Alan Hovhaness: Piano Works

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Release Date: 8th Sep 2014
Catalogue No: CDS7701
Label: Dynamic
Length: 52 minutes

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Hovhaness: 12 Armenian Folk Songs, Op. 43

Work length9:34

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Hovhaness: 2 Ghazals, Op. 36

Work length6:59

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No. 1

Track length4:04

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No. 2

Track length2:55

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Hovhaness: Shalimar, Op. 177

Work length11:06

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I. Fantasy

Track length4:44

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II. First Interlude

Track length0:38

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III. Jhala of the Fountains

Track length1:01

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IV. Second Interlude

Track length0:46

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V. Jhala March

Track length0:57

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VI. Rain Jhala

Track length1:23

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VII. Third Interlude

Track length0:33

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VIII. Jhala of the Waterfall

Track length1:04

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Hovhaness: Cougar Mountain Sonata, Op. 390

Work length11:53

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I. Adagio cantabile

Track length2:50

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II. Mountain Lament

Track length3:00

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III. Mountain Slumber Song

Track length1:52

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IV. Cougar Mountain Dance

Track length4:11

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Hovhaness: Fantasy for Piano, Op. 16

Work length7:15

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Hovhaness: Dark River and Distant Bell, Op. 212

Work length5:55

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I. Andante con moto

Track length2:44

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II. Allegro

Track length0:43

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III. Adagio

Track length2:28

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Alessandra Pompili has performed for years as a soloist to critical and public acclaim in Italy, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Iceland and the USA for important societies and as a part of main cultural events. Besides the traditional repertoire, she is an advocate of the music of Sergio Calligaris and Alan Hovhaness, which she often performs as premieres (like the Sonata Cougar Mountain, recorded for Vatican Radio in 2010).

Religious music for piano is another interest: one of her performances of Liszt’s Via Crucis was recorded live by Vatican Radio, sent to the EBU and inserted within the special day for Easter and Holy Week 2013. As such it has been requested and broadcast by about fifteen important radio stations across Europe.

This CD offers a small selection of works by the American composer of Armenian origin, Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000). It is a consciously eclectic choice in terms of chronology and inspiration: a glimpse of the production of a prolific composer who is under-performed in Europe.

It is not easy to define Hovhaness’ position within contemporary music, given his decision to stay away from the European avant-garde and study the Eastern music traditions alongside classical polyphony. The influences that Hovhaness felt were important in his musical pathway are too numerous to enumerate: they go from Händel, Bach, Sibelius to extra-musical aspects such as the philosophical lesson of Francis Bacon, his friendship with Hermon di Giovanno, his religious attitude, his passion for astronomy and his love for nature – the latter three are especially evident in compositions for ensembles or orchestra. As a result, Hovhaness’ style is entirely individual to the point of making him a unique case in the history of contemporary music.

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