Moon Shines at Night

Djivan Gasparyan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 28, 2001)
• Original Release Date: September 21, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Gyroscope
• ASIN: B0000035CU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,244 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #10 in Music > World Music > Europe > Eastern Europe > Armenia

Track Listings

1. Lovely Spring

2. Sayat Nova

3. 7th December 1988

4. Don't Make Me Cry

5. You Have to Come Back to Me

6. Tonight

7. They Took My Love Away

8. Moon Shines at Night

9. Apricot Tree

10. Mother of Mine

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavenly music, October 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Moon Shines at Night (Audio CD)

Jivan Gasparian introduces a piece of the Armenian culture into the world with his every record. I guess, what is so particular about this album is that the tunes contained on it are not only beautiful in the musical sense, but also very painful to the Armenian people. Listen to the "7th December, 1988", the day of the terrible earthquake in Armenia... thousands of people dead, thousands buried underneath the fallen buildings of Gyumri and Spitak... The day the nation will never forget. And here flows the sad, painful and still... such a heavenly melody from Gasparian's duduk with a voice singing beautiful lyrics...

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is truly a treasure!, July 31, 2006

By 

Sir Thomas "Quixotic Knight" (Morrisville, PA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Moon Shines at Night (Audio CD)

This was a refreshingly traditional treat in a world of pop culture domination! Djivan Gasparyan plays some heartachingly beautiful music on this CD. If you close your eyes this music really will bring you back to Eastern Europe many, many years ago to a time where people hadn't forgotten what makes us human. It truly moved me to tears and music, ideally at it's core is about communication. Anything that reminds us of this like this music does is truly worthy of being called a treasure!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting and brilliant!, April 30, 2007

By 

D. K. Heinemeyer "dakota73060" (Philadelphia Area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moon Shines at Night (Audio CD)

I just heard one of Mr. Gasparyan's songs on XM Radio. I purchased this album immediately. You won't be disappointed, every song on this CD is just mesmerizing. Full of emotion, longing, pride, and melancholy. I am absolutely hooked on the duduk now (Middle Eastern type oboe).

If you liked the soundtrack from Gladiator, you will enjoy this CD as well.