Hovhaness, Alan

Alan Hovhaness: Songs Vol 2 / Alan Hovhaness, Ara Berberian

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2002-10-22

Works: Alan Hovhaness: The Flute Player of the Armenian Mountains, songs (5) for low voice & piano, Op. 239; Songs (4) for low voice & piano, Op. 238; Songs (4) for low voice & piano, Op. 242; Shakespeare S...
Performers: Berberian, Ara; Hovhaness, Alan

"The songs recorded here span a 30-year period of Hovhaness's career. The most recent were written in 1971 for the bass on this recording, Ara...continue...

Hovhaness: Songs / Ara Berberian, Alan Hovhaness

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2001-05-01

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Love Songs of Hafiz, for voice & piano, Op. 33; How I adore Thee, for medium voice & piano, Op. 7; Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 84; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 74; Dawn at La...
Performers: Berberian, Ara; Hovhaness, Alan

"...To cast it in the most generalized terms, Hovhaness's music is informed by a rapt spirituality, and a multicultural ecumenism that forces all but the...continue...
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Hovhaness: Khaldis, Mt. Katahdin, Fantasy / Hovhaness, et al

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2000-05-16

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Khaldis, concerto for 4 trumpets (or any multiple thereof), piano & percussion, Op. 91; Mount Katahdin, sonata for piano, Op. 405; Fantasy for piano, Op.16
Performers: Berkofsky, Martin; Bonny, Francis; Boyar, Neal; Cahn, Dan; Dougherty, Parick; Hovhaness, Alan; Rohdin, William
Conductors: Sobol, Lawrence

"Martin Berkovsky, a Hovhaness specialist, plays vividly and lyrically in both the 1972 and 1999 recordings. His ability to make the many repeated notes sound...continue...