I can't find any fault with this performance. Have the Howard Hanson recording with The Eastman-Rochester Orchestra and The Boston Pops recording with Keith Lockhart and the MAESTRO'S performance here is just as good as the other two. Glad to hear this work at all, it's one of those American masterpieces that hardly anyone records anymore.
Not sure why maestro was in such a hurry. I think the serene middle section was also too fast, although this outstanding ensemble still made it sound beautiful.
