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Mayrig - To Armenian Mothers / Zaïcik, Haroutunian, Maliarevitch
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Mayrig - To Armenian Mothers / Zaïcik, Haroutunian, Maliarevitch

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Composer
Komitas, Hakob Aghabab, Garbis Aprikian, Parseh Ganatchian
Artist
Eva Zaicik, David Haroutunian, Xenia Maliarevitch
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Apr 28, 2023
Catalog #
ALPHA947
UPC
3760014199479

About

In 1906, Komitas gave a concert and lecture in Paris. Debussy came on stage after the concert and knelt before the Armenian composer (who was also a priest, a singer and a pioneer of ethnomusicology), exclaiming: ‘I bow before your genius, Reverend Father.’

'Komitas is the voice of the land of Armenia, of its churches and its stones which remained silent for many centuries', the violinist David Haroutunian tells us. Along with the mezzo-soprano Eva Zaïcik, who is passionate about these songs, and the pianist Xénia Maliarevitch, he pays tribute to this great musician and to the French-Armenian composer Garbis Aprikian, now ninety-six years old. This heir to Komitas, a student of Olivier Messiaen, has made a major contribution to the dissemination of Armenian music, both classical and popular, in France and beyond. The album opens with his Lamento, a beautiful evocation of and touching homage to Komitas.

CONTENTS:

  • Aprikian: Lamento
  • Komitas: Qeler-tsoler
  • Komitas: Shogher Jan
  • Komitas: Shushiki of Vagharshapat
  • Ganatchian: Lullaby
  • Komitas: Tsirani tsar
  • Komitas: Hoi Nazan Im
  • Komitas: Lullaby
  • Komitas: Krunk (la grue)
  • Komitas: Antuni
  • Hakob Aghabab: Jan, ay loosin! (Loosin yelav)
  • Komitas: Yerangi
  • Aprikian: Lullaby (Arr. for Violin and Piano by David Haroutunian)
  • Komitas: Akh Maral Jan
  • Komitas: Garoun a (printemps)
  • Komitas: Chinar Es
  • Komitas: Kaqavik
  • Komitas: Yergink Ambel e
  • Komitas: Qele, Qele
  • Komitas: Dances: No. 5, Het-Araj
  • Aprikian: Little Nuptial Suite
  • Aprikian: Petite suite nuptial - IV. Scherzo. Réjouissances

REVIEW:

The album opens with Aprikian’s ‘Lamento’, a solemn and moving homage to Komitas, and continues with 5 other pieces by Aprikian and one each by Ganatchian and Achabab. The other 16 pieces are by Komitas. Songs of grief and sadness, separation from loved ones and rejoicing over times of reunion, lullabies, hardship, and homelessness alternate with instrumental pieces. Many reflect the Armenian folk tradition. A lullaby by Aprikian is especially lovely.

The performances are superb. Eva Zaicik, who impressed me greatly in her recent Nisi Dominus album for Alpha, is once again outstanding in a different style. She adapts easily to the vocal demands of this music, with silky singing in a quiet low register and smooth warmth in her higher brighter voice. In a similar way, David Haroutunian draws viola tones from his lower register and high-pitched almost ghostly effects, perhaps from playing sul ponticello (bowing near the bridge). Xenia Maliarevitch is a wonderfully attentive pianist.

When this arrived I didn’t know what to expect. It turned out to be a most welcome arrival that has appreciably broadened my musical horizon. Each time I listen I find something new to appreciate.

Notes, texts and translations incuded.

-- American Record Guide

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. 1 Lamento (arr. N. Worms for voice, violin and piano) 02:30
    Track
    1
    Title
    Lamento (arr. N. Worms for voice, violin and piano)
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Garbis Aprikian
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, David Haroutunian, Xénia Maliarevitch
  2. 2 Qeler - Tsoler 02:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    Qeler - Tsoler
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, Xénia Maliarevitch
  3. 3 Shogher jan 01:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    Shogher jan
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, Xénia Maliarevitch
  4. 4 Shushiki 01:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    Shushiki
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Xénia Maliarevitch
  5. 5 Lullaby (arr. N. Worms for voice, violin and piano) 03:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    Lullaby (arr. N. Worms for voice, violin and piano)
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Parsegh Ganatchian
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, David Haroutunian, Xénia Maliarevitch
  6. 6 Dsirani dsaṙ (Tsirani Tsar, The Apricot Tree) (arr. A. Gabrielian for violin and piano) 03:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    Dsirani dsaṙ (Tsirani Tsar, The Apricot Tree) (arr. A. Gabrielian for violin and piano)
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    David Haroutunian, Xénia Maliarevitch
  7. 7 Hoy, Nazan (Oh, Nazan) 01:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    Hoy, Nazan (Oh, Nazan)
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, Xénia Maliarevitch
  8. 8 Lullaby 03:33
    Track
    8
    Title
    Lullaby
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, Xénia Maliarevitch
  9. 9 Kṙunk (Krounk, The Crane) (arr. S.Z. Aslamazian for violin and piano) 04:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    Kṙunk (Krounk, The Crane) (arr. S.Z. Aslamazian for violin and piano)
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    David Haroutunian, Xénia Maliarevitch
  10. 10 Antuni (Song of the Homeless) 04:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    Antuni (Song of the Homeless)
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, Xénia Maliarevitch
  11. 11 Jan, ay loosin! (Loosin yelav) (arr. N. Worms for voice, violin and piano) 02:31
    Track
    11
    Title
    Jan, ay loosin! (Loosin yelav) (arr. N. Worms for voice, violin and piano)
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Hakob Aghabab
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, David Haroutunian, Xénia Maliarevitch
  12. 12 Yerangi 03:20
    Track
    12
    Title
    Yerangi
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Xénia Maliarevitch
  13. 13 Lullaby (arr. D. Haroutunian for voice, violin and piano) 03:04
    Track
    13
    Title
    Lullaby (arr. D. Haroutunian for voice, violin and piano)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Garbis Aprikian
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, David Haroutunian, Xénia Maliarevitch
  14. 14 Akh, maral djan 02:39
    Track
    14
    Title
    Akh, maral djan
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, Xénia Maliarevitch
  15. 15 Garun a, dzun a arel (It is Spring, but Snow has Fallen) 02:31
    Track
    15
    Title
    Garun a, dzun a arel (It is Spring, but Snow has Fallen)
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, Xénia Maliarevitch
  16. 16 Chinar es, ke?anal mi (You Are Tall like a Plane Tree, do not Bow Down) (arr. N. Worms for voice, violin and piano) 03:08
    Track
    16
    Title
    Chinar es, ke?anal mi (You Are Tall like a Plane Tree, do not Bow Down) (arr. N. Worms for voice, violin and piano)
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, David Haroutunian, Xénia Maliarevitch
  17. 17 Kak'avi erg (Kagavik, The Song of the Partridge) (arr. A. Gabrielian for violin and piano) 01:32
    Track
    17
    Title
    Kak'avi erg (Kagavik, The Song of the Partridge) (arr. A. Gabrielian for violin and piano)
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    David Haroutunian, Xénia Maliarevitch
  18. 18 Erkink'n ampel e (The Sky is Cloudy) 01:54
    Track
    18
    Title
    Erkink'n ampel e (The Sky is Cloudy)
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, Xénia Maliarevitch
  19. 19 K'ele, K'ele (March, March) 03:23
    Track
    19
    Title
    K'ele, K'ele (March, March)
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, Xénia Maliarevitch
  20. 20 Et-arach 02:52
    Track
    20
    Title
    Et-arach
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Xénia Maliarevitch
  21. 21 No. 1. Romance Sans Paroles 02:52
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 1. Romance Sans Paroles
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Garbis Aprikian
    Performer
    David Haroutunian, Xénia Maliarevitch
  22. 22 No. 2. Kovk 02:36
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 2. Kovk
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Garbis Aprikian
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, David Haroutunian, Xénia Maliarevitch
  23. 23 No. 3. Hymne 03:25
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 3. Hymne
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Garbis Aprikian
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, David Haroutunian, Xénia Maliarevitch
  24. 24 No. 4. Scherzo 03:26
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 4. Scherzo
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Garbis Aprikian
    Performer
    Eva Zaïcik, David Haroutunian, Xénia Maliarevitch