Armenian sacred music inspires Russian orchestra
Published: 20 September, 2007, 09:06
Edited: 08 August, 2010, 01:25
The Russian premiere of new music by the Armenian composer, Vache Sharafyan, has been performed at Moscow's conservatoire by “The Soloists of Moscow” Orchestra, led by Russian conductor and violist Yury Bashmet.
The musicians played a wide range of instruments.
The Armenian composer is famous for writing pieces for rarely used musical instruments.
Compositions, performed at the Conservatoire this time, featured music written by an Armenian saint, who lived in the 12th century, which was later updated for a contemporary European audience.
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Music is original and belongs to Vache Sharafyan, but the text sang in this composition is the Latin translation of a pray by St. Nerses Shnorhali 12th Century