Composer: Garbis Aprikian, Parsegh Ganatchian, Sogomon Komitas
Performer: Eva Zaïcik, David Haroutunian, Xénia Maliarevitch
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA947
Release: 2023
Size: 1.08 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Aprikian: Lamento
02. Komitas: Qeler-tsoler
03. Komitas: Shogher Jan
04. Komitas: Shushiki of Vagharshapat
05. Ganatchian: Lullaby
06. Komitas: Tsirani tsar
07. Komitas: Hoi Nazan Im
08. Komitas: Lullaby
09. Komitas: Krunk (la grue)
10. Komitas: Antuni
11. Aghabab: Jan, ay loosin! (Loosin yelav)
12. Komitas: Yerangi
13. Aprikian: Lullaby
14. Komitas: Akh Maral Jan
15. Komitas: Garoun a (printemps)
16. Komitas: Chinar Es
17. Komitas: Kaqavik
18. Komitas: Yergink Ambel e
19. Komitas: Qele, Qele
20. Komitas: Dances: No. 5, Het-Araj
Aprikian: Little Nuptial Suite
21. I. Romance sans paroles. Barcarolla
22. II. Kovk. Louange et vœux
23. III. Hymne. Bénédiction
24. IV. Scherzo. Réjouissances
In 1906, Komitas gave a concert and lecture in Paris. Debussy came on stage after the concert and knelt before the Armenian composer (who was also a priest, a singer and a pioneer of ethnomusicology), exclaiming: ‘I bow before your genius, Reverend Father.’ ‘Komitas is the voice of the land of Armenia, of its churches and its stones which remained silent for many centuries’, the violinist David Haroutunian tells us. Along with the mezzo-soprano Eva Zaïcik, who is passionate about these songs, and the pianist Xénia Maliarevitch, he pays tribute to this great musician and to the French-Armenian composer Garbis Aprikian, now ninety-six years old. This heir to Komitas, a student of Olivier Messiaen, has made a major contribution to the dissemination of Armenian music, both classical and popular, in France and beyond. The album opens with his Lamento, a beautiful evocation of and touching homage to Komitas.