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EMI is inarguably one of the great classical recording companies with thousands of superlative discs to its credit stretching back over a century. It is also an English-based company, and the vast majority of recordings are of European orchestras in European repertoire. Because of this paucity of non-European material, EMI's American Classics series has put together some unlikely couplings. Take this disc joining Neville Marriner and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's 1975 recordings of Virgil Thomson's Suites from The River and The Plow That Broke the Plains, plus his Autumn Concertina for harp, strings, and percussion and Leonard Slatkin and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra's 1986 recording of Howard Hanson's Symphony No. 3. Though neither recording is the finest ever made -- there are, after all, Stokowski's Technicolor 1960 recording of the two Thomson suites and Hanson's own rip-roaring 1958 recording of the Second -- both have considerable merits. Marriner was unable to forge an altogether effective relationship with the Los Angeles musicians, but their Thomson suites still have a combination of warmth, color, and bounce that makes them quite attractive. Slatkin, of course, had his most successful long-term partnership with the Saint Louis musicians, and their reading of Hanson's "Romantic" Second is full of heart and polished professionalism. Anyone who enjoys American classical music in general and these seminal works in particular will likely want to hear this disc.
EMI's stereo sound from Los Angeles is evocative, but too close. The digital sound from Saint Louis is likewise evocative, but too distant.
© TiVo
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The Plow that Broke the Plains, suite (Virgil Thomson)
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, Performance, MainArtist, Second Vocals - Virgil Thomson, Composer
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1976 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Virgil Thomson, Composer
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1976 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Virgil Thomson, Composer
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1976 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Virgil Thomson, Composer
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1976 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, Performance, MainArtist, Second Vocals - Virgil Thomson, Composer
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1976 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, Performance, MainArtist, Second Vocals - Virgil Thomson, Composer
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1976 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Autumn (Concertino pour harpe, cordes & percussion) (Virgil Thomson)
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, Performance, MainArtist, Second Vocals - Virgil Thomson, Composer
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1976 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, Performance, MainArtist, Second Vocals - Virgil Thomson, Composer
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1976 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, Performance, MainArtist, Second Vocals - Virgil Thomson, Composer
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1976 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, Performance, MainArtist, Second Vocals - Virgil Thomson, Composer
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1976 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
The River, suite (Virgil Thomson)
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Virgil Thomson, Composer
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1976 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Virgil Thomson, Composer
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1976 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Virgil Thomson, Composer
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1976 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Virgil Thomson, Composer
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1976 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Symphonie n° 2 'Romantique' (Howard Hanson)
Leonard Slatkin, Conductor, MainArtist - Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, PLG Unknown Participant - Joanna Nickrenz, Producer - Marc Aubort, Producer - Howard Hanson, Composer - St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, MainArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1987 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Leonard Slatkin, Conductor, MainArtist - Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Howard Hanson, Composer - St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, MainArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1987 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Leonard Slatkin, Conductor, MainArtist - Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, PLG Unknown Participant - Joanna Nickrenz, Producer - Marc Aubort, Producer - Howard Hanson, Composer - St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, MainArtist
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1987 Angel Records. All rights reserved.
Album review
EMI is inarguably one of the great classical recording companies with thousands of superlative discs to its credit stretching back over a century. It is also an English-based company, and the vast majority of recordings are of European orchestras in European repertoire. Because of this paucity of non-European material, EMI's American Classics series has put together some unlikely couplings. Take this disc joining Neville Marriner and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's 1975 recordings of Virgil Thomson's Suites from The River and The Plow That Broke the Plains, plus his Autumn Concertina for harp, strings, and percussion and Leonard Slatkin and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra's 1986 recording of Howard Hanson's Symphony No. 3. Though neither recording is the finest ever made -- there are, after all, Stokowski's Technicolor 1960 recording of the two Thomson suites and Hanson's own rip-roaring 1958 recording of the Second -- both have considerable merits. Marriner was unable to forge an altogether effective relationship with the Los Angeles musicians, but their Thomson suites still have a combination of warmth, color, and bounce that makes them quite attractive. Slatkin, of course, had his most successful long-term partnership with the Saint Louis musicians, and their reading of Hanson's "Romantic" Second is full of heart and polished professionalism. Anyone who enjoys American classical music in general and these seminal works in particular will likely want to hear this disc.
EMI's stereo sound from Los Angeles is evocative, but too close. The digital sound from Saint Louis is likewise evocative, but too distant.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:37
- Main artist: Various Artists
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
- Collection: American Classics
© 2008 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ as shown. The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Angel Records. This compilation 2008 by EMI Records Ltd.
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