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Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain/And God Created Great Whales Reviews
Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain/And God Created Great Whales Reviews
| 17 of 17 people found the following review helpful  A Unique Composer, By Brett A. Kniess (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews This review is from: Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain/And God Created Great Whales (Audio CD) Alan Hovhaness was the first composer where I heard his music and I thought, here are sounds put together I had never heard before. Often a mixture of Asian or Mid-eastern sounds, fused with forms from the Baroque Era (a feature on this disk), his music is truly unique.Alan Hovhaness' "Mysterious Mountain" Symphony No. 2 premiered in the 1950's and still captivates audiences today. He uses techniques from the past, but also uses modern chord progressions, not to mention exotic modes of far-away cultures. To today's ears, the music almost sounds cinematic, or could be confused as. The theme is an imaginary mountain that is conjured in each of our minds, whether real or fantastical. The grandeur opens the work in the first movement with heavily divided strings in a chorale setting, but a unique one that moves to tonally interesting chords. While the chorale continues, an "out-of-tune" walking bass invades the interesting string harmonies, almost playing in a key of its... Read more 16 of 16 people found the following review helpful Images, By Mars Velvet (Green Tree, Blue Earth...Deep Space) - See all my reviews This review is from: Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain/And God Created Great Whales (Audio CD) Hovhaness' compositions create a whirilwind of pictures in the mind of his listeners. As the sounds enchant you the mood strikes out images of Pacific Northwest, Humpback Whales, a crystal night of stars, and one mountain shrouded in enigma.It is almost like hearing a Monet painting. Many sounds that create a melodious blur adding up to a beautiufl musical landscape. What Monet did for French gardens, Hovhaness does for the North Pacific sea life! Hovhaness paints scenic symphonies dotted with flections of color and mood. I highly recomend this album to anyone in search of beautiful symphonic sound pictures! 18 of 19 people found the following review helpful Great example of the neo-classical, By This review is from: Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain/And God Created Great Whales (Audio CD) The rendition of the "Mysterious Mountain" symphony is excellent. But a work, new to me, "The Prayer of St. Gregory" is my favorite on this CD. This CD is Hovhaness at his best. |
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