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Piston: Symphony No4; Schuman: Symphony No6
 
 
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Piston: Symphony No4; Schuman: Symphony No6 [Import]

~ Walter Piston (Composer), Roy Harris (Composer), William Schuman (Composer), Eugene Ormandy (Conductor), Philadelphia Orchestra (Orchestra)
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1. Sym No.4: Piacevole
2. Sym No.4: Ballando
3. Sym No.4: Contemplativo
4. Sym No.4: Energico
5. Sym No.7
6. Sym No.6
On this CD:
  1. Symphony No. 4
    Composed by Walter Piston
    Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
    Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

  2. Symphony No. 7
    Composed by Roy Harris
    Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
    Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

  3. Symphony No. 6
    Composed by William Schuman
    Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
    Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

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These are mid-fifties mono recordings by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Don't be put off by the mono sound on this disc. It's fantastic. More than that, the Harris and the Schuman symphonies get bang-up performances. Actually, the Harris Symphony 7, so rarely recorded (or performed) at all, comes across as being perfectly suited to a mono recording. It's too bad that Ormandy didn't return to these works in full stereo. But the digital mastering job by Debra Parkinson is absolutely astonishing. These post-war symphonies are among the best American works of their kind. --Paul Cook

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great American Symphonies - too seldom performed, April 9 2004
By D. C. Cannon "dcannon661" (Rockville, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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Here are great works by three fine American composers that usually get overlooked - Harris and Schuman overshadowed by their third symphonies and Piston just too rarely performed (period).

These are still great works. The Piston is all serene and well mannered, with a surpisingly lyrical and easy going first movement. The Harris is another of his one movement works that starts out as a grim passacaglia and then opens up into a light and dancing finale. The Schuman is probably the darkest and less readily accessible work on the CD but give it a few listens. It has its rhythmic and melodic charms beneath its rather gaunt exterior.

The sound is mono but very good mono. Plus there are few recordings (if any) of these pieces, and they are too good to pass up, especially when all collected together as they are here.

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