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Artist: Masters of Persian MusicEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2002-10-08
Music Label: World Village USA
Soundtracks:
- Daramad Instrumental
- Saz Va Avaz Bee Hamegaan (Mowlavi)
- Saz Va Avaz Nahoft
- Tasnif Ba Man Sanama (Mowlavi)
- Zarbi
- Chahar Mezrab
- Saz Va Avaz Rah-E Mey Khaneh
- Chandan Keh Goftam (Hafez)
- Zarbi Bayat-E Kord And Tasnif Del-E Divaneh (Baba Taher)
- Foroud
- Avaz Masnavi Chon To Janan-E Mani (Attar)
- Tasnif Bee Hamegaan (Mowlavi)
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Persian classical music is contemplative music linked to the poetry of Sufism. It belongs to a rich and ancient heritage, developed in the royal courts of Iran at least back to the 7th century A.D., and restricted to those courts until the 20th century. Since then the music has undergone change. It began to be performed at small gatherings at the homes of musicians and patrons of the arts. Following the advent of sound recording it became available to a wider audience, but went into decline after the 60s, giving way to pop music. Then after the revolution of 1979 there was a reawakening of tradition and the music once again became popular, being taught in classes rather than on a one-to-one basis, and played at concerts. In the last twenty years it has undergone further change by musicians exploring new avenues of expression while retaining the essence of the music.Poetry is an important ingredient. The vocal sections of this recording are set to the poetry of medieval mystic poets like Baba Taher (11th C.), Sheikh Attar (12th C.) and Hafez (14th C.), as well as contemporary poets.
Creative performance is also an important ingredient. Persian Classical music is based on short modal pieces, often with just a melody line and a drone. The works on this CD are based on "dastagh Nava", a mode whose scale is similar to a minor scale with a slightly raised second, and embellished with virtuoso improvisations.
Instruments played are the tar (a plucked lute), a kamancher (spike fiddle) and a tombak (goblet drum).
This is a live concert featuring four prominent virtuoso musicians of Iran, bringing them together for the first time. The music is alternatively intense and meditative, flowing sinuously and vibrantly like a Persian carpet. Vocals may take a little getting used to but their exquisite fluidity is totally arresting, delivered by the undisputed master of Persian classical singing, Mohammad Reza Shajarian. The instrumental sections pulsate with energy and deft improvisation.
Recording quality is excellent. This is a special album for those keen on exploring the unusual and exotic.
Without You Poster
From the first moment when Alizadeh's lute gently breaks the surrounding silence, Masters of Persian Music holds you spellbound. Four top virtuosi, including a father and son, take Iran's ancient musical forms and turn them into a timelessly compelling entertainment. The first thing that strikes you about this music is how spare it is: voice, lute, fiddle, and drum are rarely all heard simultaneously; each takes its turn in the spotlight to improvise with economical deliberation. You may also be struck by the way each instrument shadows the others--with the voice merely first among equals--picking up the same melodic phrases, and repeating them higher or lower. And you will become aware of the richness of nuance woven into every note; this expressiveness lies at the core of Persian classical music. Its alternating high-and-low, question-and-answer phrases are often described as "aloud and silent"--a paradox that nicely reflects its mystical religious roots. Transmission of this art has always been from master to pupil, "from chest to chest," as Iranian musicians say. Kayhan Kalhor learned his art in the dark days when his instrument was regarded as hopelessly passé. His tenacity is now reaping well-deserved rewards. --Michael ChurchInternational Music CDs
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