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David [6] Diamond (Composer), Roy Harris (Composer), Randall Thompson (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Conductor), New York Philharmonic (Orchestra)
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listen  1. Symphony No. 3 (in one movement) [1937]New York Philharmonic;Leonard Bernstein17:11$0.99 Buy Track
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On this CD:
  1. Symphony No. 3, in one movement
    Composed by Roy Harris
    Performed by New York Philharmonic
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  2. Symphony No. 2 in E minor
    Composed by Randall Thompson
    Performed by New York Philharmonic
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

  3. Symphony No. 4
    Composed by David Diamond
    Performed by New York Philharmonic
    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein


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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best Harris Third Available, December 16, 2000
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This a great CD. The sound is incredible and the works have been greatly underrated. They deserve a place in e4veryome's collection, not just those interested in American music.

There are two Bernstein Harris 3rds readily available at present (not counting the one issued by the NY Philharmonic in one of its 10-CD special editions) and this is the better of the two. The performance is sleeker and more rousing and the sound is more open and inviting. Even the coupling is better: Schuman's 3rd (on DG) is pleasant, but the Diamond and Thompson symphonies offered here will leave you wondering why these works aren't a staple of American orchestras. Highly recommended.

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Love It Or Leave It!, November 26, 2000
By "jdflynnno" (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews
I don't know if this CD is in the top five of all-time American symphonic recordings. Heck, it might be in the top two! All three of these symphonies are great, especially, of course, Harris' Third Symphony. I feared hearing that symphony at one time because I thought it might be overrated. It isn't. And this recording from the 1960s might even be better than Bernstein's later digital recording on DG, as good as that one is. I don't find Thompson's symphony dull as some, and Diamond's symphony is a cut above many (sorry about the pun!). Diamond, in fact, might be one of the most underrated composers ever. I'll put it this way, hoss -- This is All-American music recorded by the All-American team of Bernstein and the NYPO. If you are interested in American symphonic music, to not have purchased this CD is simply un-American!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Recording of Thompson's 2nd Symphony, January 17, 2007
By Tyler Ochoa (Dublin, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Randall Thompson's Symphony No. 2 is one of my favorite pieces, and this is the best recording of it of the three available. It is an American masterpiece, very melodic, but also rhythmically complex (in movements 1 and 3) and challenging to perform. Contrary to the uninformed comments of "hh01", the symphony was NOT written to fulfill the requirements of a doctorate in music (Thompson did receive an honorary doctorate a year after the Symphony premiered, but that was not the reason for its creation); and while the first four notes of the finale are indeed the same as "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," that is a complete coincidence, as the symphony was written twelve years BEFORE the song.
The CD also contains wonderful performances of the Harris Third and Diamond Fourth Symphonies, which are great companions to the Thompson.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Roy Harris Preferred This One
In the 1970s, Roy Harris told me the 1939 recording of his Third Symphony made by Serge Koussevitsky and the Boston Symphony was the best one; and there's no recorded performance... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Leonard Zane

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD
This is a favorite disk. The Harris and Thompson symphonies are for me a revelation - great performances by Bernstein and the Philharmonic. Read more
Published 9 months ago by William A. Sonntag, Jr.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic
These three symphonies are American symphonic classics and these performances by Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic are also classics. Read more
Published on March 23, 2007 by J Scott Morrison

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Excellent performances. Leonard Bernstien with the New Yorkers at their best in these home grown pieces. Read more
Published on September 7, 2005 by Bertram H. Gregory

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Harris Third Out There; Excellent Thompson and Diamond
Roy Harris's Third Symphony is, without a doubt, the greatest American symphony ever composed and one of the greatest symphonic statements of all times. Read more
Published on August 11, 2005 by goodmusicman

3.0 out of 5 stars A big maybe.
The Harris is reproduced here with a very decent performance, but less than ideal sound . . . constant tape hiss is distracting. Read more
Published on August 3, 2005 by hh

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this CD while there is yet time
Except for the Thompson Symphony, which is duller than dirt, this recording is probably a last opportunity to enjoy two of the great masterpieces of American Classical music... Read more
Published on July 15, 1999 by dave.hickey@lmco.com

5.0 out of 5 stars terrific disc
This is a great reissue of three of the best (and most accessible) symphonies from the middle of the century. Read more
Published on June 8, 1999

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