Hovhaness: The Rubaiyat

The music of Alan Hovhaness has always been in the forefront of Delos’ extensive contemporary catalog, and this special release salutes and honors our long-standing championship of this monumental composer. Influenced deeply by poetry, nature and spirituality, his music combines the beauty of the Pacific Northwest with the lyric mysticism of the Armenian and early Christian church. Mixing both Western and Oriental styles into accessible, romantic and powerful music, Hovhaness continues to be extremely popular since his death in 2000. The Hovhaness Collection  features artists whose names are synonymous with Delos. They grace these recordings, adding a level of performance which consumers of classical music have come to expect from Delos. This important collection will reach the core classical fan, as well as the casual listener interested in the spiritual and the secular beauty of this music. DE 3352