 79 minutes
ASIN: B0000029XY
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1. Symphony No. 3: Part I - Passacaglia And Fugue

2. Symphony No. 3: Part II - Chorale And Toccata

3. Symphony For Strings In 3 Movements: I. Molto agitato ed energico

4. Symphony For Strings In 3 Movements: II. Larghissimo

5. Symphony For Strings In 3 Movements: III. Presto

6. Symphony No. 8: I. Lento sostenuto

7. Symphony No. 8: II. Largo

8. Symphony No. 8: III. Presto

On this CD:

Symphony No. 3
Composed by William Schuman
with New York Philharmonic
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein
Symphony No. 5 ("Symphony for Strings")
Composed by William Schuman
with New York Philharmonic
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein
Symphony No. 8
Composed by William Schuman
with New York Philharmonic
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

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Schuman's music belongs to the era that spawned Roy Harris (his teacher), Howard Hanson, and Aaron Copland. Schuman's Symphony No. 3 is a clear homage to Harris, broken rhythms and all. The Symphony for Strings (1943) comes at a time when Schuman's voice is finally his own. What could come off as exceedingly dry is here given a performance of great depth by Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic. Schuman's Symphony No. 8 (1962) is truly modern, making extensive use of atonality and creating a series of stormy images--something that never appears in the music of Hanson, Copland, or Harris. A major re-release by Sony. --Paul Cook