Alan Hovhaness Œuvres pour piano (Deluxe Edition) François Mardirossian

• Alan Hovhaness (1911 - 2000): Mystic Flute, Op. 22:
• 1 Hovhaness: Mystic Flute, Op. 22 02:00
• Pastoral No. 1, Op. 111 No. 2:
• 2 Hovhaness: Pastoral No. 1, Op. 111 No. 2 05:28
• Suite pour piano, Op. 96:
• 3 Hovhaness: Suite pour piano, Op. 96: I. Doloroso 02:00
• 4 Hovhaness: Suite pour piano, Op. 96: II. Invocation Jhala 04:08
• 5 Hovhaness: Suite pour piano, Op. 96: III. Mysterious Temple 03:10
• Dance Ghazal, Op. 37a:
• 6 Hovhaness: Dance Ghazal, Op. 37a 01:56
• Achtamar, Op. 64:
• 7 Hovhaness: Achtamar, Op. 64 03:51
• Two Ghazals, Op. 36:
• 8 Hovhaness: Two Ghazals, Op. 36 07:01
• Sonata for piano, Op. 390 "Cougar Mountain":
• 9 Hovhaness: Sonata for piano, Op. 390 "Cougar Mountain": 1er mouvement 02:53
• 10 Hovhaness: Sonata for piano, Op. 390 "Cougar Mountain": 2ème mouvement 03:19
• 11 Hovhaness: Sonata for piano, Op. 390 "Cougar Mountain": 3ème mouvement 02:30
• 12 Hovhaness: Sonata for piano, Op. 390 "Cougar Mountain": 4ème mouvement 04:05
• Consolation, Op. 419:
• 13 Hovhaness: Consolation, Op. 419 02:09
• Suite On Greek Tunes:
• 14 Hovhaness: Suite On Greek Tunes: I. Wedding Song 01:29
• 15 Hovhaness: Suite On Greek Tunes: II. Grape-yard Song 00:54
• 16 Hovhaness: Suite On Greek Tunes: III. Dance in Seven Tala 02:14
• Love Song Vanishing Into Sounds of Crickets, Op. 327:
• 17 Hovhaness: Love Song Vanishing Into Sounds of Crickets, Op. 327 03:53
• Slumber Song, Op. 52:
• 18 Hovhaness: Slumber Song, Op. 52 02:22
• Macedonian Mountain Dance, Op. 144/144b:
• 19 Hovhaness: Macedonian Mountain Dance, Op. 144/144b: Dance No. 1 03:01
• 20 Hovhaness: Macedonian Mountain Dance, Op. 144/144b: Dance No. 2 02:22
• Dark River and Distance Bell (Bonus Track):
• 21 Hovhaness: Dark River and Distance Bell (Bonus Track) 04:46
• Jhala (Bonus Track):
• 22 Hovhaness: Jhala (Bonus Track) 05:56
• Three Haikus:
• 23 Hovhaness: Three Haikus: Three Haikus I (Bonus Track) 01:13
• 24 Hovhaness: Three Haikus: Three Haikus II (Bonus Track) 01:20
• 25 Hovhaness: Three Haikus: Three Haikus III (Bonus Track) 04:13
• Total Runtime 01:18:13

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Few composers can boast of their music being performed during their lifetime by people like Serge Rachmaninov or Keith Jarrett. Even fewer could claim to be admired by Ornette Coleman, Philip Glass, Leopold Stokowski or Ravi Shankar, and to have had the support of John Cage himself or the great choreographer Martha Graham. The American composer Lou Harrison (also a friend) said "he was one of the greatest melodic writers of the 20th century". And yet Alan Hovhaness remains unknown in France.

The piano music of Alan Hovhaness occupies a special place amongst his works (as it does, moreover, for Debussy or John Cage). For him it is a kind of musical laboratory, where his inspiration is set free to discover new sonorities, to experiment with new rhythms and audacious aesthetic combinations. But it is also an emotional refuge, a kind of intimate diary, a close friend who will be by his side forever.

The first piece on this recording was composed in 1930 and the last in 1989. Although separated by almost sixty years the stylistic constancy and distinctive touch is inimitable.

François Mardirossian, piano

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