June 2008
OgreOgress to premiere more Hovhaness

Independent label OgreOgress is planning a release of several Hovhaness chamber works which have previously never appeared on disc.

Recording sessions with the Prague Winds, Michael Kornacki and Paul Hersey are in the process of being recorded and are planned for release on a limited edition all-Hovhaness 96kHz|24bit audio DVD in 2009. The works to appear are:

  • Suite for oboe and bassoon, Op. 23
  • Sonata for two bassoons, Op. 266
  • Sonata for two clarinets, Op. 297
  • Sonata for oboe and bassoon, Op. 302
  • Sonatina for piano, Op. 120
  • Bardo Sonata for piano, Op. 192
  • Poseidon Sonata for piano, Op. 191
  • Three Haikus for piano, Op. 113
  • Artinis for piano, Op. 39
  • Sonata Ricercare for piano, Op. 12

    • Earlier in 2008, OgreOgress released a disc featuring the first recordings of Hovhaness' Shambala (featuring sitar), Janabar, and the first digital recording of the composer's viola concerto Talin. This was the twelfth disc in OgreOgress's series featuring previously unreleased works by well-known composers - a unique and bold initiative amongst independent labels.
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