ARMENIA’S ARK OF MUSIC - PART ONE: THE HERITAGE
Threading ancient sounds of penetrating beauty, with living compositions…
Step in to this little-known world of musical gems, that holds a place high in the spectrum of poetic wonder, offering us a resonance with sounds and meanings that express the deepest humanity.
VARTAN GABRIELIAN, bass-baritone
ANUSH AVETISYAN, soprano
ROLLIN WILBER, piano
KATARZYNA MARZEC-SALWINSKI, piano
JONATHAN MOSER, violin
MICHAL SCHMIDT, cello
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MUSIC
SONGS by Armenian composers for solo voices and duet
Alan Hovhaness: Saris for violin and piano
Arno Babajanian: Capriccio for piano
Alexander Arutiunian: Impromptu for cello & piano
Komitas:
Dances for piano
Songs for voice, and for piano trio
Aram Khachaturian: Berceuse for piano trio
Petros Shoujounian: Do-Lao for piano trio (a world premier specially composed for this occasion)