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ARMENIAN PIANO MUSIC

A unique concert program consisting of masterpieces of Armenian folk music, in the original arrangement by pianist and composer Edgar Saakyan.

"One day I wanted to play my favorite Armenian compositions, which I had listened to since childhood, but I could not find the right version for piano, then I decided to make my own versions, and in the flow of improvisation I recorded them."

A video of the program performance was posted in 2022 on the artist's official YouTube channel, and was very warmly received by listeners from different countries. After a lot of letters asking to send notes of the author's arrangements of folk songs, a collection of notes for the piano was created. The album 'Armenian Piano Music' is available on all streaming platforms.

Edgar Saakyan's performance calms, warms, and evokes nostalgia for the homeland, even if you yourself are not from the mountains of Armenia. This is the voice of your ancestors - and at the same time the voice of your inner peace.

The album contains both genuine folk melodies by unknown authors and beloved author's compositions that have become folk. The album also contains folk compositions arranged by other authors. For example, 'Hov Areq Sarer Jan' is performed in the arrangement of the world-famous pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan. The performer subtly conveys melismas and embellishments characteristic of performance on folk instruments. Armenian melodies give warmth and create an atmosphere to which you want to return.

ARMENIAN PIANO MUSIC

performance playlist

Genre: Folk, Classical, Neoclassical

Duration: 90 min

Instrument: piano

Author's arrangements

Bingyol / Բինգյոլ 
Navavar / Նավավար 
Sari Sirun Yar / Սարի սիրուն յար
Ari Im Sokhag / Արի Իմ Սոխակ 
Ashxarhums Imn Dun Is / Աշխարհումս իմն դուն իս 
0v Sirun Sirun / Ով սիրուն սիրուն 
Kanchum Em Ari Ari / Կանչում եմ, արի արի 
Sirelis / Սիրելիս 
Erzrumi Shoror / Էրզրումի Շորոր 
Adana / Ադանա 
Kamancha / Քամանչա

Works by other authors
Vagarshapat Dance / Վաղարշապատի պար - Arno Babajanyan
​Andante / Անդանտե - Arno Babajanyan
Elegy / Էլեգիա - Arno Babajanyan
Expromt / էքսպրոմտ - Arno Babajanyan
Hov Areq Sarer Jan / Հով Արեք, Սարեր Ջան - Komitas (arr. Tigran Hamasyan)

​Garun A / Գարուն ա - Komitas (arr. by R. Andriasyan)

Original compositions
by Edgar Saakyan
'The Mind Traveler' album:
Signal

Awakening

Valencia

Quiet Waltz

unreleased (first performance):

Happy New Day

Mountains

Homeless

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Edgar Saakyan began playing the piano from childhood. Seeing the child's passion for music and good abilities, his parents sent him to study in St. Petersburg. During his studies, Edgar regularly performed and participated in competitions and master classes, during which his passion for composing emerged. He graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory.

The composer creates music in a mixture of neoclassical, electronic and ambient genres. In his music, wide minimalist piano melodies, colored with Armenian flavor, are mixed with electronics, deep bass and beat. The composer has both electroacoustic compositions and compositions for piano.

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