Komitas: Piano & Chamber Music / Ayrapetyan, Sergeev
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Komitas: Piano & Chamber Music / Ayrapetyan, Sergeev

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Composer
KOMITAS
Artist
Ayrapetyan, Sergeev
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Grand Piano
Released
Mar 10, 2017
Catalog #
GP720
UPC
747313972029

About

Komitas was one of the first Armenian musicians to undergo classical Western musical training, in Berlin, in addition to music education in his own country. He published both folksong collections and writings on Armenian church melodies, and his work laid the foundations for the development of a clearly defined national musical style. The Seven Folk Dances evoke the specific timbres of Armenian instruments, the Seven Songs for Piano are fleeting and lyrical while the Twelve Children’s Pieces based on folk-themes are beautifully crisp. Msho-Shoror is one of the most ancient of all Armenian dances.

REVIEW:

These days the most widely known Armenian composers are probably Khatchaturyan and Babajanian but, if you want to hear music that really evokes the scenery, people and cultural heritage of Armenia, look for the works of Komitas – a composer generally regarded as the founder of the Armenian national school of music.

...it is difficult to imagine a specific piano and acoustic better suited to performance of this music and, unless finding this was achieved purely by luck (which I doubt) the search must have taken somebody - probably Mikael Ayrapetyan himself - considerable effort. Whoever it was the results do him much credit.

The last seven pieces were not intended as a set – but composed individually during the period 1899 to 1911 and arranged here for violin and piano by four Armenian composers (including two who were founder members of the Komitas Quartet, referred to above). These are all beautifully and atmospherically played here by Ayrapetyan and a Russian violinist who seems to have a considerable affinity for the Armenian style (although his performance of ‘The Apricot Tree’, which comes third, does not quite displace that of Chilingirian in my affections). Several of these pieces have been arranged for other combinations but they work very well on violin and piano.

Booklet notes are excellent and in English and German. The only problem with this CD is that attempting to listen to all the piano music together is rather too much of a good thing. Interesting though the pieces are, ideally one needs rather greater instrumental variety and it would have been preferable to have the violin and piano pieces spread throughout the disc rather than collected at the end. Perhaps this can most easily be achieved if your CD player allows for random track sequence or programming. At any rate, it is not much of a problem and I can strongly recommend exploring this illuminating and beautifully recorded disc.

-- MusicWeb International

Tracklist 33 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Manushaki of Vagharshapat 03:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Manushaki of Vagharshapat
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  2. 2 No. 2. Yerangi of Yerevan 03:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Yerangi of Yerevan
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  3. 3 No. 3. Unabi of Shushi. No. 4. Marali of Shushi 04:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Unabi of Shushi. No. 4. Marali of Shushi
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  4. 4 No. 5. Shushiki of Vagharshapat 03:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 5. Shushiki of Vagharshapat
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  5. 5 No. 6. Het u Aradj of Karin 02:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 6. Het u Aradj of Karin
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  6. 6 No. 7. Shoror of Karin 05:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 7. Shoror of Karin
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  7. 7 No. 1. Es Ahchikem (I'm a Girl) 01:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Es Ahchikem (I'm a Girl)
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  8. 8 No. 2. Ervum em (I'm Burning) 00:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Ervum em (I'm Burning)
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  9. 9 No. 3. Tun ari (Come Home Again) 01:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Tun ari (Come Home Again)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  10. 10 No. 4. Gutan'e hats em berum (Bread I Carry for the Ploughman) 01:00
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 4. Gutan'e hats em berum (Bread I Carry for the Ploughman)
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  11. 11 No. 5. Lusnak'e sari takin (The Moon under the Mountain) 01:23
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 5. Lusnak'e sari takin (The Moon under the Mountain)
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  12. 12 No. 6. Es Gisher, lusnak Gisher (This Night, the Moonlit Night) 01:24
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6. Es Gisher, lusnak Gisher (This Night, the Moonlit Night)
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  13. 13 No. 7. Gzhur kuga verin Sarin (Water Flowing from the High Mountain) 00:31
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 7. Gzhur kuga verin Sarin (Water Flowing from the High Mountain)
    Duration
    00:31
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  14. 14 No. 1. Andzev ekav (Rain Has Come) 00:37
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 1. Andzev ekav (Rain Has Come)
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  15. 15 No. 2. Andzev ekav (Rain Has Come) Variation 00:34
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 2. Andzev ekav (Rain Has Come) Variation
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  16. 16 No. 3. Phapuri (Pchapuri) 00:29
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 3. Phapuri (Pchapuri)
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  17. 17 No. 4. Gzhur kuga verin Sarin (Water Flowing from the High Mountain) 00:41
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 4. Gzhur kuga verin Sarin (Water Flowing from the High Mountain)
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  18. 18 No. 5. Yar jan u Marjan (My Darling and Marjan) 00:56
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 5. Yar jan u Marjan (My Darling and Marjan)
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  19. 19 No. 6. Yar jan u Marjan (My Darling and Marjan) Variation 01:19
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 6. Yar jan u Marjan (My Darling and Marjan) Variation
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  20. 20 No. 7. Es Ahchikem (I'm a Girl) 00:39
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 7. Es Ahchikem (I'm a Girl)
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  21. 21 No. 8. Haralo (Kharalo) 01:37
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 8. Haralo (Kharalo)
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  22. 22 No. 9. Sar, Sar (The Mountain, The Mountain) 00:42
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 9. Sar, Sar (The Mountain, The Mountain)
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  23. 23 No. 10. Sar, Sar (The Mountain, The Mountain) Variation 00:43
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 10. Sar, Sar (The Mountain, The Mountain) Variation
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  24. 24 No. 11. Arev, Arev (The Sun, the Sun) 00:41
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 11. Arev, Arev (The Sun, the Sun)
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  25. 25 No. 12. Pies Zhohovrdakan Hokov (Piece in the National Spirit) 02:00
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 12. Pies Zhohovrdakan Hokov (Piece in the National Spirit)
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  26. 26 Msho-Shoror 07:57
    Track
    26
    Title
    Msho-Shoror
    Duration
    07:57
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  27. 27 Chinar Es (You Are a Tree) (arr. A. Gabrielian for violin and piano) 02:31
    Track
    27
    Title
    Chinar Es (You Are a Tree) (arr. A. Gabrielian for violin and piano)
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Vladimir Sergeev, Mikael Ayrapetyan
  28. 28 Al Aylukhs (The Scarlet Shawl) (arr. A. Gabrielian for violin and piano) 01:53
    Track
    28
    Title
    Al Aylukhs (The Scarlet Shawl) (arr. A. Gabrielian for violin and piano)
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Vladimir Sergeev, Mikael Ayrapetyan
  29. 29 Dsirani dsaṙ (Tsirani Tsar, The Apricot Tree) (arr. A. Gabrielian for violin and piano) 03:44
    Track
    29
    Title
    Dsirani dsaṙ (Tsirani Tsar, The Apricot Tree) (arr. A. Gabrielian for violin and piano)
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Vladimir Sergeev, Mikael Ayrapetyan
  30. 30 Akh, Maral djan (Ah, Sweet Maral) (arr. A. Shamschian for violin and piano) 03:17
    Track
    30
    Title
    Akh, Maral djan (Ah, Sweet Maral) (arr. A. Shamschian for violin and piano)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Vladimir Sergeev, Mikael Ayrapetyan
  31. 31 K'eler, tsoler (Keler, tsoler, He Walked, Shining) (arr. K. Dombaev for violin and piano) 03:45
    Track
    31
    Title
    K'eler, tsoler (Keler, tsoler, He Walked, Shining) (arr. K. Dombaev for violin and piano)
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Vladimir Sergeev, Mikael Ayrapetyan
  32. 32 Kṙunk (Krounk, The Crane) (arr. S.Z. Aslamazian for violin and piano) 04:34
    Track
    32
    Title
    Kṙunk (Krounk, The Crane) (arr. S.Z. Aslamazian for violin and piano)
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Vladimir Sergeev, Mikael Ayrapetyan
  33. 33 Kak'avi erg (Kagavik, The Song of the Partridge) (arr. A. Gabrielian for violin and piano) 01:46
    Track
    33
    Title
    Kak'avi erg (Kagavik, The Song of the Partridge) (arr. A. Gabrielian for violin and piano)
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Komitas Vardapet
    Performer
    Vladimir Sergeev, Mikael Ayrapetyan