About this Release
“There comes a moment in the life of every musician when there is a need to express their inner feelings. At this moment music is born: music that reflects the understanding and perception of these feelings, and the world of the musician. A Whole in 12 is a story about the images that exist in our lives.” — Mikael Ayrapetyan
AYRAPETYAN, MIKAEL (b. 1984)
A Whole in Twelve
Miniatures for Piano
- Mikael Ayrapetyan, piano
Armenian pianist Mikael Ayrapetyan has become internationally recognised for performances of his country’s music all over the world with his Secrets of Armenia project. Ayrapetyan’s piano cycle A Whole in 12 is special to his artistic life, being both a deeply personal and universal story told in scenes that range from inner peace and feelings of endless space, to all-consuming creative impulses and the magic of Christmas, contrasting vibrant textural complexity with profoundly expressive lyricism.
This recording was made on a modern instrument: Steinway, Model D
Tracklist
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1
Autumnal (2018) * (00:04:31)
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2
The lady plays (2018) * (00:05:03)
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3
Longing (2018) * (00:04:21)
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Dilemma (2018) * (00:04:30)
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5
Arousal (2018) * (00:04:19)
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Prayer (2018) * (00:05:06)
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Clouds (2018) * (00:04:52)
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8
The First Snow (2018) * (00:03:18)
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9
Christmas Eve (2018) * (00:04:37)
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10
Totality (2018) * (00:05:15)
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11
Rain and rendezvous (2018) * (00:04:15)
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12
Finality (2018) * (00:04:15)
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The Artist(s)
Mikael Ayrapetyan is a pianist, composer, producer and teacher, as well as a researcher and public figure. He has done much to popularise Armenian classical music all over the world with his Secrets of Armenia musical project, which began during his studies at the Moscow Conservatory. Born in 1984 in Yerevan, Armenia, he studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory, and continues to uphold the performing traditions of the Russian piano school, of which Konstantin Igumnov, Samuel Feinberg and Lev Oborin are luminaries. His repertoire ranges from the Baroque to the contemporary and includes rarely performed works by Armenian composers. This period was the start of his extensive concert activity in which he performs works by Tigranian, Chukhadjian, Komitas, Melikian, Spendiarian, Barkhudarian, Stepanian, Khachaturian, Babajanian, Arutyunian, Abrahamian, Bagdasarian, Avetisian, Mirzoyan, Amirkhanian and many other Armenian composers, which eventually led him to produce his own concerts. He was awarded the State Prize of the Republic of Armenia for his outstanding contribution to the development and popularisation of Armenian classical music. The Composer(s)
Mikael Ayrapetyan is a pianist, composer, producer and teacher, as well as a researcher and public figure. He has done much to popularise Armenian classical music all over the world with his Secrets of Armenia musical project, which began during his studies at the Moscow Conservatory. Born in 1984 in Yerevan, Armenia, he studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory, and continues to uphold the performing traditions of the Russian piano school, of which Konstantin Igumnov, Samuel Feinberg and Lev Oborin are luminaries. His repertoire ranges from the Baroque to the contemporary and includes rarely performed works by Armenian composers. This period was the start of his extensive concert activity in which he performs works by Tigranian, Chukhadjian, Komitas, Melikian, Spendiarian, Barkhudarian, Stepanian, Khachaturian, Babajanian, Arutyunian, Abrahamian, Bagdasarian, Avetisian, Mirzoyan, Amirkhanian and many other Armenian composers, which eventually led him to produce his own concerts. He was awarded the State Prize of the Republic of Armenia for his outstanding contribution to the development and popularisation of Armenian classical music. Also Available
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