Alan Hovhaness (1911 - 2000)
Part Five
Friday 4 March 2005 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Friday 11 March 2005 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
5/5. Around 1971 Alan Hovhaness entered the final period of his compositional life, with a diverse range of compositions which articulate a deep concern for environmental issues, and a desire for spiritual enlightenment.
Donald Macleod concludes his series on this idiosyncratic American composer with a look at some of these late works.
Playlist
And God Created Great Whales
Philharmonia / David Amos (cond)
Crystal Records CD 810 tr 1 (excerpt)
Symphony no 22 'City of Light' (1971)
Ulster Orchestra / Kenneth Montgomery (conductor)
BBC Recording
Symphony no 53, op 377, 'Star Dawn'
Ohio State University Concert Band / Keith Brion (conductor)
2nd movement Moderato Sostenuto
Delos DE 3158 CD1 Tr 2
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, op 282 (1975)
Seattle SO / Diane Schnidt (accordion) / Gerard Schwarz (conductor) / Michael York (narrator)
Delos DE 3168 tr 1
A Rose Tree Blossoms, op 246 no 4
Choir and Orchestra of St John's Cathedral, Denver / Donald Pearson (conductor)
Delos DE 3176 tr 15
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