Alan Hovhaness, head and shoulders portrait, facing forward, seen over shoulder of Charles Amirkhanian, San Jose CA., 1975
Alan Hovhaness, seated at table with Charles Amirkhanian’s hand holding a mic in front of his face, San Jose, CA, 1975
Alan Hovhaness, head and shoulders portrait, looking to the right, San Jose CA, 1975
Alan Hovhaness, head and shoulders portrait, looking to the right at someone’s hand, San Jose CA, 1975
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KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Ode To Gravity: The World of Alan Hovhaness

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Event Type
Documentaries
Origin
KPFA
Identifier
OTG.1976.01.28.c2
Program Series
Ode To Gravity
Program Length
51 min
Dates
1976-01-28 | broadcast
| 402 | created
Description
American composer Alan Hovhaness (b. 1911, Somerville, Mass.) has successfully combined Eastern and Western music to produce unique works both exotic and immediately accessible. Incorporating music reflecting his Armenian heritage with procedures common in Medieval and pre-Baroque Western music, Hovhaness has produced an enormous catalogue of works despite having destroyed his first thousand pieces which he regarded as learning pieces.

A full transcript of this interview can be found online at:
http://www.hovhaness.com/Interview_Amirkhanian_1.html
Genres
20th century classical
Musical Selections
Mihr, for two pianos -- Invocations to Vahaken IV and V -- Anahid Op. 57
Performers
MGM Chamber Orchestra (Anahid)
Subjects
20th century classical
Piano music (Pianos (2))
Percussion and piano music
Composers
Chamber music
Chamber orchestra music
Related places
Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
MGM Chamber Orchestra
Hovhaness, Alan, 1911-2000
Amirkhanian, Charles