Howard Hanson - Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 "Romantic" [with score]

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Gerard Schwarz - conductor
Seattle Symphony - orchestra
recording date: 1988
00:00 - I. Adagio - Allegro moderato
13:41 - II. Andante con tenerezza
21:07 - III. Allegro con brio

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@user-qe1so9dm6z 7 ай бұрын

When I was in high school I was a member of the All Southern California High School Orchestra. We gave a concert in San Diego with Howard Hanson conducting this piece of his. I love it !!

@1166smk 5 ай бұрын

That was my 1st experience with this piece. All-State Orchestra in 1984! Yikes!! Coming up on 40 years ago!! Wow!!! You got to play under Hanson!! What an incredible memory!

@mjtvalfather 5 ай бұрын

I first heard this on the end credits to the film "Alien" and loved it

@YoniFogelmanMusic 5 ай бұрын

Romantic, indeed. One of my personal favorite symphonies of all time. Not only do I immediately hear the connection to favorite film scores, but also appreciate the three movement structure with the main theme returning in each movement - reminiscent of the cyclical structure that Franck and his student Chausson explored in each of their symphonies. Love, love, love!

@1166smk 5 ай бұрын

This is one of my ABSOLUTE favorite symphonic works! I loved seeing the picture of Hanson for the last page!!!

@Coneman3 5 ай бұрын

It’s wonderful

@coasterdragon155 5 ай бұрын

absolutely breathtaking symphony, possibly one of the most cinematic

@hilaryrubinstein9022 8 ай бұрын

One of the greatest American symphonies, along with Copland 3 and many by Hovhaness.

@rckyshen 10 ай бұрын

ignore this comment, i'm saving timestamps for an audition allegro moderato: 2:17 - b (to c) 8:12 - n-3 (to o) andante con tenerezza: 16:03 - d-5 (to d+5) 17:13 - e (to f) allegro con brio: 22:38 - e-1 (to e+3) 24:27 - i (to j+3)

@charlotttecouch 21 сағат бұрын

27:00 ....wow....like the sound of heaven! of love!

@Serge_Korr_Music Жыл бұрын

All symphonies by Howard Hanson are very interesting, but, in my opinion, only 2nd Symphony is really great!! It's one of my favorite symphony of the world classical music along with Symphonies #4, 5, 6 by Peter Tchaikovsky, 4th Symphony by Alexander Glazunov, 2nd Symphony by Sergey Rachmaninoff and more... In my sight, the Thematism in other Hanson's symphonies is very "foggy" and unfortunately other his symphonies doesn't have really cool memorable themes. Each of them have interesting and sometimes really bright intonations, no more. But the themes and intonations of every part of this 2nd Symphony are so colorful and memorable! I love this Symphony very-very much!! And thank you for all scores!!

@l2084 2 жыл бұрын

You can hear part of this symphony in Alien by Ridley Scott !

@wickster2121 8 ай бұрын

YES I played this piece a long time ago and found it here. For years I forgot the composer and piece.

@milesfarrimond2445 Ай бұрын

Magnificent work. I can hear a lot of Gustav Holst's Planets's suite especially the opening movement that recalls Neptune Bringer of Age I think . Of course Ridley Scott favoured the middle movement for the finale over Goldsmiths version in 'Alien' and it works beautifully IMHO, its melodic melancholy is both hauntingly beautiful and exceptionally moving. As for the disgustingly and crass intrusive ads on KZfaq , well a good adblocker should put paid to them. It should be forbidden for KZfaq to employ such obscenities during an upload of such music...make your filthy profit/revenue elsewhere, or leave the stewardship (ownership ?) of such platforms to those who care about it's cultural merit and value to us all !

@Hokies4evr Ай бұрын

I hear a lot of Claude Debussy and Igor Stravinsky in this as well, also major influences for both Goldsmith and Williams… I was struck the first time I heard the Nocturnes from Debussy how much the work obviously influenced Goldsmith particularly

@milesfarrimond2445 Ай бұрын

Yes, I agree , and include the excellent Alan Rawsthorne, British composer ....like his contemporaries Walton , Malcolm Arnold and the popular Ron Goodwin .... Rawsthorne scored many superb film soundtracks most notably for Nicolas Montserrat's 'The Cruel Sea'....thank you for your thoughtful observation on the subject. Shame there is no obvious channel or platform to explore such themes further....or at least any I'm aware of ..any suggestions would be very welcome ! 🙂

@ericrakestraw664 Жыл бұрын

John Williams obviously learned a lot from this symphony when he composed the score to "Star Wars."

@devinblackwood5885 Жыл бұрын

He’s cited it as an inspiration for E.T. For sure!

@stephenfisher5129 Жыл бұрын

Even Jerry Goldsmith's "Alien" (1979) as well.

@wickster2121 8 ай бұрын

and et. I remember playing it thinking, gosh this sounds like et. lol

@brianj959 7 ай бұрын

@@stephenfisher5129I love that film score! (And what a film too) - although, I think I read that Ridley Scott actually used a sample of this symphony in the editing, ie it’s not Jerry Goldsmith at that point.

@jordanjames3937 3 ай бұрын

Dvorak enters the chat. Listen to the coda of the e minor “dumky” trio if you wanna hear some E.T.

@milesdavisahead Жыл бұрын

I love Howard Hanson Symphonies. He conducted William Grants Still Afro-American Symphony!!!

@jordanjames3937 3 ай бұрын

And barber 1! Just imagine hanging with that crowd

@rominn2184 10 ай бұрын

Playing this for a concert next month, and our conductor tonight at rehearsal tipped us off to the symphony's "main theme" being from one of the Alien movies! Maybe the first? I had no idea! Also that the composer founded or greatly helped to found the established esteemed Eastman School of Music. Hooray!

@wickster2121 8 ай бұрын

parts of mvt 3 always remind me of the bike chase scene in ET. Didn't think of the connection till now.

@squirrelystew 7 ай бұрын

Yes, it was lifted directly from the Symphony into the end credits of the first Alien (1979) film. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kJ2iiN1nxricdKs.html ; I was fortunate enough to play this with the Bradley University Symphony Orchestra on horn several years ago kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ndZjpMl_sq2YiIU.html - it's pretty much all horn, all the time, so real fun for us! Enjoy getting to perform it!

@darkpatches 6 ай бұрын

I love Jerry Goldsmith and his Alien score is one of my favorites, but replacing his End Theme with Hanson was perfect.

@Coneman3 4 ай бұрын

Yes it fit so well. Could easily be thought to not work but it does. The nature of the film makes us question meaning of life etc

@antoniogil3440 Жыл бұрын

Hola desde Valencia España, grande Howard Hanson muy bueno 👌 👍

@jordanjames3937 3 ай бұрын

Hey I lived in el Carmen. Valencia is awesome

@moniqueharrington1251 Жыл бұрын

Beautifully done

@ryeisenman 6 ай бұрын

Timestamps : Mvt I A 1:30 B 2:17 C 2:50 D 3:14 E 3:38 F 4:28 G 5:31 H 6:30 I 6:20 J 6:55 K 7:14 L 7:27 M 7:54 N 8:17 O 8:23 P 8:37 Q 8:45 R 9:26 S 10:14 T 10:29 U 10:52 V 11:54 W 12:25 Mvt II Start 13:41 A 14:21 B 15:09 C 15:52 D 16:25 E 17:13 F 17:47 G 18:25 H 18:59 I 19:36 J 20:14 Mvt III Start 21:07 A 21:25 B 21:37 C 21:47 D 22:12 E 22:42 F 23:16 G 23:47 H 25:15 I 24:27 J 24:38 K 24:52 L 25:21 M 25:39 N 25:56 O 26:37 P 27:00 Q 27:29 R 27:43

@FilipSandecomposer 7 ай бұрын

A fantastic symphony!

@gljm 9 ай бұрын

Miklós Rózsa the great film composer's main theme for his score for Hitchcock's "Spellbound" and subsequent "Spellbound Concerto" was obviously inspired by the second theme in the first movement .

@jordanjames3937 3 ай бұрын

I’m so glad somebody else recognizes the greatness of Rozsa!

@gljm 3 ай бұрын

@@jordanjames3937 Have you ever read his autobio: "A Double Life" , it's a great read.

@GJYYNGII Жыл бұрын

I remember this. I heard this a long time ago on Classical South Florida.

@robertwalker2052 2 жыл бұрын

Very cinematic, of the Richard Rodgers "Victory at Sea" vein, or something starring Valentino. Also: Richard Basehart in "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea".

@devinblackwood5885 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!

@lukebarrett8027 Жыл бұрын

Anybody here from Interlochen?

@carolynhawkins6175 Жыл бұрын

Very Nice Arrangement!

@WorldofIntenseArtie 10 ай бұрын

But it’s not an arrangement. It’s the original work.

@Skidoo22 Жыл бұрын

The E.T/Alien Symphony

@abigail433 7 ай бұрын

Timestamps for audition: 25:13 15:57 17:13

@bayreuthvinylman2616 Жыл бұрын

Alien 10:47

@sagaquisces Жыл бұрын

Well, yes, we all know of the displeasure lodged by both Goldsmith, the film's composer, and Hanson himself (who was alive at the time). Ridley Scott, the director, apparently decided to use an excerpt from Hanson without permission in the final cut.

@rockerboyrage1609 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@gljm 9 ай бұрын

@@sagaquisces Hanson being a gentleman decided not to sue in court to demand that his music be removed.

@AndrewNewZealand Ай бұрын

End credits of Alien here 4:25

@elrichardo1337 Жыл бұрын

potential splice at 1:50? the cymbal roll sounds too abruptly interrupted by the brass/wind entrance also timpani overpowers the bassoons in the pizz section in the 3rd mvt

@robthetraveler1099 3 ай бұрын

10:52 INTERLOCHEN THEME!!!

@qi2387 Жыл бұрын

25:36

@Willy-uk9tr 8 ай бұрын

9:50 17:13 21:26

@chrismoule7242 5 ай бұрын

Last movement start = E.T....

@honeyinglune8957 2 ай бұрын

4:26 sounds like shostakovich

@AndrewNewZealand Ай бұрын

The end credits of Alien

@robertwalker2052 2 жыл бұрын

What is the nationality of this composer?

@elrichardo1337 2 жыл бұрын

american

@howardskillington4445 2 жыл бұрын

Nordic lineage, but very much an American - longtime director of the Eastman School of Music.

@jochanaan58 Жыл бұрын

Born in Wahoo, Nebraska (USA).

@JR_Productions816 7 ай бұрын

23:50 to 25:13 is what im here fore

@Willy-uk9tr 7 ай бұрын

2:30 8:50

@mandyjiang2926 5 ай бұрын

8:05

@joseluisarriagada6573 Ай бұрын

Tron

@jamesbrauer3563 4 ай бұрын

I don't know about you, but when I hear the famous passage from this symphony used in Alien, the last thing my mind's eye sees is a woman that just blew an alien out of an airlock into outer space. Just sayin...

@centeravenue Жыл бұрын

My thumbs-up is for your trouble in mounting the score with the performance, not the dreadfully redundant piece.

@WakingEssence Жыл бұрын

Poor friend - Your condescending assessment of this masterpiece aside - as a lifelong composer and musical anatomist, I can assuage your illusory fears about the symphony's supposed 'redundancy' by assuring you that, if you consider this marvelous work redundant, then you must also likewise consider many, if not most, of the works of Mozart, Beethoven, Bach & Haydn redundant as well. Perhaps you are simply hard of hearing?

@mrtchaikovsky 10 ай бұрын

I agree. I liked it when I was younger due to it's sweeping and memorable themes, but it ultimately is a shallow and poorly constructed work.

@gljm 9 ай бұрын

@@mrtchaikovsky Poorly constructed???? are you insane?

@handznet 9 ай бұрын

@@mrtchaikovskywhat a pompous statement