Tigran Hamasyan - The Bird of a Thousand Voices [2CD]

Format: 2CD
Catalogue No.: BLV8489
Barcode: 3700187684891
Release Date: 30 Aug 2024
Genre: Jazz

 Tigran Hamasyan has composed his greatest work, inspired by a traditional Armenian tale of the same name. The album ‘The Bird of a Thousand Voices’ is rediscovering this story via a transmedia project consisting of an innovative staged play (world premiered at the Holland Festival on June 8th, 2024), two ambitious cinematic fiction music videos, a documentary music video and an online game.
 The original story of the firebird has been transmitted orally over the centuries and cultures. The folk tale requires a multi-layered, transdisciplinary approach to provide an artistic context for this fascinating story. The mystical bird of a thousand voices is a beautiful metaphor of our times: a world in search of connection and harmony, faced with ecological, psychological and spiritual crises.
 Therefore, any form of recognition and new means of transmitting this beautiful music of the ancient traditions of the Caucasus is important and sets the tone for world curiosity and diversity. This ‘The Bird of a Thousand Voices’ album is part of that context.
 Tigran is one of the most remarkable jazz pianists and composers of his generation. He combines improvisation with the rich traditional music of his native Armenia. Ten
years ago, he and award-winning filmmaker Ruben Van Leer met during a collaboration at the Cité de la Musique in Paris, creating ‘Shadow Theater’, a visual musical experience. They went on to create several music videos together.
 Lavish 2CD / 2LP with three booklets (80 pages in total).

Tracklisting
The Kingdom
The Curse (Blood Of An Innocent Is Spilled)
The Bird Of A Thousand Voices
Areg’s Calling (Towards The World Above)
The Quest Begins
The Path Of No Return
Areg And Manushak (He Saw Her Reflection In The Water)
The Saviour Is Condemned
Guidance (Areg Meets Zaman)
Flaming Horse And The Thunderbolt Sword (From The Depth Of The Sea)
Red, White And Black Worlds
Bells Of Memory
Only The One Who Brought The Bird Can Make It Sing
Prophecy Of A Sacrifice
The Demon Of Akn Anatak
Temptations (Follow The Luminous Feather)
Forty Days In The Realm Of Bottomless Eye (He Brings Light Into The Soil Of Evil)
He Refuses To Be Immortal (The Goddess Of Paradise Gives Him The Enchanting Bird)
The Return (Through Vast Deserts, Seas and Dark Mountains)
Betrayed By Brothers
The Well Of Death And Resurrection
Sing Me A Song When You Wil Be  At The Place Where All Is Bliss
The Eternal Birds Sings And The  Garden Blooms Again
Postlude: After Seven Winters