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Chants, Hymns and Dances

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Chant from a Holy Book; Bayaty; Prayer; Duduki; Interlude I; Trois Morceaux Apres Des Hymnes Byzantine: I; II; III; Dance; Chant; Interlude II; Assyrian Women Mourners; Armenian Song; No. 11; Woman's Prayer; Chant from a Holy Book, var. 1

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Anja Lechner/Vassilis Tsaboropoulos: Chants, Hymns and Dances

Read "Chants, Hymns and Dances" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
October 7, 2004

While it is a lesser-known fact that many great classical compositions stemmed from improvisation, performance of most classical work is much more literal, with interpretation being relegated to more subtle inflection, nuance and manner of phrasing. Rarely does such work not only expect a more active degree of improvisation from the performer, but actually demand it. ...

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