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| Posted on July 28, 2014 at 14:16:42 | ||
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and Third symphony on Mercury are both pieces I was not familiar with. Bought this at Amoeba for $1.99 and I am moved, especially by the 3rd which is more melodic than I had anticipated, incredibly recorded and just a nice piece of music. Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition. Adam Smith
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| RE: Howard Hanson, posted on July 29, 2014 at 06:12:57 | |
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Koussevitzky was a great admirer of the music of Hanson. He premiered Hanson's 3rd Symphony in Boston on March 10, 1945, and Hanson's "Elegy to the Memory of Serge Koussevitzky" was commissioned for the 75th Anniversary year, performed January 20, 1956. But Koussevitzky left BSO in 1949 and Munch was not inclined to perform Hanson's music. According to the BSO archives (see link below) Hanson was not performed at all by the BSO between the dates you mention. However, his music was probably performed by other orchestras in Boston, including his Eastman orchestra. BSO Archives Search "Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
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| Yes, you've probably heard his music without even knowing it, posted on July 29, 2014 at 06:58:22 | |
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The music accompanying some scenes and the end credits for Riddly Scott's movie "Alien" is stolen from Howard Hanson's 2nd Symphony. I say stolen, because they did not ask Hanson's permission to use the music. The original score by Jerry Goldsmith was included in the original theater release, but that music was pulled. So, if you have the DVD, it probably includes Hanson's music at the end. Here is the music, although not the scene/credits it accompanies. Hanson Symphony 2 excerpt Personally -- Some purists were not happy with the substitution of this music for Goldsmith's original, but Scott's choice was, IMO, brilliant. After so much violence, fear, intensity of emotions, Goldsmith's original music was just a continuation of the same frightening music used throughout the movie. Hanson's music offers us resolution, respite. "Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
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