Kim Kashkashian, Tigran Mansurian, Robyn Schulkowsky, 2003.
ECM - what a cool record label!
Jan Garbarek, Tod Gustafsen, Keith Jarrett, Kim Kashkashian...
I first heard KK on Jan Garbarek's "In Praise of Dreams" and was taken with her viola playing - I in fact was mildly (ok, a great deal) envious of her...I mean, duetting with the great JG...another one of life's seeming unfairnesses (to me)....
On with the review!
Hayren is a collaboration between the 3 Armenians listed at the top of the post - Mansurian is a composer, and Schulkowsky is a percussionist.
The moods of the pieces vary hugely, from the ecstatic to the sombre and soulful...they are tonal/modal and have at least a hint of improvisation to them.
After listening to Janacek, you will have more of a handle on this stuff...definitely an album to listen to several times before reaching a verdict (if you are in the habit of reaching verdicts)...
Mansurian sometimes vocalises on some of the pieces...an unusual voice/vocal technique, not without charm, but decidedly unconventional.
9/10.
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