Celestial Gate
Alan Hovhaness is an Armenian American composer whose music knows no end to experiments  with styles, modes, and even instrumentation. But the core of his work seems to be mystical, as in  Symphony 6Celestial Gatebased on a painting by the mystic Hermon de Giovanno. His Concerto  for Orchestra, No. 7 is a 1953 work with Hindustan elements in it; but like a true concerto for orchestra, it  makes its rounds to all the instruments.Tzaikerk, orEvening Song, is for flute, violin,  timpani and string orchestra is heavily influenced by Korean (or Asian) music. This is a diverse collection  by one of our best.--Paul Cook