William Schuman juggled many careers in his full and productive life: teacher, administrator, conductor and composer of ten symphonies and a significant representation of music in many genres. Though nearly four decades separate his Fourth and Ninth Symphonies, they both convey a broad range of emotions shaped by the experience of World War II. The lighter Circus Overture and Orchestra Song serve to demonstrate the breadth of Schuman’s orchestral language.

This disc is the first release in a series devoted to his complete symphonies.