Alan Hovhaness - Symphony No. 60 - Guitar Concerto
Of Armenian and Scottish extraction, the American composer Alan Hovhaness was a trend-setting pioneer who absorbed a variety of archaic and modern influences from East and West. He once said: My purpose is to create music, not for snobs, but for all people music which is beautiful and healing. Described by the composers wife as his true masterpiece, Khrimian Hairig, with its trumpet solo, recalls the heroic Armenian priest of the title. Hovhaness virtuoso and romantic Guitar Concerto was written for the Bolivian guitarist Juan Calderon. The Symphony No. 60 To the Appalachian Mountains, expresses the composers love of the music and folk poetry of the Appalachians.
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| Maker/Manufacturer/Artist | LEISNER, DAVID |
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| Description | Of Armenian and Scottish extraction, the American composer Alan Hovhaness was a trend-setting pioneer who absorbed a variety of archaic and modern influences from East and West. He once said: My purpose is to create music, not for snobs, but for all people music which is beautiful and healing. Described by the composers wife as his true masterpiece, Khrimian Hairig, with its trumpet solo, recalls the heroic Armenian priest of the title. Hovhaness virtuoso and romantic Guitar Concerto was written for the Bolivian guitarist Juan Calderon. The Symphony No. 60 To the Appalachian Mountains, expresses the composers love of the music and folk poetry of the Appalachians. |