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Composers of the Week: Edward MacDowell and Howard Hanson

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One hundred years ago, American composers were still searching for a cultural identity of their own. This week, Bill Lloyd explores the lives and works of two important American romantics - Edward MacDowell
(1860-1908) and Howard Hanson (1896-1981).
1: A Vase of Fair Outline but Empty (Emerson)
MacDowell To a Wild Rose
(Woodland Sketches, Op 51) Moura Lympany (piano)
Hanson Impromptu in E minor Brian Preston (piano)
MacDowell In a Haunted Forest
(Suite No 1)
Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, conductor Howard Hanson
Hanson Lux Aeterna
Susan Gulkis (viola),
Seattle Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gerard Schwarz
MacDowell Piano Concerto No 1 in A minor
Donna Amato , London Philharmonic, conductor Paul Freeman
Producer Bill Lloyd
Repeated next Monday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Bill Lloyd
Unknown:
Edward MacDowell
Unknown:
Howard Hanson
Piano:
Moura Lympany
Piano:
Hanson Impromptu
Piano:
Brian Preston
Conductor:
Howard Hanson
Conductor:
Hanson Lux Aeterna
Viola:
Susan Gulkis
Conductor:
Gerard Schwarz
Unknown:
Donna Amato
Conductor:
Paul Freeman
Producer:
Bill Lloyd
Source: Radio Times

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