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Our 4 for 3 offer is now available on-line. When you order 4 CDs, what you need to do is place the order for the first 3 CDs using the Buy Now buttons. Before checking out you will be given an opportunity to write a comment to go with your order.  In the "leave a comment" space, write FREE CD with the catalog number of the one you want. In that way, you will receive the 4 CDs and only be charged for 3.

 

SPECIAL, 16 all-Hovhaness CDs just $198. If purchased separately, retail would be over $319.  USE CD800 to get the special $198 price.  BUY NOW

 

More Hovhaness pieces on CDs:  the additional CDs are just $113. for the 9 CD set  (see CD200, CD329, CD362, CD508, CD636, CD653, CD661, CD666, and CD741. Use CD800B to get this special price. BUY NOW

 

Crystal Records has the world's largest collection of recordings of Hovhaness, conducted  or supervised by the composer. "Because of his ability to produce beautiful sounds and the unabashedly melodic character of his work, his music possesses instant appeal." (New York Times)  "This is what music should be."  (American Record Guide). There is now an all-Hovhaness web site, with probably the most inclusive biography to be found anywhere.  You can access the site at www.hovhaness.com.   Be sure to return here to order. Thank you.

 

CD801-scan-for-iTunesCD801: MUSIC OF HOVHANESS  Symphony No.11: All Men Are Brothers,  Prayer of St. Gregory,  Armenian Rhapsody No.1,  Tzaikerk.   Royal Philharmonic,  Hovhaness conducting, & Crystal Chamber Orchestra, Ernest Gold conducting.   UPC 009414780126 BUY NOW

“great spiritual beauty”  Fanfare

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Hovhaness  Symphony No. 11  Mvt. 1 Andante appassionato   Mvt. 2 Allegro maestoso   Mvt. 3 Andante con nobilita     Armenian Rhapsody No. 1     Prayer of Saint Gregory     Tzaikerk

BONUS: To have a little joy to help alleviate the current anxieties in the world, hear the entire beautiful Prayer of St. Gregory  Thomas Stevens, trumpet, Crystal Chamber Orchestra, Ernest Gold conducting.

 

CD802-scanCD802: MUSIC OF HOVHANESS. St. Vartan Symphony: "Artik"  Concerto for Horn & Orchestra. National Philharmonic  of London, Alan Hovhaness conducting, & members of the Israel Philharmonic. David Amos conducting. Meir Rimon, horn. UPC 009414780225 BUY NOW

“His music has a unique tang...there is nothing else quite like it...mystical impulse...grateful to the ear...gorgeous”  StereoReview.

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Hovhaness  Saint Vartan Symphony  1. Part One   2. Part Two     ARTIK Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra

 

CD803: MUSIC OF HOVHANESS. Majnun Symphony (Symphony No. 24). National Philharmonic of London, Alan HovhanText, letter Description automatically generatedess conducting; John Alldis Choir; Martyn Hill, tenor; John Wilbraham, solo trumpet; Sidney Sax, solo violin.  UPC 009414780324 BUY NOW

“Mystical & profound, yet in touch with plain people and their songs and dances.”  American Record Guide.

 

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Hovhaness  Majnun Symphony  Part One   Part Two


 

CD804-scanCD804: MUSIC OF HOVHANESS.  Symphony Etchmiadzin, Armenian Rhapsody No. 3, Mountains and Rivers Without End, Fra Angelico.   Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Alan Hovhaness.   UPC 009414780423 BUY NOW

“beautiful sounds... unabashedly melodic”  New York. Times.

 

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Hovhaness  Symphony No. 21 Etchmiadzin  Mvt. 1 Andante maestoso   Mvt. 2 Pavana   Mvt. 3 Inroduzione, Largo, Maestoso     Armenian Rhapsody No.3    Mountains and Rivers Without End     Fra Angelico

 

 

CD805-scanCD805: ALAN HOVHANESS.  Symphony No. 19 "Vishnu", Requiem and Resurrection. Sevan Philharmonic and the North Jersey Wind Symphony. Alan Hovhaness, conductor. These recordings used on the television show "Cosmos" with Carl Sagan.  UPC 009414780522 BUY NOW

“depth and range of sound. This music conveys something above and beyond brilliant playing.”  Fanfare.

 

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Hovhaness  Requiem and Resurrection, op. 224     Symphony No. 19 (Vishnu)




CD806-scan-for-iTunesCD806: ALAN HOVHANESS.  Lady of Light & Avak, The Healer. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hovhaness conductor, with Patricia Clark, soprano; Leslie Fyson, baritone; The Ambrosian Singers and Crystal Chamber Orchestra, Ernest Gold conductor, with Marni Nixon, soprano; Thomas Stevens, trumpet.  UPC 009414780621 BUY NOW

“considerable musical and poetic power”  Fanfare.

 

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Hovhaness  Lady of Light  1. Great is the Power of Love   Cruel World   3. Lady of Light, Dance in Heaven   4. High on Hill-top   5. Sunrise Salutation   6. One Day as Temple Voices Sang   7. Oh, Blissful Floating Dance   8. Aria – Dancing, Singing of Love and Oneness   9. Her Inner Fire   10. We are Dancing over Snow-capped Mountain Peaks   11. Aria   12. No More Serve Your Brutal War Lords   13. Intermezzo   14. Cruel War Priest   15. Fire is my Dance   16. Intermezzo   17. By Night   18. I am Dancing in Heaven     Avak, The Healer  mvt. 1 - Overture    mvt. 2 - Dawn   mvt. 3 – He Strikes the Bells   mvt. 4 – Processional   mvt. 5 – Strangeness   mvt. 6 – He Touches the Broken Heart




CD807-scan-for-iTunes CD807: ALAN HOVHANESS. Odysseus Symphony (Symphony No. 25), Celestial Gate (Symphony No. 6), Prayer of St. Gregory. Polyphonia Orchestra, Alan Hovhaness, conductor.   UPC 009414780720 BUY NOW

“fantastic sonorities unequalled in modern music”  American Record Guide.

 

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Hovhaness Symphony No. 25, Op. 275  Part One   Part Two     Symphony No 6 (Celestial Gate)     Prayer of Saint Gregory

 

 

CD808-scan-for-iTunesCD808: ALAN HOVHANESS. Magnificat (for four solo voices, chorus, and orchestra): Louisville Orchestra, University of Louisville Chorus, Audrey Nossaman, soprano; Elizabeth Johnson, contralto; Thomas East, tenor; Richard Dales, baritone; and Saturn: Kate Hurney, soprano; Lawrence Sobel, clarinet; Martin Berkovsky, piano.   UPC 009414780829 BUY NOW

 

“fantastic sonorities unequalled in modern music”,  American Record Guide.

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Magnificat  1. Celestial Fanfare   2. Magnificat (Chorus)   3. Et Exsultavit    4. Quia Respexit   5. Omnes Generationes   6. Quia Fecit Mihi Magna   7. Et Misericordia   8. Fecit Potentiam   9. Esurientes Implevit Bonis   10. Suscepit Israel   11. Sicut Locutus Est   12. Gloria Patri     Saturn  No. 1 Prelude   No. 2 Titan, Moon of Saturn   No. 3 Orb Mysterious   No. 4 Saturn, Celestial Globe   No. 5 O Lost Note  No. 6 My Hymn   No. 7 Giant Globe   No. 8 Vision of Saturn   No. 9 On Wings of a Soundless Note  No. 10 What is Universe?   No. 11 Intermezzo   No. 12 Harp of Saturn



CD809-scan-for-iTunesCD809: HOVHANESS Symphony No. 23, "Ani"; & The Spirit of Ink. The Ani Symphony is one of Hovhaness' best works for winds and is performed by the Highline and Shoreline College Bands. The Spirit of Ink for three flutes is performed by flute virtuoso Samuel Baron, playing all three parts. UPC 009414780928 BUY NOW

 

 "Because of his ability to produce beautiful sounds from whatever combination of instruments he is working with (right up to full orchestra) and the unabashedly melodic character of his works, his music possesses instant appeal." Paul Turok, New York Times

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Hovhaness  Symphony No. 23 “Ani”  Mvt. 1 Adagio legato espressivo   Mvt. 2 Allegro grazioso   Mvt. 3 Adagio con molto espressione     The Spirit of Ink  Apparition of the Eternal One   Sunrise Birds   Salutation of Dawn   Tree of Birds   Apparition of a Celestial City   Strange Birds   Angelic Salutation   Birds in a Magic Forest   Birds Amid Celestial Towers



A whale jumping out of the water Description automatically generated with medium confidenceCD810: ALAN HOVHANESS,  And God Created Great Whales (for orchestra with actual whale "songs"), Anahid, Elibris, Alleluia and Fugue,  Concerto No. 8 for Orchestra. Philharmonia Orchestra, David Amos conductor. The best-selling CD in the Crystal catalog!   UPC 009414781024 BUY NOW

“Sheer sonic impact...remarkable sense of drama. Recommended wholeheartedly. Some of Hovhaness’ finest works.”  Fanfare

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Hovhaness   And God Created Great Whales   Concerto No. 8 for Orchestra  Mvt. 1 Andante   Mvt. 2 Moderato   Mvt. 3 Andante   Mvt. 4 Allegro Molto   Mvt. 5 Andante     Elibris (Dawn God of Urardu)     Alleluia and Fugue     Anahid

 

CD811: HOVHANESS TREASURES.  Alan Hovhaness' favorite works: Symphony No.49 "Christmas Symphony", Symphony No. 31, A person and person standing in a field with mountains in the background Description automatically generated with medium confidenceCelestial Canticle, O Joy at the Dawn of Spring, Starry Night. Hinako Fujihara, soprano; Scott Goff, flute; Gerard Schwarz and Alan Hovhaness, conductors; Northwest Sinfonia.   UPC 009414781123 BUY NOW

 

“Sonics are gorgeous”  Amer.Rcd.Guide.

 

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Hovhaness  Symphony No. 31  Mvt. 1 Andante Molto Cantando   Mvt. 2 Presto   Mvt. 3 Lento   Mvt. 4 Fuga Presto Ma Non Troppo   Mvt. 5 Allegro Vivace   Mvt. 6 Andante Con Molto Espressione   Mvt. 7 Fuga, Presto     Starry Night     Celestial Canticle  Mvt. 1 Prelude   Mvt. 2 The Lord Reigneth   Mvt. 3 Under the Shadow   Mvt. 4 Alleluia     O, Joy at the Dawn of Spring     Symphony No. 49  Christmas Symphony  Mvt. 1 Celestial Prophecy   Mvt. 2 The Angel   Mvt. 3 Pastoral   Mvt. 4 The Star, Watchman Tell Us of the Night

 

CD813 for catalogCD813: ALAN HOVHANESS Piano Music.  Wayne Johnson, piano.  Macedonian Mountain Dance, Mountain Dance No. 2, Sonata Ananda, Fantasy, Love Song Vanishing into Sounds of Crickets, Mystic Flute, Dance Ghazal, Blue Job Mountain Sonata.   UPC 009414781321 BUY NOW

 “[Johnson] understands everything in my music, both techniques and spiritual domains. His interpretations are most close to mine.”   Alan Hovhaness.

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Hovhaness  Macedonian Mountain Dance   Mountain Dance No. 2   Blue Job Mountain Sonata  Mvt. 1 Andante   Mvt. 2 Fantasy   Mvt. 3 Jhala to Blue Job Mountain     Mystic Flute   Dance Ghazal     Love Song Vanishing into Sounds of Crickets   Sonata Ananda  Mvt. 1 Andante   Mvt. 2 Vision of Volcano Mountain   Mvt. 3 Allegro Assai   Mvt. 4 Vision of a Starry Night     Fantasy



CD814-scan-for-iTunesCD814: ALAN HOVHANESS. KHALDIS Concerto for piano, 4 trumpets, & percussion; MT. KATAHDIN Piano Sonata; FANTASY for Piano (Hovhaness playing). Martin Berkofsky, piano (Khaldis and Mt. Katahdin); Lawrence Sobol conductor (in Khaldis)  UPC 009414781420   BUY NOW

“A very rewarding disc; fascinating music.”   International Record Review

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Hovhaness  Khaldis Concerto  Mvt. 1 Overture   Mvt. 2 Transmutation   Mvt. 3 Three Tones   Mvt. 4 Bhajana (Adoration)   Mvt. 5 Jhala with Drum   Mvt. 6 Processional   Mvt. 7 Finale     Mount Katahdin Sonata  Mvt. 1 Solenne   Mvt. 2 Lullaby   Mvt.3 Jhala of Larch Trees-Allegro   Mvt. 4 Maestoso tragico     Fantasy

 

 

CD815-scan-for-iTunesCD815: ALAN HOVHANESS Songs.  Love Songs of Hafiz, Dawn at Laona, How I Adore Thee, Black Pool of Cat, Lullaby of the Lake, Three Odes of Solomon, Out of the Depths. Ara Berberian, basso; Alan Hovhaness, piano.   UPC 009414781529  BUY NOW 

“a worthy interpreter in the rich and resonant bass of Ara Berberian” Gramophone.

 Ara Berberian was featured bass for 20 seasons at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He has performed with most of the major opera companies and symphonies in the U.S. and many in Europe and Asia. He is presently located in Detroit, Michigan. Alan Hovhaness is a superb pianist and this is along with CD814 and CD815 are some of his very rare recorded performances.

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Hovhaness  Love Songs of Hafiz  1. Hafiz, Like Lord Krishna, Darting   2. Hafiz is a Merry Old Thief   3. O Flowing of My Tears   4. Day of Hafiz’ Vision   5.Hafiz Wandering   6. O Love, Hear My Cry   7. Where is My Beloved?   8. Love for the Soul     How I Adore Thee     Black Pool of Cat     Lullaby of the Lake     Dawn at Laona  1. Prelude   2. Vision of Dark Places   3. The Hosts Flew White   4. Motionless Breath     Three Odes of Solomon  1. No Way is Hard   2. As the Wings of Doves   3. As the Work of the Husbandsman     Out of the Depths

 

 

CD816-scan-for-iTunesCD816: Alan Hovhaness Songs, Vol. 2.Ara Berberian, Basso; Alan Hovhaness, Piano. The Flute Player of the Armenian Mountains; Distant Lake of Sighs; Under a Byzantine Dome; In Early Dawn Time; From High Armenia Mountain; Two Shakespeare Sonnets; Live in the Sun; Paga Saint; Gurge Dikran; Gantznin Orern; Dulhey, Dulhey; Ararat.  UPC 009414781628 BUY NOW

“varied and engaging collection.”  MusicWeb.   “Hovhaness’ songs are quite lovely.” Audiophile Audition.

 

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The Flute Player:  Mvt 1(Kurd Isakin)  Mvt 2(Lalezar)  Mvt 3(Nashkhoonag)  Mvt 4(Sirds)  Mvt 5(Akh)    Gurge Dikran    Gantznin Orern    Dulhey,Dulhey     Ararat     Distant Lake of Sighs    Under a Byzantine Dome    In Early Dawn Time    From High Armenia Mountain     Two Shakespeare Sonnetts: No. 29(When in Disgrace)   No. 30(When to the Sessions)   Live in the Sun    Pagan Saint

 

CF889-scan-for-iTunesCF889: HOVHANESS, The Historic Moscow Recordings. Martin Berkofsky, Piano; Globalis Symphony Orchestra, Konstantin Krimets, Conductor. 
Alan Hovhaness, Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (World Premiere) – Martin Berkofsky and Atakan Sari, pianists; Lousadzak, Concerto for Piano and Strings – Martin Berkofsky, piano; Prayer of St. Gregory – Andrei Ikov, trumpet; Mihr for two pianos – Martin Berkofsky and Atakan Sari, pianos; Ko-ola-u for two pianos – Marton Berkofsky and Sergei Podobedov, pianos; Vijag for two pianos – Martin Berkofsky and Sergei Podobedov, pianos. 
      The orchestra works were recorded in Moscow. The CD is a tribute to thrilling and unique composer Alan Hovhaness. It is on the Cristofori label, an independent label, exclusively distributed by Crystal Records.     UPC 009414788924.  BUY NOW  

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 (to return to this page after listening to samples, please use your browser back button) Spoken Introduction    The Prayer of St. Gregory    Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra   Andante   Largo   Moderato    Mihr    Ko-ola-u    Vijag    Lousadzak Concerto for Piano and Strings


CD200-scan-for-iTunesCD200: BRASS BONANZA!  New York, Berlin, Annapolis, Dallas, I-5, St. Louis, & Metropolitan Brass Quintets. Gabrieli: Canzone per Sonare;   Speer: Sonatas 4 & 6; Malcolm Arnold:  Quintet; Hovhaness: Six Dances; Dutton: Carnival of Venice; Leclerc: Par Monts et Par Vaux; Liadov-Glazunov:  Fanfares for the Jubilee of Rimsky-Korsakov; Horovitz: Music Hall Suite; Brade: Allemande; Kessel: Sonata 2.  UPC 009414720023 BUY NOW

“Very good to outstanding.”  Fanfare

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Liadov-Glazuonov:  Fanfares    Gabrieli: Canzone    Anonymous:  Die Bankelsangerlieder    Speer:  Sonata No. 4    Sonata No. 6    Arnold: Quintet  Mvt 1  Mvt 2  Mvt 3    Hovhaness: Six Dances  Solene   Allegro Moderato   Allegretto   Allegro Con Spirito   Moderato   Allegro Brillant    Dutton: Carnival of Venice    Leclerc: Par Monts et Par Vaux   La Colline Aux Epilobes   Sous-Bois   Jeux De La Lienne   La Chapelle Dans Les Pins   Danse De La Follerie    Horovitz: Music Hall Suite  Soubrette Song   Trick Cyclists   Soft-Shoe Shuffle   Les Girls    Brade: Allemande    Kessel: Sonata 2

 

 

CD329-scan-for-iTunesCD329: CAROLYN HOVE, ENGLISH HORN. Hovhaness Suite, op. 21 for English horn & bassoon. Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Eclogues (flute, Eng. hn., guitar); William Kraft: Encounters XI - The Demise of Suriyodhaya (Engl. hn. & percussion); Gerhard Samuel: Lyric Suite (Eng. hn, 2 violins, cello); Paul Turok: Improvisations (Eng. hn, violin, piano).  UPC 009414732927 BUY NOW

“I cannot describe Carolyn Hove’s English horn playing without ascending into superlatives. It is simply one of the most gorgeous, ‘juicy’ sounds I have ever encountered.”  Bruce Gbur, American Music Magazine

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Tedesco Eclogues:  Mvt 1(Andantino quieto)   Mvt 2(Allegro con spirito)   Mvt 3(Lento)   Mvt 4(Allegretto vivace)    Kraft Encounters: Tactics   Suriyodhaya’s Dream    Peace of God   Strategy   Improvisations   Lyric Scene    Hovhaness: Suite  Adagio espressivo   Allegro grazioso   Andante espressivo

 

 

CD362 – Snapshots: ANTHONY PLOG, TRUMPET. Verne Reynolds, Music for 5 Trumpets (performed by Anthony CD362 coverPlog and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Trumpet section); Alan Hovhaness, Sonata for Trumpet and Organ (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Ladd Thomas, organ); Fisher Tull, Three Bagatelles (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Sharon Davis, piano); Eugene Bozza,  Caprice (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Sharon Davis, piano); Frank Campo, Duet for Equal Trumpets (Anthony Plog, Russell Kidd); Anthony Plog, Fanfare for Two Trumpets (Anthony Plog, Russell Kidd); Anthony Plog, Animal Ditties – based on poems by Ogden Nash (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Sharon Davis, piano; Hal Smith, narrator); Georges Enesco, Legend (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Sharon Davis, piano); Leroy Southers, Three Spheres (Anthony Plog, trumpet; Ken Wolfson, bassoon; Sharon Davis, piano).   UPC 009414736222.  BUY NOW  

“truly fine album...impressive control”   ITG Journal.

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Reynolds: Music for Five Trumpets  I. Fanfare   II. Chorale   III. Finale    Hovhaness: Sonata for Trumpet and Organ, Mvt. I (begins at :28)    Tull: Three Bagatelles  I. Prelude   II. Improvisation   III. Caprice    Bozza: Caprice    Campo: Duet for Equal Trumpets    Plog: Fanfare for Two Trumpets    Plog: Animal Ditties  I. The Turtle (begins at :30)   II. The Python   III. The Hyena   IV. The Hog (begins at :35)    Enesco: Legend    Southers: Three Spheres  I. Sphere I   II. Sphere II(begins at 1:00)   III. Sphere III (begins at :55)

 

 

/var/folders/7r/dh9w1rmx23l5x2rmx4mpn68c0000gn/T/com.microsoft.Word/WebArchiveCopyPasteTempFiles/image063.jpgCD508: ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. Paul Creston: Chant of 1942 & Suite for Strings; Hovhaness: Celestial Fantasy & Armenian Rhapsody No. 2; DelloJoio: Air for Strings; Persichetti: Introit for Strings; Chajes: Israeli Melodies. David Amos, conducting.   UPC 009414750822 BUY NOW

“Celestial Fantasy is a small masterpiece.”  High Fidelity Magazine.

 

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Creston: 1942    Suite for Strings  Mvt 1(Prelude)  Mvt 2(Badinage)  Mvt 3(Cantilena)  Mvt 4(Cumulus)    Hovhaness: Celestial Fantasy    Dello Joio: Air for Strings    Chajes: Israeli Melodies Song of the Well   Song of the Pioneers   Song of the Night   Song of the Desert   Song of the Canaan   Song of Galilee     Persichetti: Introit     Hovhaness: Armenian Rhapsody No.2

 

CD636-scan-for-iTunesCD636: PAUL CORTESE, VIOLA. Hovhaness, Chahagir for solo viola; Carter, Elegy; Bergsma, Variations; Rochberg, Viola Sonata; Persichetti, Parable and Infanta Marina.Cortese is principal with Barcellona Symphony. UPC 009414763624 BUY NOW

“performances are elegant...technique of Cortese superb.”   American Record Guide.

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Carter: Elegy   Bergsma: Variations   Hovhaness: Chahagir   Rochberg Sonata:  Mvt 1(Allegro moderato)  Mvt 2(Adagio lamentoso)   Mvt 3     Persichetti: Parable XVI     Persichetti: Infanta Marina

 

 

CD653: DUO ONE, POINT FIVE Bill Perconti, Alto Saxophone. Alan Hovhaness: Suite for saxophone and guitar. Also works by Thomys, Noda, Massias, Grant, Bozza, and Gershwin.   UPC CD652-scan-for-iTunes009414765321 BUY NOW

“creamy smooth tone”,   American Record  Guide.

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Thomys, Miniatury:  Mvt 1(Allegro)   Mvt 2(Andante)   Mvt 3(Allegretto)   Mvt 4(Andante)   Mvt 5(Vivo Scherzando)   Mvt 6   Mvt 7   Mvt 8   Mvt 9   Mvt 10     Noda:  Improvisation No. 3     Hovhaness: Suite  Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3     Massias: Suite Monodique  Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3   Mvt 4   Mvt 5     Grant: Duo 1 Point 5     Bozza:  Improvisation et Caprice     Gershwin:  Three-Quarter Blues     Promenade

 

 

CD661: VOICES OF TRUMPET AND ORGAN. Byron Pearson* and Donald R. Tison^, Trumpets; Arthur Vidrich, CD661 coverOrgan. Giuseppe Torelli: Sinfonia con Tromba*; Alan Hovhaness: Prayer of St. Gregory*; Hans Ludwig Schilling: Canzona*; Daniel Pinkham: The Other Voices of the Trumpet*; Jean Langlais: Two Chorale Preludes*, and Sonatine for Trumpet^; Claude Gervais: Dances from the French Renaissance*^; Antonio Valente: Lo Ballo del’Intorcia*^; Henri Tomasi: Semaine sainte à Cüzco*; Anthony Plog: Fanfare for Two Trumpets*^; Francesco Manfredini: Concerto for Two Trumpets and Organ*.   UPC 009414766120      BUY NOW 

“a welcome mixture of familiar standards and lesser known, though no less deserving, gems”   Intl. Trumpet Guild Journal.

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Torelli: Sinfonia con Tromba Mvmt 1   Mvmt 2   Mvmt 3   Mvmt 4     Hovhaness  Prayer of St. Gregory    Schilling: Canzona  Mvmt 1   Mvmt 2   Mvmt 3    Pinkham: The Other Voices of the Trumpet    Langlais :Two Chorale Preludes   From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee   A Mighty Fortress is Our God    Langlais: Sonatine for Trumpet  Mvmt 1   Mvmt 2   Mvmt 3     Gervais: Dances from the French Renaissance  Pavane   Branle gai   Branle simple  Allemande    Valente: Lo Ballo del’Intorcia    Tomasi  Semaine sainte à Cüzco    Plog  Fanfare for Two Trumpets    Manfredini: Concerto for Two Trumpets and Organ  Mvmt 1   Mvmt 2   Mvmt 3

 

 

A picture containing human face, clothing, person, text Description automatically generatedCD666: PISTONS AND PIPES.  Richard Giangiulio, trumpet; Paul Riedo, organ. G.F. Handel: Suite in D Major; Girolamo Fantini: Three Sonatas; Vincent Persichetti: The Hollow Men; Pietro Baldassare: Sonata in F, No. 1; Alan Hovhaness: Sonata for Trumpet and Organ; Andrea Grossi: Sonata Decima, op. 3; Henri Tomasi: Variations Gregoriennes; Vincenzo Bellini: Concerto in Eb. Giangiulio is solo trumpet with Dallas Symphony.  UPC 009414766625BUY NOW

“A most impressive disc brilliantly played by both artists.”   MusicWeb.

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G.F. Handel Suite in D Major:  Mvt 1 (Overture)   Mvt 2 (Gigue)   Mvt 3 (Aire)   Mvt 4 (March)    Fantini: Sonata No. 3 (detta del Niccolini)  Sonata No. 5(Detta Del' Adimari)  Sonata No. 8(Detta Del Nero)  Persichetti: The Hollow Men   Baldassare: Sonata in F  Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3   Hovhaness: Sonata  Mvt 1  Mvt 2  Mvt 3   Grossi: Sonata Desima  Mvt 1  Mvt 2  Mvt 3  Mvt 4   Tomasi: Variations Gregoriennes  Bellini: Concerto in Eb

 

 

CD741CD741: VERDEHR TRIO.  Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet; Gary Kirkpatrick, piano. Alan Hovhaness: Lake Samish, op.415; Mozart: Trio in D Major; Frescobaldi: Canzoni a due Canti; Pasatieri: Theatrepieces; Bartok: Contrasts.  UPC 009414774125 BUY NOW

“recommended”  Fanfa re.

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Mozart Trio:  Mvt 1 (Allegro)   Mvt 2 (Andante)   Mvt 3(Allegro molto)   Hovhaness Lake Samish:  Mvt 1(Andante-Fugue)   Mvt 2(Allegro)   Mvt 3   Mvt 4   Mvt 5    Frescobaldi:  Canzoni  No. 2   No. 5    Pasatieri: Theatrepieces  No. 1  No. 2   No. 3    Bartok: Mvt 1   Mvt 2   Mvt 3

 

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