A Valuable Sampling

'... South Caucasian music performed by a team of its best authenticated exponents.'

Music of Armenia. The title says it all. Pre-eminent Armenian cellist Suren Bagratuni, with Marta, his daughter, whose soprano voice and cello playing are also featured on this Blue Griffin recording, and two colleagues from Michigan State University: American pianist Deborah Moriarty and saxophonist James Forger, perform music by prominent Armenian composers.

Ever since leaving Armenia in 1982 Suren recalls: 'this project has been in the back of my mind...