Steve Schwartz wrote:

> ...  If you're extremely lucky and have Charles Gerhardt's recording
>of the Second Symphony (to me, the best out there, but of course no
>longer available), you don't need Kunzel.

I wholeheartedly agree regarding the excellence of the Gerhardt recording
of Hanson's Romantic Symphony.  And AFAIK it is still available in
best-ever (i.e. Stupendous!) sound on the Chesky CD "American Romantics".

Also, one other factor in the continuing popularity of the work was its
use as the closing credits music in the film Alien.

Regards,

John Proffitt
Houston, TX

[The Chesky recording is indeed out of print, but used copies are
 available:

   http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000003GE7/classicalnet/

 -Dave]

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