MarvinTheCat 
Playlist for Classical Discoveries with Marvin Rosen
ALAN HOVHANESS (1911-2011) - 100TH BIRTHDAY MARATHON "MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS WITHOUT END"
24-HOUR LIVE WPRB RADIO BROADCAST
Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 7:00pm - Monday, December 27, 2010 - 7:00pm
This was a Classical Discoveries Birthday tribute to American composer Alan Hovhaness right at the dawn of his centennial year. This program
barely scratched the surface but this is just the beginning. You can count on, that all through the year Classical Discoveries will present works
of Hovhaness in almost every program with the exception of specialty shows.
I hope that at least some listeners after this marathon will admit that even though Hovhaness's music is easily recognizable, his style was varied.
| Composer | Work | Performers | label | air time |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||||||
| Alan Hovhaness | Prayer of Saint Gregory(1946) | John Wilbraham, Trumpet, Polyphonia Orchestra, Alan Hovhaness, conductor | Crystal Records - CD807 - (C*11) | 19:02 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Fantasy on Japanese Wood Prints, Op. 211 (1965) | Evelyn Glennie, Xylophone, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui, Conductor | BIS - CD-1222 | 19:10 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Celestial Fantasy, Op. 44 (1944) | Members of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, David Amos, conductor | Crystal Records - CD508 - (C*05) | 19:27 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Fire Dance (C. 1926) | Marvin Rosen, Piano | Koch International Classics - 3-7288-2 | 19:35 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Symphony Number 34, Op. 310 (1977) | Douglas Yeo, Bass Trombone, Tokyo Artists Ensemble, Yoshiyuki Yamagishi, Conductor | Die letzte Posaume - 51955 | 19:37 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Nocturne for Harp, Op. 20, No. 1 (1938) | Elisabeth Remy, Harp | aca Digital Recording-CM20070 | 20:02 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Achtamar (1948) | Shoghere Markarian, Piano | Private | 20:09 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 3 (1935) | Paul Hersey, Piano, Christina Fong, Violin, Karen Krummel, Cello | OgreOgress - (C*22) | 20:13 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Suite for Accordion, Op. 166 (1959) | Henry Doktorski, Accordion | Henry Doktorski | 20:22 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Symphony No. 4, Op. 165 (1958) | Eastman Wind Ensemble, A. Clyde Roller, Conductor | Mercury Living Presence - 434 320-2 | 20:28 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Talin, Concerto for Viola and Strings, Op. 93 (1952) | Emanual Vardi, Viola, M-G-M Striing Orchestra, Izler Solomon, conductor | M-G-M (LP) - E3432 | 20:48 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Armenian Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 45 (1944) | Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz, conductor | Koch Schwann - 3-7422 | 21:04 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Allegro on a Pakastani Lute Tune, Op. 104, No. 6 (1952) | Robert Helps, Piano | CRI - 874 | 21:11 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Invocation to Vahakn (1946) | Abel Steinberg Winant Trio | New Albion - NA 036 | 21:14 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Duet for Violin and Harpsichord (1954) | Robert Brink, Violin, Daniel Pinkham, Harpsichord | CRI/New World - NWCRL 109 - (N*07) | 21:27 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Symphony No. 3, Op. 148 (1956) | KBS Symphony Orchestra, Vakhtang Jordania, Conductor | Soundset Productions - SR 1004 | 21.32 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Jhala, Op. 103 (1952) | Margaret Leng Tan, Piano | Mode - 15 | 22:00 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Magnificat, Op. 157 (1957) | Audrey Nossaman, Soprano, Thomas East, Tenor, Elizabeth Johnson, contralto, Richard Dales, Baritone, University of Louisville choir, Louisville Orchestra, Robert Whitney, conductor | First Edition Music - FECD-0006 | 22:06 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Psalm for Brass Quartet, Op. 358 (1981) | Metropolitan Brass Quartet | MSR Classics - MS 1228 - (M*06) | 22:43 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Seven Greek Folk Dances, Op. 150 (1956) | Joe Sakimoto, Harmonica, Haruki Mino, Piano | Camerata - CMCD-28017 | 22:50 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Storm on Mount Wildcat, Op.2, No. 2 (1931) | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz, Conductor | Telarc - CD-80604 | 23:04 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Varuna, Op. 264, No. 2 (1973) | Macalester Trio | CRI/New World Records - NWCRL 326 - (N*07) | 23:08 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | O Lady Moon, Op. 139 (1953) | Dawn Sadoway, Soprano, John Mahon, Clarinet, Jeremy Spurgeon, Piano | Arktos Recordings - 200376 | 23:24 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Symphony No 1, Op. 17, No. 2 "Exile Symphony" Original Version (1936) | NBC Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski, Conductor (US Premiere) | Guild - GHCD 2347 | 23:28 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Blue Job Mountain, Op. 340 (1986) | Wayne Johnson, Piano | Crystal Records - CD813 - (C*05) | 23:49 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Orbit No. 1 (1952) | Frederick Wilkins, Flute, Lucille Lawrence, Harp, William Masselos, Celeste, Morris Goldenberg and Joseph Castka, Percussion | M-G-M - E3164 (LP) | 24:02 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Sonata for Oboe and Bassoon, Op. 302 (1977) | Jiri Sestak, Oboe, Libor Soukal, Bassoon | OgreOgress - (C*22) | 24:08 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Symphony No. 46 "To the Green Mountains, Op. 347 (1980) | KBS Symphony Orchestra, Vakhtang Jordania, conductor | Koch International Classics - 3-7208 | 24:20 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Island of Mysterious Bells, Op. 244 (1971) | New York Harp Ensemble | Golden Crest - CRS-4130 (LP) | 24:51 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Three Odes of Solomon, Op. 5 (1937) | Ara Berberian, Basso, Alan Hovhaness, Piano | Crystal Records - CD815 - (C*05) | 1:00 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Shatakh, Op. 73b (1947) | Cristina Fong, Violin, Arved Ashby, Piano | OgreOgress - no number - (C*22) | 1:09 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Concerto No. 1 for Orchestra "Arevakal" (1951) | Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Howard Hanson, Conductor | Mercury - MG50078 (LP) | 1:17 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Sonata No. 2 for Trumpet and Organ, "To the Divine Fountain" (1981) | Colby Cooman, Trumpet, Carson Cooman, Organ | Private - | 1:43 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Sharagan and Fugue (1945) | M-G-M Brass Ensemble, Carlos Surinach, Conductor | M-G-M - E3517 (LP) | 1:55 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Processional and Fugue, Op. 76, No. 5 (1967) | Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kerry Stratton, Conductor | Dorian - DOR-93166 | 2:01 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Lousadzak, Op. 48 (1945) | Keith Jarrett, Piano, American Composers Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor | Musicmasters - MMD 60204K | 2:08 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Dance Ghazal (1931, rev. 1938) | Marvin Rosen, Piano | Koch International Classics - 3-7195-2 | 2:26 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | October Mountain (1942) | Manhattan Percussion Ensemble, Paul Price, conductor | Urania - US 5134 (LP) | 2:29 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Symphony No. 31, Op. 294 (1976-77) | Northwest Sinfonia, Gerard Schwarz, Conductor | Crystal Records - CD811 - (C*05) | 2:38 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Upon Enchanted Ground, Op. 90a (1951) | Samuel Baron, Flute, Lucile Lawrence, Harp, Claus Adam, Cello, Elden Bailey, Tamtam, Alan Hovhaness, Conductor | Columbia Records - ML 5179 (LP) | 3:01 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Anahid (1944) | Philharmonia Orchestra, David amos, Conductor | Crystal Records - CD810 - (C*05) | 3:06 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Sonata for Harpsichord, Op. 306 (1977) | Jean Nandi, Harpsichord (Daughter of Alan Hovhaness) | Other Minds - Recorded live on Feb. 25, 1978 at Saint John's Church, Berkely California | 3:22 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Return and Rebuild the Desolate Places, Op. 213 (1944, rev. 1965) | Gerard Schwarz, Trumpet, The North Jersey Wind Symphony, Keith Brion, Conductor | Mace - MXX 9099 (LP) | 3:47 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | The Holy City, Op. 218 (1965) | The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Arthur Bennett Lipkin, conductor, Elgar Howarth, Conductor | CRI - CD 836 | 4:00 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Fantasy on an Ossetin Tune (1951) | William Masselos, Piano | M-G-M- E3160 (LP) | 4:09 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Suite for Band, Op. 15 (1949) | Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz, Conductor | Mark Masters - 8652-MCD | 4:13 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Pagan Saint (1948) | Ara Berberian, Basso, Alan Hovhaness, Piano | Crystal Records - CD816 - (C*05) | 4:26 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Symphony No. 6, "Celestial Gate" (1959) | Polyphonia Orchestra, Alan Jovhaness, Conductor | Crystal Records - CD807 - (C*05) | 4:30 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Quartet No. 1 "Jupiter", Op. 8 (1936) | The Shanghai Quartet | Delos - DE 3162jj | 4:51 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Shambala, Op. 228 (1969) | Christina Fong, Violin, Gaurav Mazumdar, Sitar, Slovak Philharmonic, Rastislav Stur, Conductor | OgreOgress - no number - (C*22) | 5:02 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Madras Sonata,Op. 176 (1946 rev. 1960) | Marvin Rosen, Piano | Koch International Classics - 3-7288-2 | 5:50 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Sunrise (1964) | Orchestra Conducted by Andre Kostelanetz | Columbia Masterworks - M34537 - (LP) | 6:01 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Komachi, Op. 240 (1971) | Alan Hovhaness, Piano | Fortuna - 17062-2 | 6:06 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Symphony No. 2, Mysterious Mountain, Op. 132 (1955) | Leopold Stokowski and His Symphony Orchestra (Live at Carnegie Hall, September 25, 1958 | Cala - CACD539 | 6:19 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Fra Angelico, Op. 220 (1967) | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alan Hovhaness, Conductor | Crystal Records - CD804 -(C*11) | 6:42 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam (1976) | Douglas Fairvanks, Jr. Narrator, Carmen Carrozza, Accordion, Andre Kostelanetz, Conductor | Columbie Masterworks - M34537 - (LP) | 7:00 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Concerto No. 2 for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 89a (1957) | Anahid Ajemian, Violin, String Orchestra, Carlos Surinach, Conductor | Heliodor - HS 25040 (LP) | 7:17 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Psalm and Fugue (1940) | The Philharmonia Orchestra, David Amos, Conductor | Harmonia mundi - HMU 906012 | 7:43 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Sonata, "Fred the Cat", Op. 301 (1977) | Marvin Rosen, Piano | Koch International Classics - 3-7195-2 | 7:53 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | From the End of the Earth, Op. 187 | The Trinity Choir, Trinity church, Boston, Brian Jones, conductor, Michael Kleinschmidt, Organ | Gothic - G 49245 - (G*05) | 8:03 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Symphony no. 60, "To the Appalachian Mountains", Op. 396 (1985) | Berlin Radio symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz, conductor | Naxos - 8.559294 | 8:08 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | "Artik", Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra, Op. 78 (1948) | Meir Rimon, Horn, Members of the Israel Philharmonic, David Amos, conductor | Crystal Records - CD802 - (C*11) | 8:42 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Yar nazani | Siran Haroutunian, Soprano, Philip Mealey, Piano | Private | 9:02 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | "Khaldis", Concerto for Piano, 4 Trumpets & Percussion (1951, rev. 1954) | William Masselos, Piano, Ensemble conducted by Izler Solomon | Heliodor - HS - 25027 | 9:06 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Lady of Light, Op. 227 (1968) | Patricia Clark, Soprano, Leslie Fyson, Baritone, The Ambrosian Singers and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alan Hovhaness, conductor | Crystal - CD806 - (C*05) | 9:27 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Sonata Ananda, Op. 303 (1977) | Alan Hovhaness, Piano (World Premiere Performance as Recorded on Feb. 25, 1978 at Saint John's Chruch in Berkely, California | Other Minds Records | 10:16 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Symphony No. 40, Op. 324 (1980) | Interlochen Arts Academy String Orchestra, Brass and Timpani, Stephanie Arado, Solo Violin, Alan Hovhaness, Conductor | Fujihara Record Company - FUJI 1004 (LP) | 10:39 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Alleluia and Fugue, Op. 40b (1942) | M-G-M Orchestra, Carlos Surinach, Conductor | M-G-M Records - E3504 (LP) | 11:02 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Symphony No. 19 "Vishnu", Op. 217 (1966) | Sevan Philharmonic, Alan Hovhaness, Conductor | Crystal Records - CD805 - (C*05) | 11:13 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Concerto No. 3, "Diran" (The Religious Singer) | Robin Dauer, horn, The Hendrix College, Chamber Orchestra, Karen Griebling, Conductor | Centaur - CRC 2872 - (C*11) | 11:47 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Mountain and Rivers Without End (1968) | Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Richard Auldon Clark, Conductor | Koch International Classics - 3-7221-2 | 12:00 | |||
| LARRY SOBOL - LIVE IN WPRB STUDIO - clarinetists and conductor | |||||||
| Alan Hovhaness | Talin - For Clarinet And String Orchestra | Lawrence Sobol, Clarinet, Orchestra Da Camera Di Roma, Nicholas Flagello, conductor | Citadel - CTD 88107 | 12:40 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Discusses His Music and Performs Ghazal No. 1 | October 10, 1975 | Grenadilla - RGP 91009 | 13:00 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Saturn (1971) - final 5 Sections | Lawrence Sobol, Clarinet, Lucy Shelton, soprano, Peter Basquin, Piano | Grenadilla - RGP 91009 | 13:20 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Firdausi, Op. 252 (1972) | Lawrence Sobol, Clarinet, Gloria Agostini, Harp, Neal Boyal, Percussion | Grenadilla - GS-1008 | 13:50 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | And God Created Great Whales (1970) | Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra | Columbia Masterworks - M34537 (LP) | 14:30 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Saint Vartan Symphony, Symphony No. 9 (1949-50) | National Philharmonic Orchestra of London, Alan Hovhaness, Conductor | Crystal Records - CD802 | 14:45 | |||
| ŞAHAN ARZRUNI - LIVE IN WPRB STUDIO - pianist | |||||||
| Alan Hovhaness | Pastorale No. 1 (1952) | Şahan Arzruni, Piano | Hearts of Space - HS11024-2 | 15:31 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Twelve Armenian Folk Songs | Şahan Arzruni, Piano | Hearts of Space - HS11024-2 | 15:50 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Suite, Op. 96 (1967) | Şahan Arzruni, Piano | Hearts of Space - HS11024-2 | 16:05 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Flute Player of the Armenian Mountains | Ara Berberian, Bass, Şahan Arzruni, Piano | Positively Armenian - PA 104 (LP) | 16:19 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Achtamar (1948) | Şahan Arzruni, Piano | Heats of Space - HS11024-2 | 16:35 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Child in the Garden (1961) | Şahan Arzruni and Alan Hovhaness, Piano Duo | Hearts of Space - HS11024-2 | 16:40 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | O Lord, Bless Thy Mountains, Op. 276 | Joshua Pierce and Dorothy Jonas, Pianos | American Festival of Microtonal Music | 16:45 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Symphony No. 11, "All Men Are Brothers' (First 2 movements only due to technical difficulties) | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alan Hovhaness, conductor | Crystal Records - CD 801 - (C*05) | 16:55 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Floating World (1964) | Frost Symphony Orchestra, Chung Park, conductor | Centaur - CRC 2954 - (C*11) | 17:20 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Symphony No. 24, "Majnun", Op. 273 (1973) | Martyn Hill, Tenor, John Wilbraham, Trumpet, Sidney Sax, Violin, National Philharmonic Orchestra of London, John Aldis Choir, Alan Hovhaness, conductor | Crystal Records - CD803 - (C*05) | 17:33 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Symphony No. 50 "Mount St. Helens", Op. 360 (1983) | Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz, conductor | Delos - DE 3137 | 18:21 | |||
| Alan Hovhaness | Prayer of St. Gregory (1946) | Wynton Marsalis, Trumpet, Anthony Newman, Organ | Sony Classical - SK 60804 | 18:56 | |||
Links where to buy CD used in current show:
(A*01)...Arkiv Music
(C*05)...Crystal Records
(C*11)...Centaur Records
(C*22)...CD Baby
(G*05)...Gothic
(M*06)... MSR Classics
(N*07)...New World Records
(O*01)...OgreOgress productions
(O*07)...Other Miinds Records
Links to Internet CD Stores:
Amazon
Princeton Record Exchange - Buy and sell New and Used Classical CDs, DVDs and Classical Records
Links to interesting websites:
Alan Hovhaness - most comprehensive website created by a fan of the Composer
Alan Hovhaness - A composer for our time - by Frank Perry
An Overview of the music of
Alan Hovhaness on CD - by Eric Kunze
The Living Composers Project
Center for the Promotion Contemporary Composers
American Music Center