Komitas Vardapet
Born: 8th October 1869, Kütahya, Turkey
Died: 22nd October 1935, Paris, France
Nationality: Armenian
Soghomon Soghomonian, ordained and commonly known as Komitas was an Ottoman-Armenian priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster, who is considered the founder of the Armenian national school of music. He is recognized as one of the pioneers of ethnomusicology.
Orphaned at a young age, Komitas was taken to Etchmiadzin, Armenia's religious center, where he received education at the Gevorgian Seminary. Following his ordination as vardapet (celibate priest) in 1895, he studied music at the Frederick William University in Berlin. He thereafter "used his Western training to build a national tradition".
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komitas
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Kirill Gerstein on Music in Time of War
8th Jul 2024
The Russian-American pianist discusses his new album of music which Debussy and Komitas composed in the wake of the outbreak of World War One and the Armenian genocide respectively - exploring why music written in dark times so often contains 'an incredible amount of exuberance, kaleidoscopic colour and life-affirmation'.
All Genres: Vardapet
Chamber
All Works: Vardapet
- 12 Pieces for Children (2)
- Across Mount Alagyaz (1)
- Apricot Tree (2)
- Armenian Folk Dances (2)
- Armenian Holy Mass (1)
- As I Came Down the Mountain (1)
- Barekhosutyamb (1)
- Children's Pieces based on folk-themes (12) (1)
- Chinar es (1)
- Crane (1)
- Divine Liturgy (1)
- Dsirani dsar (1)
- Garoun a (1)
- Garun-a (It is spring) for solo piano (1)
- Good News of the Birth of Jesus (1)
- Havr Mer (1)
- Homeless (1)
- Hov aeq sarer jan (1)
- Howl, Crane (1)
- Hreschtakajin (1)
- K'eler, tsoler (1)
- Kak'avi erg (1)
- Krunk (4)
- Kujn Ara Yev Gna-Gna (1)
- Msho-Shoror (1)
- My Love Walked with a Glow (1)
- Seven Folk Dances for solo piano (2)
- Seven Pieces for violin and piano (1)
- Seven Songs for piano (1911) (3)
- Six Dances for Piano (1)
- Six Folk Dances (1)
- Ter Voghormea (Kyrie) (1)
- Themes of Armenian Folksongs (1)
- Traditional Armenian Songs (3) for piano (1)
- Traditional Armenian Songs (4) for piano (1)
- Tsirani Tsar (The Apricot tree) (2)
- Vagharshapati Par (1)
- Walk On, Walk On! (1)
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Armenian Rhapsody
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My Armenia | Dedicated to the 100th Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2016, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Debussy / Komitas: Music in Time of War
Kirill Gerstein (piano), Ruzan Mantashyan (soprano), Katia Skanavi (piano), Thomas Adès (piano)
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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