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Khachaturian, Arutiunian, et al.: Gems from Armenia / Aznavoorian Duo
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Khachaturian, Arutiunian, et al.: Gems from Armenia / Aznavoorian Duo

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Composer
Various
Artist
Anznavoorian Duo
Format
CD
Label
Cedille
Released
Apr 08, 2022
Catalog #
CDR 209
UPC
735131920926

About

Cellist Ani Aznavoorian and pianist Marta Aznavoorian, each a renowned soloist and chamber musician in her own right, together celebrate the sounds of their ancestral homeland on Gems from Armenia. The album marks the Chicago-raised sisters’ recording debut as the Aznavoorian Duo. Their panoramic survey of Armenian classical music opens with ancient folk songs arranged with haunting harmonies by early 20th-century Orthodox priest, composer, and musicologist Komitas Vardapet. The Armenian musical renaissance of the Soviet era finds expression in Aram Khachaturian’s glorious ode to his hometown of Yerevan; Arno Babajanian’s impassioned tribute to his mentor Kachaturian; the early Sonata for Cello and Piano by Avet Terterian, whose admirers included Dmitri Shostakovich; and the Impromptu of Alexander Arutiunian, winner of many Soviet and Armenian musical honors and awards. Contemporary voices include Serouj Kradjian, whose “Sari Siroun Yar” is an arrangement of an Armenian troubadour love song. Vache Sharafyan’s Petrified Dance is haunted by the memory of Armenian soldiers lost in recent battles. American Peter Boyer’s Mount Ararat, commissioned for this project and receiving its world-premiere recording, evokes the snow-capped twin peaks of Biblical fame central to Armenian national and religious identity.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Chinar es, keranal mi [You are Tall like a plane tree, do not Bow Down] 02:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    Chinar es, keranal mi [You are Tall like a plane tree, do not Bow Down]
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Gomidas Vartabed
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Marta Aznavoorian
  2. 2 Tsirani Tsar (version for cello and piano) 03:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    Tsirani Tsar (version for cello and piano)
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Marta Aznavoorian
  3. 3 Garoun A 04:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    Garoun A
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Marta Aznavoorian
  4. 4 Al Ailux 01:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    Al Ailux
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Marta Aznavoorian
  5. 5 Krunk (The Crane) (arr. for cello and piano) 03:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    Krunk (The Crane) (arr. for cello and piano)
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Marta Aznavoorian
  6. 6 Ivan Sings (arr. A. Hakkarainen for cello and piano) 01:41
    Track
    6
    Title
    Ivan Sings (arr. A. Hakkarainen for cello and piano)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Marta Aznavoorian
  7. 7 Yerevan (arr. for cello and piano) 03:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    Yerevan (arr. for cello and piano)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Marta Aznavoorian
  8. 8 Elegy 04:16
    Track
    8
    Title
    Elegy
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Arno Harutyuni Babadjanian
    Performer
    Marta Aznavoorian
  9. 9 Aria 03:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    Aria
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Arno Harutyuni Babadjanian
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Marta Aznavoorian
  10. 10 Dance 01:40
    Track
    10
    Title
    Dance
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Arno Harutyuni Babadjanian
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Marta Aznavoorian
  11. 11 I. Andante 09:19
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    09:19
    Composer
    Avet Terterian
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Marta Aznavoorian
  12. 12 II. Adagio 06:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    06:08
    Composer
    Avet Terterian
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Marta Aznavoorian
  13. 13 III. Presto 05:06
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Avet Terterian
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Marta Aznavoorian
  14. 14 Sari Siroun Yar (arr. S. Kradjian for cello and piano) 04:52
    Track
    14
    Title
    Sari Siroun Yar (arr. S. Kradjian for cello and piano)
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Marta Aznavoorian
  15. 15 Impromptu 04:25
    Track
    15
    Title
    Impromptu
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Alexander Arutiunian
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Marta Aznavoorian
  16. 16 Petrified Dance 05:15
    Track
    16
    Title
    Petrified Dance
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Vache Sharafyan
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Marta Aznavoorian
  17. 17 Mount Ararat 09:31
    Track
    17
    Title
    Mount Ararat
    Duration
    09:31
    Composer
    Peter Boyer
    Performer
    Ani Aznavoorian, Marta Aznavoorian