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Ramin Heydarbeygi: Echoes of Gusan

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Composer
Ramin Heydarbeygi
Artist
Pauline Kim Harris, Stephen Gosling, Sara Paar, FLUX Quartet, Max Mendel, String Noise
Format
CD
Label
New Focus Recordings
Released
Jun 26, 2026
Catalog #
FCR492
UPC
613527162511

About

Ramin Heydarbeygi's music is strongly influenced by Iranian aesthetics, especially the concise, intricate, interwoven artistry found in Persian poetry and miniature paintings. Inspired by it's beauty and complexity, he has exclusively set Persian poetry to his vocal and choral music. Echoes of Gusan presents selections from his vocal and chamber works, featuring performances by several close collaborators, including violinist Pauline Kim Harris, pianist Stephen Gosling, String Noise, soprano Sarah Paar, violist Max Mendel, and FLUX Quartet.

Tracklist 43 tracks

  1. 1 I. Poco adagio 00:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Poco adagio
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Pauline Kim Harris, Stephen Gosling
  2. 2 II. Allegro ritmico 00:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro ritmico
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Pauline Kim Harris, Stephen Gosling
  3. 3 III. Calmo 01:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Calmo
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Pauline Kim Harris, Stephen Gosling
  4. 4 IV. Adagio e con devozione 01:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Adagio e con devozione
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Pauline Kim Harris, Stephen Gosling
  5. 5 V. Sostenuto 00:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Sostenuto
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Pauline Kim Harris, Stephen Gosling
  6. 6 VI. Allegro giocoso 01:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Allegro giocoso
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Pauline Kim Harris, Stephen Gosling
  7. 7 I. Con grazia - Gisu (The Lover's Hair) 03:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Con grazia - Gisu (The Lover's Hair)
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Sara Paar
    Ensemble
    Flux Quartet
  8. 8 II. Allegro giocoso - Mastam (I'm Drunk) 01:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allegro giocoso - Mastam (I'm Drunk)
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Sara Paar
    Ensemble
    Flux Quartet
  9. 9 III. Adagio - Negah (Gaze) 03:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Adagio - Negah (Gaze)
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Sara Paar
    Ensemble
    Flux Quartet
  10. 10 IV. quarter note = 88 - Eshghbazi (Making Love) 01:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. quarter note = 88 - Eshghbazi (Making Love)
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Sara Paar
    Ensemble
    Flux Quartet
  11. 11 V. Largo - Bazaar-e-Eshgh (Love Market) 02:49
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Largo - Bazaar-e-Eshgh (Love Market)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Sara Paar
    Ensemble
    Flux Quartet
  12. 12 VI. Allegretto serioso - Arezu (My Wish) 04:28
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Allegretto serioso - Arezu (My Wish)
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Sara Paar
    Ensemble
    Flux Quartet
  13. 13 I. Presto 00:21
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Presto
    Duration
    00:21
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Tom Chiu, Max Mandel, Felix Fan
  14. 14 II. Lento 00:55
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Tom Chiu, Max Mandel, Felix Fan
  15. 15 III. Largo e delicato 01:07
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Largo e delicato
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Tom Chiu, Max Mandel, Felix Fan
  16. 16 IV. Moderato 00:36
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Moderato
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Tom Chiu, Max Mandel, Felix Fan
  17. 17 V. Appassionata e espressivo 01:07
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Appassionata e espressivo
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Tom Chiu, Max Mandel, Felix Fan
  18. 18 VI. Alla persiano - Con motto 01:33
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. Alla persiano - Con motto
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Tom Chiu, Max Mandel, Felix Fan
  19. 19 VII. Alla breve 00:08
    Track
    19
    Title
    VII. Alla breve
    Duration
    00:08
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Tom Chiu, Max Mandel, Felix Fan
  20. 20 VIII. Adagio e lontano 01:38
    Track
    20
    Title
    VIII. Adagio e lontano
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Tom Chiu, Max Mandel, Felix Fan
  21. 21 I. Con intensità 00:33
    Track
    21
    Title
    I. Con intensità
    Duration
    00:33
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Max Mandel
  22. 22 II. Adagio 03:15
    Track
    22
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Max Mandel
  23. 23 III. Elegia, con anima 01:52
    Track
    23
    Title
    III. Elegia, con anima
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Max Mandel
  24. 24 IV. Con motto 01:20
    Track
    24
    Title
    IV. Con motto
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Max Mandel
  25. 25 V. Furioso 00:42
    Track
    25
    Title
    V. Furioso
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Max Mandel
  26. 26 VI. Lento doloroso 01:18
    Track
    26
    Title
    VI. Lento doloroso
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Max Mandel
  27. 27 I. Prestissimo 00:20
    Track
    27
    Title
    I. Prestissimo
    Duration
    00:20
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Ensemble
    Flux Quartet
  28. 28 II. Lento 02:06
    Track
    28
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Ensemble
    Flux Quartet
  29. 29 III. Allegro molto 00:53
    Track
    29
    Title
    III. Allegro molto
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Ensemble
    Flux Quartet
  30. 30 IV. Adagio e molto cantabile 02:15
    Track
    30
    Title
    IV. Adagio e molto cantabile
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Ensemble
    Flux Quartet
  31. 31 V. Allegro 00:45
    Track
    31
    Title
    V. Allegro
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Ensemble
    Flux Quartet
  32. 32 VI. Quasi alla marcia 00:34
    Track
    32
    Title
    VI. Quasi alla marcia
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Ensemble
    Flux Quartet
  33. 33 VII. Larghetto 03:25
    Track
    33
    Title
    VII. Larghetto
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Ensemble
    Flux Quartet
  34. 34 Quotation from JS Bach 00:46
    Track
    34
    Title
    Quotation from JS Bach
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Conrad Harris
  35. 35 I. Feroce 02:40
    Track
    35
    Title
    I. Feroce
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Ensemble
    String Noise
  36. 36 II. Adagio 04:28
    Track
    36
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Ensemble
    String Noise
  37. 37 I. Allegro giocoso - Zamin-e-Xandan (The Laughing Earth) 00:40
    Track
    37
    Title
    I. Allegro giocoso - Zamin-e-Xandan (The Laughing Earth)
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Sara Paar, Conrad Harris, Felix Fan
  38. 38 II. Largo - Piri (Old Age) 02:07
    Track
    38
    Title
    II. Largo - Piri (Old Age)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Sara Paar, Conrad Harris, Felix Fan
  39. 39 III. quarter note = 84 - Balay Eshgh (Calamity of love) 00:35
    Track
    39
    Title
    III. quarter note = 84 - Balay Eshgh (Calamity of love)
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Sara Paar, Conrad Harris, Felix Fan
  40. 40 IV. Scherzo - Sereshk-e-Mey (A Drop of Wine) 01:31
    Track
    40
    Title
    IV. Scherzo - Sereshk-e-Mey (A Drop of Wine)
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Sara Paar, Conrad Harris, Felix Fan
  41. 41 V. Sostenuto - Marg-e-Mehratan (Death of the Nobles) 05:16
    Track
    41
    Title
    V. Sostenuto - Marg-e-Mehratan (Death of the Nobles)
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Sara Paar, Conrad Harris, Felix Fan
  42. 42 VI. quarter note = 88 - Qam-e-Asheghi (Sorrow of Love) 00:44
    Track
    42
    Title
    VI. quarter note = 88 - Qam-e-Asheghi (Sorrow of Love)
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Sara Paar, Conrad Harris, Felix Fan
  43. 43 VII. Andante, non troppo, lamentoso - Pashimani (Regret) 02:32
    Track
    43
    Title
    VII. Andante, non troppo, lamentoso - Pashimani (Regret)
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Ramin Heydarbeygi
    Performer
    Sara Paar, Conrad Harris, Felix Fan