ARMENIA

The list author says:
	"The touchstone: from haunting choral work to solo duduk & kanun - soulful & life-changing!"

The list author says:
	"Doleful quartets with references to deceased friends & linguistic forms by Armenia's greatest living composer"

The list author says:
	"Hagopian"

The list author says:
	"Zeytoonian"

The list author says:
	"Solo oud"

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	"Totally idiomatic performance by Armenian orchestra of its nation's most celebrated classical composer inspired by folk melodies"

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	"Armenian Folk Music"

The list author says:
	"This CD started it all off when exported from USSR - now Gasparyan's duduk is (quite rightly) ubiquitous"

The list author says:
	"Harutyunyan has a soulful voice not unlike that of Marta Sebestyen with mostly slow, minimalist & hypnotic accompaniments"

The list author says:
	"Shoghaken Ensemble"

The list author says:
	"Djivan Gasparyan"

The list author says:
	"Kalaschjan"

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	"Stringed tranquility"

The list author says:
	"Haut-Karabagh"

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	"Traditional Dances of Armenia"

The list author says:
	"Apricots from Eden"

The list author says:
	"This is OK but Ara Dinkjian's solo "Armenian in America" (not available in UK) is much more direct, jazz-inflected oud"

The list author says:
	"Another oud/ kanun triumph with great percussion & a beautiful song, Bingeol"

The list author says:
	"Different combinations of of armenian chalice drum, duduks & other wind instruments to create authentic variety of styles & moods"

The list author says:
	"As on the Armenia box set, Dabaghyan shows he is a master of the duduk, especially with dance rhythms"

The list author says:
	"Two more folk-inspired concertos from Armenia's most celebrated composer - that for cello is seriously under-rated"

The list author says:
	"Powerful representation of Armenia's liturgical tradition by ultimately tragic priest/ composer"

The list author says:
	"Folk inspired, again, but this time melodic, flowing ballet music"

The list author says:
	"Beautiful choir settings of an Armenian poet who resisted state control - much closer to Komitas than Khachaturian"