5/5. Around 1971 Alan Hovhaness entered the final period of his compositional life, with a diverse range of work articulating his 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.
And God Created Great Whales, Op 229 No 1 Philharmonia, conductor David Amos
Symphony No 22 (City of Light) Ulster Orchestra, conductor Kenneth Montgomery
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam , Op 282 Michael York (narrator), Diane Schnidt
(accordion), Seattle Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gerard Schwarz
A Rose Tree Blossoms
Choirs and Orchestra of St John's Cathedral, Denver, conductor Donald Pearson
Repeated on Thursday at 12 midnight