Alan Hovhaness. A prolific legacy of East-West synthesis.

The music of Alan Hovhaness, one of America's most prolific composers, enchants with his signature synthesis of East and West. Influenced by his Armenian heritage and a fascination with nature and spirituality, Hovhaness sought to create music "for all people, music which is beautiful and healing." Raymond Bisha introduces the latest Naxos album of his works which features violinist Zina Schiff, a Heifetz protégée whose international career spans five decades on five continents.

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Alan Hovhaness. A prolific legacy of East-West synthesis. is an episode from Naxos Classical Spotlight by Raymond.

This episode is 20:01 long.

This episode was published on Jul 18, 2025.

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