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Composer of the Week: Hovhaness

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Not many composers have destroyed a thousand-odd works by their 30th birthday, but that's how it was with Alan Hovhaness. His output was staggeringly prolific, but it wasn't until the forties that he felt confident of the work he was producing. Donald Macleod examines how the composer's work blossomed during this period.
Prayer to St Gregory
Paul Young (trumpet), Ulster Orchestra, conductor Kenneth Montgomery
Symphony No 8 (Arjuna) BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Ken Young Twelve Armenian Folk Songs Sahan Arzruni (piano)
Vision from High Rock, Op 123
BBC SO, conductor Rumon Gamba

Contributors

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Alan Hovhaness.
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Donald MacLeod
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St Gregory
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Paul Young
Conductor:
Kenneth Montgomery
Conductor:
Ken Young
Piano:
Sahan Arzruni
Conductor:
Rumon Gamba
Source: Radio Times

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