Hovhaness: Works for Orchestra & Soprano Saxophone
8/3/2015, 8 Tracks, 55:47
Featuring
Gerard Schwarz
Greg Banaszak
Eastern Music Festival Orchestra
Alan Hovhaness
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Performer Biography
Greg Banaszak, the soprano saxophonist on this album, is a leading saxophonist who has performed globally and serves as a voting member for the GRAMMY® Awards.
Recording & Production
This album features the world premiere recording of Alan Hovhaness's Symphony No. 48 'Vision of Andromeda'.
Performer Biography
Gerard Schwarz, the conductor of this album, began his professional career as co-principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic and has received numerous honors, including Emmy Awards and GRAMMY® nominations.
Composer Biography
Alan Hovhaness composed 67 symphonies and 434 opuses, not including hundreds of compositions without opus numbers, starting at a young age and continuing until near the end of his life.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Alan Hovhaness believed in a balance between beauty and ugliness in music, seeking a new kind of beauty relevant to his own time.
Composer Biography
Astronomy was a lifelong interest for Alan Hovhaness, who even built a tree house observatory in his youth to watch the stars.
Recording & Production
The recording was made possible by Hinako Fujihara Hovhaness, the composer's wife, who approached Naxos chairman Mr. Heymann to record the Symphony No. 48 after its difficult premiere.
