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This recording from the Caucasus Festival (House of Cultures, Berlin, 1991) offers an overwhelming impression of the artful expressive power of Armenian music. Solo songs alternate with instrumental music, expressive melodies with boisterous dances. Most of the instruments - like the beguilingly soft-sounding, oboelike duduk and it's nasal sister, the zurna - are known only in Armenia. The extensive booklet contains an informed discussion of the history of this rich musical culture, the musicians, and the works. The CD was awarded the Quarterly German Record Critics' Award! Album Tracks 1. Medieval Lamentation 2. Shalakho 3. Horhovel 4. Folk Dances from Alashkert 5. Urban Folk Songs 6. Folk Dance Melodies from Taron 7. Easter Ritual Song 8. Folk Dance Melodies from Abaran 9. Threshing Song 10. Parkapsuk 11. The Prince of Moks 12. Pastoral Melody 13. Na, Na, Na 14. You Are Like a Siren 15. Your Stron Intellect 16. Antuni 17. Avun-Avun 18. Tagh 19. Dance Melody 20. Two Dances Twelve Steps/Kotchari
