Ruben Harutyunyan's duduk performances are featured on major film soundtracks, including "Traffic" and "Kingdom of Heaven."
Performer Biography
Isabel Bayrakdarian has won four consecutive Juno Awards for Best Classical Album and received Armenia's highest cultural award, the Movses Khorenatsi medal.
Historical Context
The songs on this album were collected and transcribed by Armenian composers whose lives spanned from their births in the Ottoman Empire through their experiences after the Armenian Genocide.
Performer Biography
Isabel Bayrakdarian was the featured vocalist on the Grammy® Award-winning soundtrack for "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" and the soundtrack for Atom Egoyan's "Ararat."
Performer Biography
Isabel Bayrakdarian, the soprano on this album, is a celebrated 'prima donna' who has performed works by Mozart, Gluck, Debussy, Poulenc, and Handel.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in July-August 2020 at the Paul Shaghoian Memorial Concert Hall in Clovis, California.
Performer Biography
Ruben Harutyunyan, who plays the duduk (an Armenian woodwind instrument) on this album, was a duduk soloist for Armenia's prestigious Tatul Altunyan Song and Dance Ensemble for over 20 years.
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