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Armenia's Past & Present

Nan | Worcester, MA USA | 03/22/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album combines the best of both worlds in terms of Armenian music. It is performed with a choral group and musical instruments. It has the old musical mountain instruments and it uses new instruments. The creative orchestration gives new sounds to some old country songs. The new songs add depth and create a pleasant listening experence."

Nice music peeks out from behind vintage technology

Ulven | australia | 10/18/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"All the tunes are nice, and varied.Ensemble with chorus/male singer/female singer, ensemble instrumental.Interesting aray of instruments.The singers/instrumentalists have all honed their talents well, and sound steeped in their culture.
Though the cd is obviously transfered from LP (which may put some listeners off), there are no gliches that 'jump' at you (eg.one track louder than another, electrical 'ticks', etc...).It has a consistency all thru.(thats why I thought '3-stars' would be harsh)They did an even job with the technology they had."