An introduction to three world premiere recordings of pieces by Alan Hovhaness - Fanfare for the New Atlantis, Guitar Concerto No. 2 and his Symphony No. 63.
All these pieces show the lush sounds and soaring melodies that have drawn many people to his music - and baffled other composers in an age when lush melodic writing was not the norm.
An interview with euphonium virtuoso Adam Frey about his CD Majestic Journey, with music by Kevin Kaska, John Golland, Vladimir Cosma, Peter Graham and Philip Sparke.
Adam talks about the history of the euphonium and commissioning composers to write new music for his instrument.
Richard Hickox’s lengthy association with the Chandos CD label has been incredibly fruitful.
In the past 20 years, he has made an astonishing 280 recordings. In this interview he talks about this relationship, plus his latest project, a recording of Britten’s opera Owen Wingrave.
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