-= New CD: Avet Terterian =-

[MosJan]

TETERIAN’S WORKS RELEASED ON CD

 

When casting a retrospective look in the past of music in the 20-th century we usually centered on a constellation of composers of 18, 19 centuries. Today, already in the 21-st century we can insist that several names from the past century have already become classical. Avet Terterian occupies his special place among these names. We would like to recall his words that he was not composing music but was listening and comprehending the beat of the Universe and putting it down. We would also like to add that Terterian was not only putting down that throbbing but also philosophizing with musical sounds.

 

Terterian was born on July 29, 1929 in Baku, Azerbaijan. His parents were not professional musicians, but both of them had beautiful voices and had some training which allowed his father to perform as an opera singer, and his mother to appear in concert performances. The father, Rouben Terterian, a graduate of medical department of the Saratov University, was known in Baku as a practicing physician - laringologist. Avet's brother Herman was a renowned opera conductor, and Avet's son Rouben is a talented musicologist and the author of the book "Avet Terterian", published in Yerevan in 1989.

 

His symphonies number 3 (for symphonic orchestra and Armenian folk instruments duduk and zurna) and number 5 ( for orchestra and kemancha) occupy a key place in his works. Recently these two great works were released on CD by the performance of Tbilisi symphonic orchestra, led by world famous conductor Jansoug Kakhidze. The prominent conductor has made a brilliant biography, leading orchestras of Bavaria Radio, London, Prague, Moscow and Leningrad symphonic orchestras, as well and Scotland’s and France’s orchestras. Being known as a distinctive interpreter of works of Heidn, Brams, Richard Straus, Maller, Prokofieff, Shostakovich and Stravinski, Kakhidze has more than once performed Terterian’s works.

 

By Tamar Hovanesian

 

 

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