Armenian Music Songs of Komitas & Ancient MelodiesUPC: 33 C 01777-78Product Details:Label: Armenian Music Stereo 33 C 01777-78 Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo Country: Armenian SSR, USSR Released: Circa 1960s Genre: Folk / Traditional ArmenianProduct FeaturesVocal interpretations ofKomitas Vardapets songs and ancient Armenian melodies.Performed by acclaimed sopranoLusin Zakaryan, with piano and ensemble arrangements by R. Atayan, R. Altunyan, A. Babadzhanyan, and M. Ekmalyan.Includes both Komitass art-song settings and folkchurch chant melodies: Krunk, Dle Yaman, Cirani tsar, and six historic chorales.Issued in high-fidelity stereo, preserving Zakaryans pure tone and the modal colors of Armenian traditional modes.OverviewLusin Zakaryan (b. 1937) rose to prominence after dedicating her artistry to the preservation and popularization of Armenian sacred and folk music. This LP brings togetherKomitass compositionsarranged for voice and pianoand a selection of centuries-old Armenian chants and songs, each reimagined by leading Soviet-Armenian arrangers. Zakaryans contemplative, heartfelt deliveryhailed bySovetskaya Kulturafor its astonishing honesty and spiritual depthmakes this album an essential document of Armenian vocal tradition.Track ListingSongs of KomitasKrunk (The Crane)Dle YamanCirani tsar (Rise, O Sun)Es es arun (Here Comes the Dawn)Kujn araYerkinkampel a garun aKele, keleKakavi ergAncient Armenian MelodiesTiramayr (arr. R. Atayan; text: Grigor Narekatsi)Aravot Luso (music & text: N. Shnorhali; arr. R. Altunyan)Orzham (music: M. Ekmalyan; arr. A. Babadzhanyan)Avun-Avun (music & text: Grigor Narekatsi; arr. R. Atayan)Starye pesnopeniya (Ancient Chant) (music: M. Ekmalyan; arr. A. Babadzhanyan)Key CreditsVoice: Lusin Zakaryan (soprano) Arrangements & Piano: R. Atayan, R. Altunyan, A. Babadzhanyan, M. Ekmalyan Label & Production: Armenian Music (Stereo 33 C 01777-78) Sound Engineering: [Uncredited Soviet studio team]BOX #59