Fanfare reviews Alan Hovhaness: Exile Symphony
Back when I was a teenager, I was obsessed with the music of Alan Hovhaness, and was also uninhibited to an extent that is a bit embarrassing in retrospect. During that period, after attending a concert of the New York Philharmonic, I forced my way back to Leonard Bernstein’s dressing room, and asked him whether he ever intended to perform anything by Hovhaness.
The performances are carefully shaped, with much attention to intonation, balance, and nuances of phrasing.