Symphony No. 50, Op. 360 "Mount St Helens"
Symphony No. 22, Op. 236 "City of Light"
Symphony No. 53, Op. 377 "Star Dawn"
Symphony No. 2, Op. 132 "Mysterious Mountain"
Symphony No. 9, Op. 180 "Saint Vartan"
Symphony No. 6, Op. 173 "Celestial Gate"
Symphony No. 60, Op. 396 "To the Appalachian Mountains"
Best Concertos
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 17
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, Op. 123, No. 3
Concerto for harp and strings, Op. 267
Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints, Op. 211 (concerto for xylophone and orchestra)
Best Orchestral Works
And God Created Great Whales (taped humpback whale songs and orchestra), Op. 229
Prayer of St. Gregory, Op. 62b
Prelude and Quadruple Fugue, Op. 128
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We highly recommend to buy the great recordings of Alan Hovhaness's works: 1st with Symphonies No. 2, 50, 53; with And God Created Great Whales, Prelude and Quadruple Fugue performed by Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz; 2nd with Symphony No. 22 performed by Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alan Hovhaness and Cello Concerto performed by Janos Starker with Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dennis Russell Davies
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