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Hossein Alizadeh

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 14, 2006)
• Original Release Date: February 14, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Live
• Label: World Village USA
• ASIN: B000BZ881W
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,091 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Any recording featuring elderly Armenian duduk (an ancient, nine-holed shawm-oboe made of apricot wood) virtuoso Djivan Gasparyan is worth treasuring. But this time out, he was heard in particularly august company and under extraordinary circumstances. In September, 2003, the maestro, along with Grammy-nominated Iranian plucked string virtuoso Hossein Alizedeh and a hand-picked group of collaborators, gathered at Teheran's Niavaran Palace. The personnel included Alizedeh's own Hamavayan Ensemble, with Armen Ghazarian and Vazgen Markaryan on duduk and bass duduk, plus vocalists Afsaneh Rasaei, Hourshid Biabani, and Ali Samadpour. Alizedeh is a renowned composer and a foremost living exponent of the tar and other members of the Persian lute family. However, for this recital, he is heard on the six-stringed shurangiz, a relatively recent and notably resonant descendent of that clan. Gasparyan’s mature grace ignites Alizadeh's impetuosity as the two men negotiate the highest peaks of passion and inspiration; both are captured at their best and that’s saying a lot. But aside from the musical brilliance on hand, the event also constituted a social breakthrough, in which a female singer performed live with an otherwise male roster and appeared before a mixed-sex audience. --Christina Roden

Amazon.com

Any recording featuring elderly Armenian duduk (an ancient, nine-holed shawm-oboe made of apricot wood) virtuoso Djivan Gasparyan is worth treasuring. But this time out, he was heard in particularly august company and under extraordinary circumstances. In September, 2003, the maestro, along with Grammy-nominated Iranian plucked string virtuoso Hossein Alizedeh and a hand-picked group of collaborators, gathered at Teheran's Niavaran Palace. The personnel included Alizedeh's own Hamavayan Ensemble, with Armen Ghazarian and Vazgen Markaryan on duduk and bass duduk, plus vocalists Afsaneh Rasaei, Hourshid Biabani, and Ali Samadpour. Alizedeh is a renowned composer and a foremost living exponent of the tar and other members of the Persian lute family. However, for this recital, he is heard on the six-stringed shurangiz, a relatively recent and notably resonant descendent of that clan. Gasparyan’s mature grace ignites Alizadeh's impetuosity as the two men negotiate the highest peaks of passion and inspiration; both are captured at their best and that’s saying a lot. But aside from the musical brilliance on hand, the event also constituted a social breakthrough, in which a female singer performed live with an otherwise male roster and appeared before a mixed-sex audience. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars masterpiece , December 22, 2006

By	E. hosseini "midtownboy" (atlanta) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a rare collaboration between legendary Gasparyan and Alizadeh. If you like Persian music you will definitely like this CD. Make sure you listen to tracks 4 and 7 first though!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible performance, May 21, 2007

By	Igor F. - See all my reviews

The concert recorded on this disc has perhaps the most incredible composition I've ever heard, either in Persian or Western repertoire. Alizadeh's playing is incredible, and the duduk is a haunting and memorable addition. Some parts are very beautiful, others equally sad. The melodies will stay with you for a long time.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent, May 12, 2007

By	Karina Lima "ex-dreamer" (the woods in Putnam county) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

both the music and the songs masterfully arranged and performed, emotionally uplifting; strumming the strings of your heart?