tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post8868085962579242257..comments2007-08-05T07:32:55.479+01:00Pliablenoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-59013189346087423252007-08-05T07:32:00.000+01:002007-08-05T07:32:00.000+01:00Mountain connections ...<BR/><BR/>Of course, another of Alan Hovhaness' great works with mountain connections is his Symphony No. 50 "Mount St. Helens". <BR/><BR/>I was playing the recording of that work with the composer conducting the Seattle Symphony (Delos DE3131) last night as I wrote that piece.<BR/><BR/>I guess I'm compensating for the total lack of hills, yet alone mountains, here in East Anglia!Pliablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-53699534643792715482007-08-05T05:00:00.000+01:002007-08-05T05:00:00.000+01:00Thank you for featuring Alan Hovhaness. He is truly a composer who should be played more often. <BR/><BR/>Growing up in Seattle – where Hovhaness spent his last years – I was privileged to have seen him there from time to time, and to hear many of his works performed. <BR/><BR/>Incidentally, the photograph of Mt. Ararat drew me in. It is very similar in profile to Mt. Rainier, the solitary volcano overlooking the city of Seattle.<BR/><BR/>http://www.metaworkz.com/mountain/rainierbig.jpgMichael Hovnanianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07822257921093170726noreply@blogger.com