Komitas Vardapet – Piano & Chamber Music – Mikael Ayrapetyan, Andrey Borisov (2017) [FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz]

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.

Tracklist:
7 Folk Dances:
01. No. 1. Manushaki of Vagharshapat (03:13)
02. No. 2. Yerangi of Yerevan (04:00)
03. No. 3. Unabi of Shushi. No. 4. Marali of Shushi (04:26)
04. No. 5. Shushiki of Vagharshapat (03:36)
05. No. 6. Het u Aradj of Karin (02:50)
06. No. 7. Shoror of Karin (05:07)
7 Songs for Piano:
07. No. 1. Es Ahchikem (I’m a Girl) (01:03)
08. No. 2. Ervum em (I’m Burning) (00:41)
09. No. 3. Tun ari (Come Home Again) (01:06)
10. No. 4. Gutan’e hats em berum (Bread I Carry for the Ploughman) (01:01)
11. No. 5. Lusnak’e sari takin (The Moon under the Mountain) (01:24)
12. No. 6. Es Gisher, lusnak Gisher (This Night, the Moonlit Night) (01:21)
13. No. 7. Gzhur kuga verin Sarin (Water Flowing from the High Mountain) (00:37)
12 Pieces for Children:
14. No. 1. Andzev ekav (Rain Has Come) (00:33)
15. No. 2. Andzev ekav (Rain Has Come) Variation (00:32)
16. No. 3. Phapuri (Pchapuri) (00:29)
17. No. 4. Gzhur kuga verin Sarin (Water Flowing from the High Mountain) (00:41)
18. No. 5. Yar jan u Marjan (My Darling and Marjan) (00:59)
19. No. 6. Yar jan u Marjan (My Darling and Marjan) Variation (01:17)
20. No. 7. Es Ahchikem (I’m a Girl) (00:39)
21. No. 8. Haralo (Kharalo) (01:37)
22. No. 9. Sar, Sar (The Mountain, The Mountain) (00:43)
23. No. 10. Sar, Sar (The Mountain, The Mountain) Variation (00:41)
24. No. 11. Arev, Arev (The Sun, the Sun) (00:41)
25. No. 12. Pies Zhohovrdakan Hokov (Piece in the National Spirit) (02:01)
26. Msho-Shoror (07:57)
7 Pieces for Voice & Piano
27. Chinar Es (You Are a Tree) (02:38)
28. Al Aylukhs (The Scarlet Shawl) (02:00)
29. Dsirani dsa? (The Apricot Tree) (03:46)
(Arr. A. Gabrielian for Violin & Piano)
30. Akh, Maral djan (Ah, Sweet Maral) (03:23)
(Arr. A. Shamschian for Violin & Piano)
31. Qeler-Tsoler (I Went, I Glowed) (03:51)
(Arr. K. Dombaev for Violin & Piano)
32. Krunk (The Crane) (04:35)
(Arr. S.Z. Aslamazian for Violin & Piano)
33. Kak’avi erg (The Song of the Partridge) (01:40)
(Arr. A. Gabrielian for Violin & Piano)