Alan Hovhaness Symphony No. 8 Arjuna Op. 179 (1947)

Performers: Lynda Cochran (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ken Young (conductor) This intriguing work was originally conceived as a double concerto for piano, timpani, and small orchestra, according to Brian Q Silver, an expert on Indian music. It was entitled Ardos, after a mountain in Armenia near the Lake of Van, and exhibits a confluence of Armenian and Indian melodic styles. According to Hovhaness, the piece was never properly performed because the Armenians weren t ready for it. Much later