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Download Booklet 129booklet 13/5/08 10:12 Page 1 ALSO AVAILABLE ON signumclassics Scenes of Spirits The Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble play music of the world SIGCD099 The Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble boldly explores new repertoire for brass from different cultures around the globe, with an incredible line up of composers and instrumentalists from different disciplines and musical spheres. A melting pot of Indian ragas, Japanese Gagaku, Argentinian tangos and ancient Celtic tradition, via American improvised and classical music, gives rise to a release of sparkling originality, where daring instrumentations are perfectly matched with sublime performances from this true ‘world’ ensemble. Expressia: Tangos and Fantasies Cadence Ensemble SIGCD140 The Cadence Ensemble perform the music from the composer who influenced the founding of the group - the Argentine Astor Piazzolla - in an uplifting and exquisitely performed collection of tangos and fantasies with works from other composers, arranged by the group’s leader, Armen Babakhanian. Available through most record stores and at www.signumrecords.com For more information call +44 (0) 20 8997 4000 129booklet 13/5/08 10:12 Page 3 EXPRESSIA Komitas Vardapet (1869-1935) Sayat-Nova (1712-1795) ARMENIAN METAMORPHOSES Komitas Vardapet was one of the most renowned Sayat-Nova, or ‘King of Songs’, is the name given Folk Metamorphoses (based on themes of Komitas Vardapet, Sayat-Nova and Shirin) Armenian priests and a composer, choir leader, to Harutyun Sayatyan: a poet, singer and 1. Krunk Komitas Vardapet [3.46] singer, music ethnologist, music pedagogue and kamancheh player, who performed in the court of 2. Kujn Ara Yev Gna-Gna Komitas Vardapet [2.58] musicologist. Many regard him as the founder of Heraclius II of Georgia. About 220 songs can be 3. Khani Vur Jan Im Sayat-Nova [4.25] modern Armenian classical music. Komitas attributed to Sayat-Nova - although he may have learned a great deal of music from the monks at written thousands more - and these songs are still 4. Inch Khonim Hekimn Sayat-Nova [1.56] the Echmiadzin Seminary and studied music sung today. Most of his exisiting songs are in 5. Dance Shirin [2.30] with the famous composer Kara-Mourza, which Armenian; the remainder are in Azeri Turkish and eventually led him into both secular and religious Georgian. Sayat-Nova is officially recognized as 6. Armenian Rhapsody Alexander Arutunian / Arno Babadjanian [6.03] composition. In 1896 he was awarded a doctorate Armenia’s greatest gusan, or folk singer- degree in musicology and later returned to songwriter. 7. Folk Reflections Karen Ananyan [12.50] Echmiadzin as Choir Director and Instructor of Music. Shirin (1827-1857) 8. Adagio From Spartacus Aram Khachaturian [8.56] Komitas wrote over three thousand songs in Shirin, or ‘Sweet Voice’, is the name given to Suite From Gayane Armenian, Arabic, Kurdish, and Persian, and also Hovhannes Karapetian, known for his thriling contributed significantly to the modern Armenian voice and multi-instrumental talents. As ashugh, 9. Dance Of Girls In Pink Aram Khachaturian [2.34] Patarag (Armenian Church liturgy or mass). His or troubadour, he performed in many regions 10. Lullaby Aram Khachaturian [4.50] enduring contribution to the musical world was to from Yerevan and Tiflis to New Bayazet and 11. Sabre Dance Aram Khachaturian [2.01] rediscover Armenian medieval sacred as well as Constantinople. Most of his extensive collections of folk music, and he was the first non-European to songs are in Armenian, the remainder in Turkish. Total time [52.55] be a member of the International Music Society. As All arrangements by Armen Babakhanian a composer, singer and conductor Komitas Alexander Harutyunyan (b. 1920) performed in Paris, Geneva, Berne, Constantinople, Cadence Ensemble ARMEN BABAKHANIAN Piano • HAKOB JAGATSPANYAN Guitar Venice, and Alexandria. Alexander Harutyunyan, a famous Armenian ASHOT KHOYETSYAN Violin • GEVORG GASPARYAN Accordion, Bandoneon composer, graduated from the Yerevan Conservatory’s LUSINE HAIRAPETYAN Contrabass piano and composition department. Since 1962, www.signumrecords.com - 3 - 129booklet 13/5/08 10:12 Page 5 he has held a professorship at the Yerevan State Subsequently, he undertook concert tours he studied cello under Mikhail Gnessin and Conservatory. He has been honoured several times throughout the USSR and Europe and in 1971 he entered composition class in 1925. It was here as one of Soviet prominent composers and is the was named a People’s Artist of the Soviet Union. that the young Armenian developed a love for recipient of the National Academy’s superior As a composer Babajanian was active in most Orientalism reinforced by an passion for the music award-golden medal. genres, even writing many popular songs. Much of of his homeland. Babajanian’s composition is rooted in Armenian Many share the opinion that Harutyunyan is the folk music and folklore, combined with the He held important posts at the Composers’ Union, successor to the tradition laid down by Komitas virtuosic style of Rachmaninov and Khatchatourian, which would later severely denounce some of his Vardapet to present Armenian music to a wider with his later works influenced by Prokofiev works as being “formalist” music, along with international audience, and he has become hugely and Bartók. those of Sergey Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich. popular in his homeland with works such as his These three composers became the so called Great Symphony, the opera Sajat-Nova and many Karen Ananyan (b.1976) “titans” of Soviet music, enjoying world-wide instrumental concertos. reputation as leading composers of the 20th century. Karen Ananyan studied piano and composition at Arno Babajanian (1921-1983) the Yerevan State Conservatory where today he is Khachaturian’s works include concertos and a piano professor. He has created numerous solo concerto-rhapsodies for violin, cello, and piano, Arno Babajanian was born in Yerevan, Armenia. By piano, symphonic and chamber music works, as three symphonies, the Trio for clarinet, violin and the age of 5 his extraordinary musical talent was well as songs and romances. His piano works and piano, and the ballets Spartacus and Gayane, clearly apparent, and at the suggestion of the jazz compositions have been published and which was used in Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001: A composer Aram Khachaturian he was enroled two recorded, and as a pianist and composer he has Space Odyssey. Gayane features in its final act years later at the Yerevan Conservatory. In 1938, performed in France and Russia. what is probably his most famous piece, the he continued his studies in Moscow with Vissarion ‘Sabre Dance’. Shebalin. He later returned to Yerevan, where, Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978) from 1950-1956, he taught at the conservatory. It © Nika Babayan was during this period (1952) that he wrote the Aram Khachaturian was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, to Piano Trio in F sharp minor. It received immediate a poor Armenian family. In his youth he was acclaim and was regarded as a masterpiece from fascinated by the music he heard around him but the time of its premiere. it was not until 1921 that he travelled to Moscow and was admitted to the Gnessin Institute where - 4 - - 5 - 129booklet 13/5/08 10:12 Page 7 BIOGRAPHies ARMEN BABAKHANIAN Piano Cadence Ensemble A prize-winner at several of the world’s most prestigious international piano competitions The Cadence Ensemble was formed in February took place in April 2005, the highlights being including the Leeds, Van Cliburn, Guardian 2004 by five outstanding Armenian instrumentalists performances in the Teatro Colon and Teatro Dublin, William Kappell, Gina Bachauer, and World under the leadership of pianist Armen Babakhanian, Servantes, Buenos Aires. Piano Competition, Armen Babakhanian has initially to perform the works of Argentine captured the imagination of audiences and composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). In July 2005 the ensemble and its soloists critics alike through the intensity and honesty of performed concerts and gave master-classes at his performances. The ensemble’s premiere concert took place in the Pazaislis Festival in Kaunas and Vilnius, April 2004, and it soon became one of the leading Lithuania, and in December 2005 participated in Armen has given recitals in the USA, Canada, and most popular music groups of Armenia, as it international music festivals in Tehran and Tbilisi, Japan, UK, Germany, Austria, Italy, France and expanded its musical vision to include masterpieces Georgia. In May 2006 the Ensemble gave concerts Spain. He has appeared as soloist with the City of of classical and contemporary European, American, in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai, UAE and in Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Sir Simon Russian and Armenian composers, while September 2006 performed in the Cairo and Rattle, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal has recorded for the ASV and Real Sound labels maintaining an affinity for Piazzolla. Arrangements Alexandria Opera Houses in Egypt. 2007 saw Scottish National Orchestra, Irish National and his performances have been broadcasted on of many famous works, from classical, world further concerts in Beirut and Byblos, Lebanon, Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra (USA), BBC, PBS (USA), ORF (Austria) and RAI (Italy) music and pop are now included in its repertoire, Paris, London, Brussels, Shenyang and Beijing. Dallas Symphony, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic television networks. His recent recording of the alongside specially composed pieces dedicated to under Yuri Temirkanov, Moscow
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