Hearts of Space #1092 SPIRIT OF ARMENIA 23-Oct-2015 MP3 320kbps

Hearts of Space #1092 SPIRIT OF ARMENIA





PGM NOTE : sacred and secular, folk and classical



GENRE(s) : Central Asian, Fall, Miscellaneous/Eclectic, Orchestral/Chamber



FIRST BROADCAST : 23-Oct-2015



INTRO : The ancient land of Armenia has had a complex and often contentious history. Sitting astride the Silk Road trade route in the southern Caucasus, east of Turkey and north of Iran and Azerbaijan, Armenia served as one of the gateways between Christian Europe and the non-Western cultures of the Middle East and Central Asia. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as the state religion in 301 A.D. Both location and history account for the rich set of cultural influences that became Armenian music, from roots in Zoroastrian and Pagan folk and sacred music, through the rise of Christianity, and continuing to evolve for over 1500 years. The great historical figure of Armenian music was KOMITAS - the late 19th/early 20th century scholar, priest, folk song collector and arranger, composer, choir-master and singer. Educated in an Armenian seminary, then in western classical music in Berlin, Komitas combined traditional sacred and secular Armenian modal music with western classical practice, to create the foundation for an authentic Armenian classical music. The German ECM label has been documenting new and traditional Armenian music for over 30 years, with a series of superb recordings many of which have been featured on these programs. On this transmission of Hearts of Space, we focus on two of their latest releases, on a program called THE SPIRIT OF ARMENIA.





THE GURDJIEFF FOLK INSTRUMENTS ENSEMBLE

Akna Oror < 00:00->03:15 >

Zulo < 03:15->06:11 >

: KOMITAS ; ECM 2451 B0023886-02; 2015

: Info: www.ecmrecords.com



ANJA LECHNER & VASSILIS TSABROPOULOS

Chant from a Holy Book < 06:11->10:42 >

Armenian Song < 10:42->12:57 >

: CHANTS, HYMNS AND DANCES ; ECM New Series 1888 B0003036-02; 2004

: Info: www.ecmrecords.com



GEVORG DABAGIAN

Hovern Enkan (A Cool Breeze is Blowing) < 12:57->16:51 >

: THE MUSIC OF ARMENIA, VOL. 3 ; Celestial Harmonies 13117-2; 1996

: Info: www.harmonies.com



THE GURDJIEFF FOLK INSTRUMENTS ENSEMBLE

Havun < 16:51->21:47 >

: KOMITAS ; ECM 2451 B0023886-02; 2015

: Info: www.ecmrecords.com



DJIVAN GASPARYAN

Sayat Nova < 21:47->26:30 >

: MOON SHINES AT NIGHT ; Gyroscope CAROL 6604-2; 1993



TIGRAN MANSURIAN

Testament < 26:30->31:21 >

: STRING QUARTETS ; ECM New Series 1905 476 3052; 2005

: Info: www.ecmrecords.com



TIGRAN HAMASYAN & YEREVAN STATE CHAMBER CHOIR

Sirt im Sasani (2) < 31:21->35:25 >

Ov Zarmanali (1) < 35:25->36:32 >

Ankanim araji Qo < 36:32->41:38 >

Hayrapetakan Maghterg (3) < 41:38->46:03 >

Hayrapetakan Maghterg (1) < 46:03->49:55 >

Havoun Havoun < 49:55->54:26 >

: LUYS I LUSO ; ECM 2447 B0023793-02; 2015

: Info: www.ecmrecords.com



ARMEN RA

Orror < 54:26->58:59 >

: ARMEN RA PLAYS THE THEREMIN ; Bowl and Fork BFR-0001; 2010

: Info: www.bowlandforkrecords.com; www.armenra.com



PRODUCED BY : Steve Davis and Stephen Hill



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