Armenian composers

Started by arkiv, May 03, 2009, 10:00:46 AM

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arkiv

I have recently discovered this interesting armenian composer
Gomidas Vartabed - Komitas (1869- 1935)

http://www.youtube.com/v/2SABZm0AWK4

Moldyoldie

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Isabel Bayrakdarian will bring tears to your eyes. :'(


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arkiv


istanbul

Gurdjieff is my favorite composer from Armenia,

Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff  (1877-1948)
Chants, Hymns and Dances (2004, ecm)
***George I. Gurdjieff
1. Chant from a Holy Book
2. Bayaty
3. Prayer
4. Duduki
5. Interlude I
***Vassilis Tsabropoulos
6. Trois Morceaux après des hymnes byzantins I
7. Trois Morceaux après des hymnes byzantins II
8. Trois Morceaux après des hymnes byzantins III
9. Dance
10. Chant
***George I. Gurdjieff
11. Interlude II
12. Assyrian Women Mourners
13. Armenian Song
14. (No. 11)
15. Woman's Prayer
16. Chant from a Holy Book, var. 1
Anja Lechner, violoncello
Vassilis Tsabropoulos, piano

OR

G.I. GURCHIEF
keith jarreth

Reading Of Sacred Books
Prayer And Despair
Religious Ceremony
Hymn
Orthodox Hymn From Asia Minor
Hymn For Good Friday
Hymn
Hymn For Easter Thursday
Hymn To The Endless Creator
Hymn From A Great Temple
The Story Of The Resurrection Of Christ
Holy Affirming-Holy Denying-Holy Reconciling
Easter Night Procession
Easter Hymn
Meditation

Recorded March 1980, ECM

i have only first album mediafire link;
i didn't understand to rules yet in this forum,
can i post mediafire link here?


istanbul

Tigran Mansurian - String Quartets
Rosamunde Quartet / ECM New Series, 2005


String Quartet No.1
I. Allegretto (8:59)
II. Agitato (6:40)
III. Maestoso (7:05)

String Quartet No.2
I. Andante (8:15)
II. Larghetto (7:19)
III. Andante (6:08)

Testament Lento (4:58)

Moldyoldie

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It may interest you to know there's a life-size statue of Gomidas Vartabed located on the median of Jefferson Ave. near Woodward in Downtown Detroit.

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- Steve Reich

istanbul

i have to write another name: DJIVAN GASPARYAN.
he is not clasical music composer, he is playing DUDUK.

his music is full of painful and sad;
maybe you know his name from a peter gabriel's album is "passion (1989)"
it is music of Martin Scorsese's film  'The Last Temptation of Christ'.

he came to istanbul in 2001 and he did a album together with a turkish musician:
Erkan Oğur & Djivan Gasparyan - Fuad (2001), Label: Kalan

and with michael brook from canada:
Djivan Gasparayan & Michael Brook - Black Rock (1998), Label: Real World

he is great man.


timnehguy

The music of Gomidas Vartabed is truly a world treasure; it's a pity that he is not better known in this country.

How did Detroit come to have a statue of him?

You can learn about his tragic life here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komitas_Vardapet.

Moldyoldie

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Quote from: timnehguy on May 21, 2009, 02:17:12 PM
The music of Gomidas Vartabed is truly a world treasure; it's a pity that he is not better known in this country.

How did Detroit come to have a statue of him?

More here, including the inscription: http://forum.hyeclub.com/showthread.php?t=12426

Or here: http://www.armenian-genocide.org/Memorial.140/current_category.75/memorials_detail.html

And here: http://www.detroit1701.org/Gomidas.htm
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Roy Bland


Dry Brett Kavanaugh

Quote from: Roy Bland on February 20, 2021, 07:20:35 PM
http://www.vem.am/en/129
Maybe because of my ipad, the music samples don't play.
I like this disc. There are some nice compositions.

Roy Bland


Dry Brett Kavanaugh

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Quote from: Roy Bland on February 24, 2021, 08:16:46 PM
Alexander Arutunian "Motherland" Cantata
https://youtu.be/nwl9ZPHI_G4

Sounds good. I like Arutiunian's Piano Concerto and Trumpet Concerto.

Btw, the music by Spendiarov (Spendiaryan) is worth listening to.

Roy Bland

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Maestro267

I've got a recording on ASV of Loris Tjeknavorian's piano concerto, along a few other works. For some weird reason they decided to pan the cadenzas over to one side of the stereo soundspace, but that's probably just cheap 90s recording showing itself.

Roy Bland

Quote from: Maestro267 on December 26, 2021, 04:26:40 AM
I've got a recording on ASV of Loris Tjeknavorian's piano concerto, along a few other works. For some weird reason they decided to pan the cadenzas over to one side of the stereo soundspace, but that's probably just cheap 90s recording showing itself.
All ASV recording APO/Khachaturian  have a questionable sound quality..I say this without detracting from the conductor's skill probably depended from the recording room and the sound engineers

Dry Brett Kavanaugh


Roy Bland

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Quote from: Dry Brett Kavanaugh on December 26, 2021, 04:53:03 PM
I will check the disc. Have a happy new year, Roy. I enjoyed reading your posts this year very much.
Thanks a lot! you could ask here https://www.als.am/en/audio-2
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