Search Login Login. Release date: Play Sample. About Tracks Press Reactions Background. Tigran Mansurian has created a Requiem dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide that occurred in Turkey from to Requiem Tigran Mansurian, Traditional 1 Requiem aeternam Der Chor ist von stupender Reinheit, das Orchester hoch intensiv. Mansurians Requiem ist anders, ganz anders. Perhaps more importantly, in addressing genocide and refugee crises from a century ago, Mansurian holds up a mirror to our own time and dares us to be unflinching in our gaze.
For that alone, it is a work of great value. Die Synthese beider Kulturen ist Tigran Mansurian gelungen. In ihm stecken neben Klage und Verzweiflung auch sehr viel Zuversicht und Hoffnung. This allows the piece to stand proudly within the tradition of the European Requiem, while at the same time making it a completely new and unique [β¦] the recording is a glorious tribute and remembrance of the more than one million Armenians who died in the genocide.
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Mansurian could not have found a better chorus and orchestra to perform this masterful work. Working with two principal vocalists and a smaller chorus and orchestra also contributes to the dignity of this piece. This work, at the very least, stands with the finest contemporary choral and orchestral pieces composed, performed, and recorded.
The resulting work is one of great dignity and humility. Lets hope for much more from Mansurian on ECM. That initial recording featured Kim Kashkashian β American violist of Armenian descent and a longstanding ECM artist β in league with Mansurian and percussionist Robin Schulkowsky as they explored the sound world of the iconic Armenian spiritual figure, composer and musicologist Komitas, a key inspiration for Mansurian.
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Tigran Mansurian was born in in Beirut to Armenian parents and first attended school at a French Catholic institution. His family returned in to their native country, eventually settling in Yerevan, the capital. He graduated from the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory and later taught the analysis of contemporary music there, along with composing art songs, choral pieces, chamber music, orchestral works, a ballet and film scores. In the early s Mansurian took on the directorship of the Yerevan Conservatory, withdrawing in recent years to concentrate exclusively on composition.
