Various Artists: Modulation Necklace - COMPACT DISCS

Various Artists: Modulation Necklace - COMPACT DISCSTitle: Modulation Necklace Artist: Various Artists Label: New Focus Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 655646189451 Genre: Classical Release Date: 2020 01 17 Number of Discs: 1 Violinist Movses Pogossian has assembled this illuminating collection of contemporary music from Armenia, "Modulation Necklace," revealing a vibrant repertoire whose aesthetics are as outward looking as they are grounded in their reverence of a centuries old culture. In his liner

Title: Modulation Necklace
Artist: Various Artists
Label: New Focus
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 655646189451
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2020-01-17
Number of Discs: 1

Violinist Movses Pogossian has assembled this illuminating collection of contemporary music from Armenia, "Modulation Necklace," revealing a vibrant repertoire whose aesthetics are as outward looking as they are grounded in their reverence of a centuries old culture. In his liner notes, Pogossian acknowledges the long shadow that the Soviet Union cast on Armenian composers during it's reign - this recording celebrates this generation's liberation from those constraints. The composer Tigran Mansurian played a pivotal role in connecting the threads of this Armenian new music tradition, both by literally introducing Pogossian to musicians involved in the project, but also in his courage and leadership to explore Western and later older Armenian sources for inspiration during the Soviet era. The performers heard here are drawn from Pogossian's Dilijan Chamber Music Series, the Lark Musical Society, as well as the flagship group of UCLA's Armenian Music Program, the VEM Ensemble.

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