Hovhaness: Concerto For Harp And String Orchestra, Spirit Of Trees (World Premiere Recording), Upon Enchanted Ground, The Garden of Adonis, Sonata for Harp – Yolanda Kondonassis (harp) / Telarc Audio CD 2000 / CD-80530
UPC 089408053023
Total Playtime 73:01
Alan Hovhaness (; March 8, 1911 – June 21, 2000) was an American composer. He was one of the most prolific 20th-century composers, with his official catalog comprising 67 numbered symphonies (surviving manuscripts indicate over 70) and 434 opus numbers. The true tally is well over 500 surviving works, since many opus numbers comprise two or more distinct works.
The Boston Globe music critic Richard Buell wrote: "Although he has been stereotyped as a self-consciously Armenian composer (rather as Ernest Bloch is seen as a Jewish composer), his output assimilates the music of many cultures. What may be most American about all of it is the way it turns its materials into a kind of exoticism. The atmosphere is hushed, reverential, mystical, nostalgic."
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Telarc – CD-80530
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CD, Album
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US |
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2000 |
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Classical |
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Modern |
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Tracklist:
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"Spirit Of Trees," Sonata For Harp And Guitar, Op. 374 |
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I. Andante Cantabile - Maestoso Rubato - Tempo I |
7:02 |
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II. Canon: Allegro |
1:32 |
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III. Andante Maestoso - Fuga: Allegro - Andante Grazioso |
7:10 |
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IV. Moderato - Allegro Conspirito |
2:49 |
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V. Andante Appassionato |
4:21 |
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Concerto For Harp And String Orchestra, Op. 267
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I. Largo Maestoso E Grave |
4:22 |
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II. Andante Espressivo |
5:14 |
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| 9 |
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IV. Dawn In Paradise: Adagio Rubato |
4:21 |
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| 10 |
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V. Adagio |
2:56 |
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"Upon Enchanted Ground" For Flute, Cello, Giant Tam-Tam And Harp, Op. 90, No. 1 |
3:44 |
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Sonata For Harp, Op. 127
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II. Lento Misterioso |
3:29 |
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III. Allegro |
4:06 |
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"The Garden Of Adonis" Suite For Flute And Harp, Op. 245
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III. Adagio, Like A Solemn Dance |
3:15 |
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VII. Andante Molto Espressivo |
2:42 |
- Art Direction – Anilda Carrasquillo
- Cello – Herwig Coryn (tracks: 11)
- Composed By – Alan Hovhaness
- Conductor – Rudolf Werthen (tracks: 6 to 10)
- Design – Brian Sooy
- Edited By [Digital Editing] – Sonic Solutions / DSD (tracks: 6 to 11)
- Engineer – Jack Renner, Thomas Knab
- Executive Producer – Robert Woods
- Flute – Eugenia Zukerman (tracks: 15 to 21), Frank Hendrickx (tracks: 11)
- Guitar – David Leisner (tracks: 1 to 5)
- Harp, Liner Notes – Yolanda Kondonassis
- Liner Notes – Richard E. Rodda
- Orchestra [String Orchestra] – I Fiamminghi (tracks: 6 to 10)
- Photography – Natsuko Utsumi
- Producer [Recording Producer] – Erica Brenner, James Mallinson
- Tam-tam – Patrick De Smet (tracks: 11)
- Technician, Edited By – Mark Robertson-Tessi
