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Composer of the Week: Hovhaness

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3/5. "My success is quite a surprise to me; for the first half of my life I was known as the composer who was never performed. I had no luck until the great conductor
Leopold Stokowski conducted one of my pieces and decided to champion my work." The 1950s marked the high tide of Alan Hovhaness 's success as a composer, in particular with works such as Mysterious Mountain, which was championed by Fritz Reiner. Today Donald Macleod recounts the story of this period. Upon Enchanted Ground, Op 90 No 1
Frank Hendrickx (flute), Yolanda Kondonassis (harp), Herwig Coryn (cello), Patrick de Smet (tam-tam) Symphony No 2, Op 132 (Mysterious Mountain) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor Fritz Reiner
Symphony No 15, Op 199 (Silver Pilgrimage) BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Rumon Gamba
Repeated on Tuesday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Conductor:
Leopold Stokowski
Unknown:
Alan Hovhaness
Unknown:
Fritz Reiner.
Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Flute:
Frank Hendrickx
Flute:
Yolanda Kondonassis
Cello:
Herwig Coryn
Cello:
Patrick de Smet
Conductor:
Fritz Reiner
Conductor:
Rumon Gamba
Source: Radio Times

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