Symphony No. 3
Roy Harris
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic
1961The 'obvious standard recording.' Bernstein 'really brings home that drama and intensity.' The orchestra, especially the brass at the end, 'play lights out, really virtuosic'.
Serge Koussevitzky / Boston Symphony Orchestra
1939 Premiere recording. 'Very rough-sounding... dim,' but priceless.The premiere recording, sanctioned by the composer. A 'from-the-horse's-mouth' conception with great intensity. The prominent strings sound 'very intense and impassioned'.