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Levon Eskenian: Giving Voice to the Sacred Lineage of Armenian Music
by Nenad Georgievski
It is not often you come across a musician whose work feels like a bridge--between cultures, centuries, and inner worlds. Levon Eskenian, the Armenian musician and artistic director behind the Gurdjieff Ensemble, is one of those rare figures. Through his thoughtful arrangements and deep cultural understanding, he has led the Ensemble in reimagining the music of ...
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Gurdjieff Ensemble
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The internationally acclaimed Gurdjieff Ensemble consists of leading musicians from Armenia playing Armenian and Middle Eastern traditional instruments. The Ensemble was founded by Levon Eskenian to play ‘ethnographically authentic’ arrangements of the G. I. Gurdjieff/Thomas de Hartmann piano music, then diversely expanding the repertoire that now includes music by Komitas, music from the Middle East, as well as ancient and medieval Armenian folk and spiritual music, troubadours songs from the Caucasus, and works collected by Bela Bartok and compositions by contemporary composers. Their “Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff” debut album and “Komitas” album on the famous ECM records were widely acclaimed and won prestigious awards including the Edison Award in the Netherlands. The ensemble has been touring in nearly 150 cities in 26 countries in Europe, Australia, the Middle East, North, and South America, among which are sold-out performances at the Holland Festival, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Boulez hall in Berlin, the Bozar Center in Brussels, the Morgenland and Rudolstadt festivals in Germany, the Gulbenkian Hall in Lisbon, the Budapest Spring festival in Hungary, the Sala São Paulo in Brazil, the Albert Hall in Canberra, the Chicago World music festival in the USA and many more.
Nenad Georgievski's Best of 2015
by Nenad Georgievski
2015 was not an easy year. I became a dad for the third time while I was working on a Film festival for music documentaries. The festival itself was an uphill battle, but I managed to get it organized with astounding success. In the meantime I was writing constantly or was listening to music, as if ...
Komitas
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Zulo; Tsaghik Asem, Mani Asem; Msho Shoror; Mankakan Nvag XII;
Lorva Gutanerg; Yot Par (Seven dances): Manushaki Of Vagharshapat;
Yot Par (Seven dances): Shushiki Of Vagharshapat; Yot Par (Seven
dances): Unabi Of Shushi; Yot Par (Seven dances): Marali Of
Shushi; Yot Par (Seven dances): Yerangui Of Yerevan; Yot Par
(Seven dances): Het U Araj Of Karin; Yot Par (Seven dances): Karno
Shoror; Hov Arek; Gutane Hats Em Berum; Hoy, Nazan; Havik; Akna
Oror
The Gurdjieff Folk Instruments Ensemble: Komitas
by Nenad Georgievski
When Armenian arranger and composer Levon Eskenian took on to reimagine the music of Armenian mystic and philosopher Gurdjieff for the Gurdjieff Ensemble's debut record on ECM, he touched upon the wealth of melodies that Gurdjieff initially heard and was inspired by during the travels he undertook during his lifetime through the Caucasus, the Near East ...
Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff
Label: JazzMa Records
Released: 2012
Track listing:
01. Chant from a Holy Book - 5:07; 02. Kurd Shepherd Melody - 2:38; 03. Prayer - 1:48; 04. Sayyid Chant and Dance No. 10 - 5:41;
05. Sayyid Chant and Dance No.29 - 4:48; 06. Armenian Song - 2:32; 07. Bayaty - 3:58; 08. Sayyid Chant and Dance No.9 - 3:55; 09. No.11 - 3:38;
10. Caucasian Dance - 3:48; 11. No.40 - 3:09; 12. Trinity - 2:27; 13. Assyrian Women Mourners - 3:24; 14. Atarnakh, Kurd Song - 3:55; 15. Arabian Dance - 2:02;
16. Ancient Greek Dance - 1:37; 17. Duduki - 3:33.
Arangiamenti di Levon Eskenian.
The Gurdjieff Folk Instruments Ensemble: Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff
by AAJ Italy Staff
Personaggio importantissimo per la rinascita mistico-spirituale nel ventesimo secolo, Georges Ivanovic Gurdjieff era presente nel catalogo ECM fin dal lontano 1980, quando Keith Jarrett incise la sua personale interpretazione di una selezione dei suoi inni sacri, composti a partire da melodie tradizionali raccolte nel corso di numerose peregrinazioni in medio oriente, e consegnate al mondo occidentale ...
Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Chant from a Holy Book; Kurd Shepherd Melody; Prayer; Sayyid Chant and Dance No. 10; Sayyid Chant and Dance No. 29; Armenian Song
Bayaty; Sayyid Chant and Dance No. 9; No. 11; Caucasian dance;
No. 40; Trinity; Assyrian Women Mourners; Atarnakh; Kurd Song;
Arabian Dance; Ancient Greek Dance; Duduki.
The Gurdjieff Folk Instruments Ensemble / Levon Eskenian: Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff
by Nenad Georgievski
Philosopher, traveler, mystic, spiritual adventurer, teacher, musician and a fervent seeker of esoteric knowledge, G. I. Gurdjieff and his legacy are still of interest to many. His early years shrouded in mystery, he wandered through Central Asia and Middle East while still a young man, absorbing the spiritual and philosophical ideas of the religions he encountered, ...
