2 catalog entries, grouped by year.
Mysterious Mountain unfolds in three movements, with a double fugue at its centre. Hovhaness balances sustained, hymn-like orchestral writing with flowing contrapuntal activity. The mountain in the title is a symbol...
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Classical 300Hovhaness gave this symphony an explicit connection to Mount St. Helens and its 1980 eruption. Its three movements move from landscape and a love song associated with Spirit Lake toward the volcano's destructive...
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