Instrospective, contemplative music
P. Alvarez | Killeen, Texas United States | 01/28/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The music of Alan Hovhaness to me
always seems that it tries to take
me to different places, somtimes
deep journyes into the mind and
the imagination, other times to
certain places in particular.
This time with "Star Dawn" symphony
we travel to space and its endless
distances...As for the "Grand
Final Processional", we go back
late renaissance, early baroque
periods."The Flowering Peach" was
written for a play, concidering
the fact which writing music
exclusively for plays is mostly
an out of date practice, Hovhaness
does a wonderful job, I really like
his music, and his approach towards it.
Christian Linberg and Ohio State University
Band are well suited for the job, this
is a great recording...Band music at its
very best!!!!
"