Howard Hanson
Howard Harold Hanson (October 28, 1896 – February 26, 1981) was an American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist. As director for forty years of the Eastman School of Music, he raised its quality and provided opportunities for commissioning and performing American classical music. In 1944, he won a Pulitzer Prize for his Symphony No. 4, and received numerous other awards, including the George Foster Peabody Award for Outstanding Entertainment in Music in 1946. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Wahoo (city in and county seat of Saunders County, Nebraska, United States), Died February 26, 1981 (Rochester (county seat of Monroe County, New York, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, composer, speaker
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | CS-81086 | 12-in. | 1/19/1934 | 'Tis an earth defiled | Wilfrid Pelletier ; Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-035867 | 10-in. | 5/11/1939 | Joe Clark steps out | Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra ; Howard Hanson | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | BS-035868 | 10-in. | 5/11/1939 | Afro-American Symphony : Scherzo | Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra ; Howard Hanson | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | CS-047119 | 12-in. | 3/20/1940 | Symphony no. 3, in A minor, part 1 | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CS-047120 | 12-in. | 3/20/1940 | Symphony no. 3, in A minor, part 2 | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CS-047121 | 12-in. | 3/20/1940 | Symphony no. 3, in A minor, part 3 | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CS-047122 | 12-in. | 3/20/1940 | Symphony no. 3, in A minor, part 4 | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CS-047123 | 12-in. | 3/20/1940 | Symphony no. 3, in A minor, part 5 | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CS-047124 | 12-in. | 3/20/1940 | Symphony no. 3, in A minor, part 6 | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CS-047125 | 12-in. | 3/20/1940 | Symphony no. 3, in A minor, part 7 | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CS-047126 | 12-in. | 3/20/1940 | Symphony no. 3, in A minor, part 8 | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CS-047127 | 12-in. | 3/20/1940 | Symphony no. 3, in A minor, part 9 | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-048823 | 10-in. | 4/29/1940 | El Greco : Pavane | American Composers' Orchestra ; Howard Hanson | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | BS-048824 | 10-in. | 4/29/1940 | Lazy cigarette : Habañera | American Composers' Orchestra ; Howard Hanson | Orchestra | conductor | |
| Victor | CS-075109 | 12-in. | 5/7/1942 | Indian war dance | Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra ; Howard Hanson | Orchestra | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hanson, Howard," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100019.
Hanson, Howard. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100019.
"Hanson, Howard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79089449
Wikidata: Howard Hanson - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q382748
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/79168361
MusicBrainz: Howard Hanson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ea21beac-3c76-40f5-85a4-0974ac5f3762
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/40636 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/40636
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