In celebration of the American Independence Day weekend — and because it was toward the top of the massive "yet-to-be-played" pile — I fired up a Naxos CD release of symphonic music by Roy Harris played by the Bournemouth Symphony conducted by Marin Alsop (catalogue number 8.559609).
Symphony No.6 "Gettysburg" is particularly well played, though I prefer the cragginess and vehemence Keith Clark and the Pacific Symphony brought to the work in their recording for Varèse Sarabande (now available on Albany Records). The couplings are also played terrifically: Accelerations, material from which was extended and developed for Symphony No.6, and a spirited take on Symphony No.5.
If you like Harris, you won't be disappointed; if you're curious about the composer beyond his Symphony No.3, this would be a solid, cost-effective way to get started.
UPDATE: Aaron Z. Snyder, via Facebook, comments:
Aaron does astonishingly good restoration work. I can guarantee that if you like Harris, or American orchestral music in general, the forthcoming M&A will be a "must-have" item.
