Format | On Demand CD |
Ordering Number | FW-03360-CCD |
Barcode | 093070336025 |
label | Smithsonian Folkways CCD |
Release date | 4/6/2005 |
Release date | 1/1/1978 |
salesrank | 12141 |
Israeli pianist Amiram Rigai gives us a tour through the Middle East, with stops in Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Israel, Lebanon and Turkey. This exquisite 20th-century music was inspired by national traditions but uses the language and form of Western music. Featuring pieces by Manolis Kalomiri, Paul Ben-Haim, Andre Amine Hossein, Ilhan Mimaroglu, Anis Fuleihan and Rigai himself.