Peter Wright, Tom Winpenny - Hovhaness: Complete Works for Solo Organ (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Dawn Hymn, Op. 138
02. Organ Sonata No. 1, Op. 352: I. Aria
03. Organ Sonata No. 1, Op. 352: II. Fuga
04. Organ Sonata No. 1, Op. 352: III. Dance
05. Organ Sonata No. 1, Op. 352: IV. Arioso
06. Organ Sonata No. 1, Op. 352: V. Madrigal
07. Prayer of St. Gregory, Op. 62b (Version for Trumpet & Organ)
08. Organ Sonata No. 2, Op. 386 Invisible Sun: I. Andante con moto - Allegro - Andante con moto
09. Organ Sonata No. 2, Op. 386 Invisible Sun: II. Adagio maestoso - Andante cantabile - Fugato. Moderato - Maestoso
10. Organ Sonata No. 2, Op. 386 Invisible Sun: III. Adagio con molto espressione - Espressivo
11. Organ Sonata No. 2, Op. 386 Invisible Sun: IV. Maestoso - Fuga - Maestoso
12. Organ Sonatina, Op. 382: I. Andante
13. Organ Sonatina, Op. 382: II. Allegretto pastorale
14. Organ Sonatina, Op. 382: III. Adagio con molto espressione
15. Organ Sonata No. 3, Op. 424 Hermit Thrush
16. Habakkuk, Op. 434
17. Sanahin, Op. 69: I. Prelude. Moderato maestoso
18. Sanahin, Op. 69: II. Estampie. Allegro
19. Sanahin, Op. 69: III. Meditation. Andante
20. Sanahin, Op. 69: IV. First Whirling. Allegro
21. Sanahin, Op. 69: V. Pastoral Meditation. Andante
22. Sanahin, Op. 69: VI. Second Whirling. Allegretto
24. Sanahin, Op. 69: VIII. Processional of Peace. Andante maestoso

Although Alan Hovhaness (1911–2000) was born in Massachusetts and ended his days in Seattle, his music was profoundly coloured by his Armenian heritage, in particular through his fondness for the modal melos of the ancient Armenian church. His combination of modality and melisma, of hymn and dance, can often make him sound like an eastern cousin of Vaughan Williams. The organ is an ideal medium for his musical language, allowing it to range from timeless, questing prayer to gloriously full-bodied statements to stir the soul.

Tom Winpenny, organ of St. Albans Cathedral
Peter Wright, trumpet

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