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Composer of the Week: Hovhaness

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Donald Macleod concludes his series on this idiosyncratic American composer with a look at some of his later works.
And God Created Great Whales, Op 229 No 1 Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor David Amos
Symphony No 22 (City of l/gfttj Ulster
Orchestra, conductor Kenneth Mongomery The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam , Op 282 Michael York (narrator), Diane Schnidt
(accordion), Seattle Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gerard Schwa rz
A Rose Tree Blossoms Choirs and orchestra of St John 's Cathedral, Denver, conductor Donald Pearson

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Conductor:
David Amos
Conductor:
Kenneth Mongomery
Unknown:
Omar Khayyam
Narrator:
Michael York
Narrator:
Diane Schnidt
Conductor:
Gerard Schwa
Unknown:
St John
Conductor:
Donald Pearson
Source: Radio Times

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