℗ 2022 Cedille
Released | April 8, 2022 |
Duration | 1h 14m 22s |
Record Label | Cedille |
Catalogue No. | CDR90000-209 |
Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
Gems from Armenia
Aznavoorian Duo, Marta Aznavoorian
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
1.1
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Chinar es (Arr. for Cello & Piano)
Komitas Vardapet; Aznavoorian Duo |
2:47 | |||
1.2
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Dsirani dsar (Arr. for Cello & Piano)
Komitas Vardapet; Aznavoorian Duo |
3:13 | |||
1.3
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Garoun a
Komitas Vardapet; Marta Aznavoorian |
4:01 | |||
1.4
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Al aylughs (Arr. for Cello & Piano)
Komitas Vardapet; Aznavoorian Duo |
1:23 | |||
1.5
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Krunk (Arr. for Cello & Piano)
Komitas Vardapet; Aznavoorian Duo |
3:49 | |||
1.6
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Ivan Sings (Arr. A Hakkarainen for Cello & Piano)
Antti Hakkarainen; Aram Khachaturian; Aznavoorian Duo |
1:41 | |||
1.7
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Garun Yerevan (Arr. for Cello & Piano)
Aram Khachaturian; Aznavoorian Duo |
3:04 | |||
1.8
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Elegy for Cello & Piano
Arno Babajanian; Marta Aznavoorian |
4:16 | |||
Aria & Dance for Cello & Piano
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1.9
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I. Aria
Arno Babajanian; Aznavoorian Duo |
3:52 | |||
1.10
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II. Dance
Arno Babajanian; Aznavoorian Duo |
1:40 | |||
Cello Sonata
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1.11
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I. Andante
Avet Terterian; Aznavoorian Duo |
9:19 | |||
1.12
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II. Adagio
Avet Terterian; Aznavoorian Duo |
6:08 | |||
1.13
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III. Presto
Avet Terterian; Aznavoorian Duo |
5:06 | |||
1.14
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Sari Siroun Yar (Arr. for Cello & Piano)
Serouj Kradjian; Aznavoorian Duo |
4:52 | |||
1.15
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Impromptu for Cello & Piano
Alexander Arutiunian; Aznavoorian Duo |
4:25 | |||
1.16
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Petrified Dance
Vache Sharafyan; Aznavoorian Duo |
5:15 | |||
1.17
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Mount Ararat
Peter Boyer; Aznavoorian Duo |
9:31 |
Grammy Award Nomination, 2023 – Producer Of The Year, Classical
James Ginsburg
Gems From Armenia (Aznavoorian Duo) (A)
Cellist Ani Aznavoorian and pianist Marta Aznavoorian, each a renowned soloist and chamber musician in her own right, together celebrate the sounds of their ancestral homeland on Gems from Armenia. The album marks the Chicago-raised sisters’ recording debut as the Aznavoorian Duo. Their panoramic survey of Armenian classical music opens with ancient folk songs arranged with haunting harmonies by early 20th-century Orthodox priest, composer, and musicologist Komitas Vardapet. The Armenian musical renaissance of the Soviet era finds expression in Aram Khachaturian’s glorious ode to his hometown of Yerevan; Arno Babajanian’s impassioned tribute to his mentor Kachaturian; the early Sonata for Cello and Piano by Avet Terterian, whose admirers included Dmitri Shostakovich; and the Impromptu of Alexander Arutiunian, winner of many Soviet and Armenian musical honors and awards. Contemporary voices include Serouj Kradjian, whose “Sari Siroun Yar” is an arrangement of an Armenian troubadour love song. Vache Sharafyan’s Petrified Dance is haunted by the memory of Armenian soldiers lost in recent battles. American Peter Boyer’s Mount Ararat, commissioned for this project and receiving its world-premiere recording, evokes the snow-capped twin peaks of biblical fame central to Armenian national and religious identity.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Cedille Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.32 -10.31 to -0.30 | -25.66 -31.91 to -20.90 | -21.99 -28.20 to -17.50 | 13 11 to 16 | |
1 | Chinar es (Arr. for Cello & Piano) | -10.31 | -31.91 | -28.2 | 12 |
2 | Dsirani dsar (Arr. for Cello & Piano) | -5.60 | -29.87 | -25.4 | 14 |
3 | Garoun a | -2.76 | -26.38 | -22.4 | 14 |
4 | Al aylughs (Arr. for Cello & Piano) | -8.05 | -26.27 | -22.5 | 12 |
5 | Krunk (Arr. for Cello & Piano) | -0.52 | -23.85 | -20.1 | 15 |
6 | Ivan Sings (Arr. A Hakkarainen for Cello & Piano) | -7.87 | -27.19 | -24.1 | 11 |
7 | Garun Yerevan (Arr. for Cello & Piano) | -5.24 | -26.46 | -23.5 | 11 |
8 | Elegy for Cello & Piano | -0.78 | -26.16 | -22.2 | 16 |
9 | I. Aria | -1.13 | -26.12 | -23.3 | 13 |
10 | II. Dance | -2.27 | -22.51 | -19.4 | 13 |
11 | I. Andante | -0.30 | -22.03 | -18.4 | 14 |
12 | II. Adagio | -2.29 | -27.33 | -23.2 | 15 |
13 | III. Presto | -0.50 | -20.90 | -17.5 | 13 |
14 | Sari Siroun Yar (Arr. for Cello & Piano) | -0.91 | -23.35 | -19.6 | 13 |
15 | Impromptu for Cello & Piano | -0.50 | -22.21 | -18.7 | 15 |
16 | Petrified Dance | -6.84 | -30.18 | -25.8 | 14 |
17 | Mount Ararat | -0.50 | -23.56 | -19.6 | 14 |