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Alan Hovhaness: Symphony No. 1 "Exile"; Symphony No. 50 "Mount Saint Helens" / Schwarz, Seattle SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Symphony no 1 ("Exile Symphony"), Op. 17; Fantasy on Japanese woodprints, Op. 211; Symphony no 50 ("Mount St. Helens"), Op. 360
Performers: Johnson, Ron
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony Orchestra

One of the most intriguing and individual of 20th century American composers, Alan Hovhaness rejected the cosmopolitan modernism of other leading composers of the 1930s...continue...
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Marimba Concertos - Hovhaness, Klatzow, Nuyts / Van Sice

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Alan Hovhaness: Fantasy on Japanese woodprints, Op. 211; Peter Klatzow: Concerto for marimba & string orchestra; Frank Nuyts: Woodnotes, for marimba & orchestra
Performers: van Sice, Robert
Conductors: Pearce, Colman; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique; Nuyts, Frank

Oriental Landscapes - Yi, Musgrave, Long, Hovhaness /Glennie

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-11-01

Works: Chen Yi: Concerto for Percussion; Thea Musgrave: Journey through a Japanese Landscape; Zhou Long: Out of Tang Court; Alan Hovhaness: Fantasy on Japanese woodprints, Op. 211
Performers: Glennie, Evelyn
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: Singapore Symphony Orchestra

"Glennie's repertoire is already packed with pieces where the percussion parts are highly demanding. What always comes across, in recordings as well as in concert,...continue...