Recordings
"Ascending to Superlatives"
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Eclogues for Flute, English Horn and Guitar
William Kraft, Encounters XI: The Demise of Suriyodhaya for English Horn and Percussion
Paul Turok, Improvisations op. 67 #1 for English Horn, Violin and Piano
Gerhard Samuel, Lyric Sene (1999) for English Horn, 2 Violins and Cello
Alan Hovhaness, Suite op. 21 (1935) for English Horn and Bassoon
Carolyn Hove, English Horn
Mary Stolper, Flute
Paul Viapiano, Guitar
Raynor Carroll, Percussion
Camille Avellano, Ingrid Chun, Violin
Gloria Cheng, Piano
Daniel Rothmuller, Cello
David Breidenthal, bassoon
Crystal Records CD329
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Listen to Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Eclogues
Listen to William Kraft, Encounters XI: The Demise of Suriyodhaya
Listen to Paul Turok, Improvisations
Listen to Gerhard Samuel, Lyric Sene
Listen to Alan Hovhaness, Suite
20th Century Music for English Horn and Oboe
Paul Hindemith, Sonate für English Horn und Klavier (1941)
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Second Meeting for Oboe and Piano (1992)
John Marvin, Five Pieces for English Horn and Piano (1989)
Vincent Persichetti, Parable XV for Solo English Horn (1973)
Elliott Carter, Pastoral for English Horn and Piano (1940)
Thomas Stevens, Triangles IV for English Horn and 3 Oboes (1994)
Carolyn Hove, English Horn, Oboe
Gloria Cheng, Piano
Crystal Records CD328
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Listen to Paul Hindemith, Sonate
Listen to Esa-Pekka Salonen, Second Meeting
Listen to John Marvin, Five Pieces
Listen to Vincent Persichetti, Parable XV
Listen to Elliott Carter, Pastoral
Listen to Thomas Stevens, Triangles IV
[...] Now we have this sensational musical release of six major works by the spectacular Carolyn Hove [...] A brilliant recital disc [...]
Source: In Tune (1997)[...] The Playing is virtuosic technically, with unusual interpretive sensitivity to these extremely varied pieces [...]
Source: Turok's Choice (2001)[...] English hornist Carolyn Hove and pianist Gloria Cheng perform Hindemith's Sonata with great vivacity and ecute rhythmic panache [...]
Source: Turok's Choice (1997)[...] As the disc so amply observes, she is a wonderful virtuoso exponent of the instrument [...] Her tonal quality belongs to that "pastoral" school of playing [...]
Source: Fanfare (2001)[...] She produces a steady, clear mellifluous tone [...]
Source: Fanfare (March/April 1997)[...] Carolyn Hove is a truly remarkable artist [...] (with regard to the Samuel piece) Hove weaves her way through the contrary string sound with the utmost assurance and skill [...]
Source: American Record Guide (2001)[...] I cannot describe Carolyn Hove's English Horn playing without ascending into superlatives. It is simply one of the most rich, gorgeus, "juicy" sounds I have encountered. Somehow she maintains this same enviable timbre throughout the entire range of her instrument [...]
Source: American Music (Spring 1999)[...] the musicality exhibited on this recording is "top notch"
Source: NACWPI (1998)