Credits:

Gazarossian, Koharik (1907-1967)

Description:

Koharik Gazarosyan is a female composer born in Istanbul of Armenian descent. She moved to France to study with Dukas and others at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris. Although affected by World War II, she continued to work as a pianist, dividing her time between Istanbul and Paris, and her 24 exercises are reminiscent of Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, and others, while at the same time being aware of Armenian melodies, early 20th century music, and tonal boundary areas, making them highly This is an innovative and challenging piano piece with a lot of personality. The performer is Nareh Kaloyan. He is one of the most promising pianists in the future, having worked with Pascal Davaillon, Pierre-Laurent Emard, Peter Eicher, and others.