Bechtler String Quartet on Komitas

From the John Clark Performance Studio

Members of the Bechtler Ensemble perform a program of music by the Armenian curate Komitas, a pioneer in the field of ethnomusicology. Ensemble director Tanja Bechtler also speaks about Komitas’ efforts to preserve Armenian culture in the face of genocide. Heard on the Episode: Joe Meyer, violin 1 Tatiana Karpova, violin 2 Vasily Gorkovoy, viola Tanja Bechtler, cello Komitas : Armenian Folk Songs for Strings arr. by Sergei Aszlamazyan 1. Shogher Djian (Dear Sugar) 2. Chinar es (She's slender like a plane-tree) 3. Kagavik (Song of the little partridge) 4. March Along 5. Shushiki (Girl's Dance) 6. Echmiadzni Bar (Echmiadzin Dance) Learn more about the Bechtler Ensemble