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Through Eternity: Homage to Molavi (Rumi)

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I respect the opinion of everyone who has taken the time to express their views. This CD is without a doubt a jewel to possess in one's collection, because the artists have struck a brilliant balance between traditional and contemporary Persian music. From start to finish Shahram Nazeri and the masterful musicians perform flawlessly with pure energy and feeling. My suggestion is that you buy this album, turn off all the lights and other distractions in the world and turn up the volume as you take in the love and spiritual high that Mr. Nazeri's voice exudes. Bravo to the Dastan Ensemble. It's a rush...

As Rumi becomes more and more popularized in the west with syrupy renderings springing up at the bookstores like ragweed it is wonderful that a recording like this is available to the public! Here are sincere and disciplined musicians who are working from the heart and not out of your wallet! This is the real stuff!

I have been a Nazeri fan for quite a while and I have enjoyed most of his CD's. But he has outdone himself with this CD! The selection of poems by Molana (Rumi) and Hafez, and the musical arrangements are absolutely phenomenal! This is especially enhanced with Kalhor's skillful performance. I highly recommend this CD to all Nazeri and Molana fans.

this album is a great production but there are a few problems Good Points: Hossein Behroozinia amazes me on the Barbat(Ood), he is truly the master of Barbat. Pejman Hadadi is a great new addition to the Dastan Ensemble

bad Points: the ley-leying of Nazeri on the Part 2 Mahur, even a little kid can do that

Overall: Tasnif Ab e Hayat e Eshgh is the highlight of the album The Setars of Hamikd Motebassem and Kayhan Kalhor in part 1 Bayat e Esfehan is great. The Ghateyeh zarbi is a great performance of Bayat e esfehan. nazeri should have given Kalhor some time to taknavaz (solo performance) in Part 2 Mahur.

Overall a good album for people who like Asil music

This album had a terrific performance of Bayat e Esfehan on Part 1, With tasnifs Ab e Hayat e Eshgh and Dar Asheghi Peecheedeeam. The Ghateyeh Zarbi was great and the Saz o Avaz's were good too. But on Part 2 Mahur the album got out of hand. The music was great still but Nazeri was ley-leying and it made it sound unproffessional.

The Musicians: 1. Hossein Behroozinia-he did great on the barbat(Ood), he proved he is the master of Barbat in Iran

2. Kayhan kalhor- he did great on setar in part 1 and superb job on the kamancheh in Part 2

3. Hamid Motebassem-Motebassem was great on setar in part 1 and great on Tar in part 2

4. Pejman Hadad-Pejman was great on Tombak and Daf in Part 1, His daf was exrilifying. He di good on Tombak in Part 2

Poems: 1. The Poems of Molavi(Rumi) were great on Part 1 especially the Ab e Hayat e Eshgh poem

2. Nazeri messed up Hafez's Del Meeravad zeh dastamn in part 2. THe poem is great but nazeri did not perform it well.

Overall a great album with a few small exceptions.

As a big fan of classical persian music and an Iranian I recommand this cd to anyone intersted in molavi's and nazeri's work.This very diffrent and amazing work by dastan and nazeri is for sure the best work i heard from them.I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as I do.

This is yet another masterpiece by Mr. Nazeri and the Dastan Ensemble. In my opinion it is one of the more spiritual albums that Mr. Nazeri has produced. It takes you on a beautiful journey. It took me a few listens to like it because the music is not as rhythmic as some of his other works, but then it kept growing on me with every listen.

This album is a concert live recording in 1997 in Washington, DC. Since then, Iranian musicians, particularly Kayhan Kalhor of this Dastan Ensemble, have successfully honed their compositions and improvisations toward more contemporary styles. The album has two sections of poetry and musical approaches: the first, honoring Jalladin Molavi, whose text is that of one in embrace of the Beloved, Allah, has a traditional or classical format; the second poem is by Hafez, and his perspective, that of the seeker, is arranged within a modern musical composition. The mode of both is bayat-e esfahan. This is a fine performance and arrangment, though it seems to lack emotional verve. I believe it pales against the more recent recording of Rumi poetry by Shahram Nazeri and his son's Rumi Ensemble, with their romantic and passionate compositions and performance. I recommend purchasing the CD from one of the Amazon merchants whose prices are far better.

If you are looking for a modern interpretation of Rumi's poetry, this is the CD to buy. Nazeri is one of the finest Persian singers, and the Dastan Ensemble provides a most fitting accompaniment. The songs, which also include one by Hafiz, are beautiful, profound, moving, and brilliantly performed

Now I do not speak the toungue communicated in this music, am not anything like an expert in the forms; in short, naive in most respects to expertly crit. this CD. But I have heard Nazeri on other CDs and I'd rate his interpretation of Hafiz's, My Heart is Slipping' as superior to his other recorded versions. I'll leave it to more knowledgeable bods to spot where he's 'messed up' the performance. Along with the remainder of the album, I'm enraptured by what I hear. A great place to enter into communion with the foremost Persian poets and musicians.