#2875: New Armenian Music

New Sounds | May 24, 2010
Listen to some new recordings of old Armenian music on this edition of New Sounds. Isabel Bayrakdarian sings the songs of Gomidas (Komitas) and violist Kim Kashkashian plays the music of Tigran Mansurian. We'll also hear from New York’s Epiphany Project and the vocal trio Zulal as well. Plus, the Greek singer Savina Yannatou interprets traditional Armenian songs and there's music from duduk player Gevorg Dabaghyan and the Komitas Strings, and the choir Kitka.

PROGRAM # 2875, Music from Armenia (First aired on Wed., 12/10/08)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Komitas

Divine Liturgy

Excerpt [1:30]

New Albion #033 www.newalbion.com*

Kitka

Sanctuary : a Cathedral Concert

Gorani [5:30]

Diaphonica Records 20081 www.kitka.org OR cdbaby.com/cd/kitka6

Gevorg Dabaghyan& Komitas Quartet

Lost Songs From Eden

Water From the Mountain [3:30]

Traditional Crossroads #4335 traditionalcrossroads.com

The Music of Armenia

Vol. 2: The Shoghaken Ensemble

Our Es Mayr Im [4:00]

Celestial Harmonies #13116 www.harmonies.com

Isabel Bayrakdarian

Gomidas Songs

Chinar Es [4:00] Oror [2:30]

Nonesuch #511487** www.nonesuch.com

Savina Yannatou

Songs of an Other

Sareri hovin mermen [5:30]

ECM #2057** www.ecmrecords.com *

Epiphany Project

Hin dagh

Havakveer [4:00]

www.epiphanyrecords.com

Kim Kashkashian

Hayren: Music of Tigran Mansurian & Komitas

Havik [4:30]

ECM 1754**
www.ecmrecords.com *

Zulal

Notes to a Crane

Msho Geghen -- The Village of Mush [3:15]

ECM 1754**
www.zulal.org OR cdbaby.com*

Kim Kashkashian

Hayren: Music of Tigran Mansurian & Komitas

Garun a [2:22]

See above.

Zulal

Notes to a Crane

Oror [1:49]

See above.

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