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Peter Wisse:
>The other day, I heard on the radio, a piece which intrigued me. It
>appeared to be the symphony "The misterious "Mountain" by Hovhaness, I
>bought the CD, and now I wonder if the other Symphonies by this composer
>are as beautiful as this one. Who can tell me?
Hovhaness wrote a truckload of symphonies. Not all of them are as
beautiful as the second (Mysterious Mountain). On the other hand,
some are very beautiful indeed. My favorites include the following:
#1 "Exile"
#2 "Mysterious Mountain"
#4 (haven't heard #3) for band
#6 "Celestial Gate" (haven't heard #5)
#9 "St. Vartan" (haven't heard #8)
#11 "All Men Are Brothers" (haven't heard #10)
#15 "Silver Pilgrimage" (haven't heard #13)
#19 "Vishnu" (haven't heard #16 or 18)
#24 "Majnun"
#25 "Odysseus"
There are at least fifty symphonies. After #25, I think there's a
significant fall-off, at least in the symphonies I've heard.
Steve Schwartz
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