A Fable (album)

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A Fable
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Studio album by
Tigran Hamasyan
Released2011 [1]
RecordedFebruary 2010 [2] [3]
Genre Armenian folk music, jazz and other styles [2] [4] [5]
Length56:07
Label Verve and EmArcy [2] [4]
Tigran Hamasyan chronology
Aratta Rebirth: Red Hail
(2009)		A Fable
(2011)		 Shadow Theater
(2013)
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A Fable is the fourth album by Tigran Hamasyan released in February 2011. [8] [1] [3] [9] Tigran uses traditional Armenian hymns, Armenian poetry and Armenian folk music as the basis for the tracks on the album. [10] [4] [11] The album also draws influences from Jazz, Rock and Pop. [5] [7] Tigran in an interview said that he chose the name of the album "... because each composition tells a story ... [and] people can relate to fables because they are both simple, yet deep." [3] [11] [7] He only used his first name on this album's release, but has used his full name in subsequent albums. [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tigran Hamasyan.

No.TitleLength
1."Rain Shadow"1:36
2."What The Waves Brought"6:30
3."The Spinners" (G.I. Gurdjieff & T. De Hartmann)2:58
4."Illusion"1:31
5."Samsara"5:33
6."Longing" (lyrics taken from Hovhannes Tumanyan's "Quatrians")5:06
7."Carnival"2:45
8."The Legend Of The Moon" (based on the poetry of Gegham Saryan)5:32
9."Someday My Prince Will Come" (F. Churchill & L. Morey)3:39
10."Kakavik (The Little Partridge)" (based on an Armenian folk song collected by Komitas)5:56
11."A Memory That Became A Dream"2:37
12."A Fable"5:05
13."Mother, Where Are You?" (Armenian medieval Hymn)2:26
14."Looking For The Block"5:00
Total length:56:07

References

  1. 1 2 3 Walker, Charles (April 10, 2011). "Tigran Hamasyan: A Fable". All About Jazz . Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Flynn, Mike (August 23, 2011). "Tigran – A Fable ★★★★". Jazzwise . Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "A Fable". Fip . February 27, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Fordham, John (September 8, 2011). "Tigran: A Fable – review". The Guardian . Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Parri, Paola (March 19, 2011). "Tigran Hamasyan, A fable (Verve, 2011) - Pianosolo, il portale sul pianoforte". pianosolo.it. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ Hewett, Ivan (September 2, 2011). "Tigran: A Fable, CD Review". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 "Tigran Hamasyan – With A Fable". Armenian Pulse Radio & Entertainment. April 13, 2012. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  8. ↑ Silver, Marc (December 22, 2011). "Tigran Hamasyan: A Pianist's Mellow Ode To 'Mother'". NPR . Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  9. ↑ "A Fable". Télérama. February 14, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  10. ↑ Cohen, Sharonne (November 18, 2011). "Tigran Hamasyan: A Fable". JazzTimes . Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  11. 1 2 "Tigran Hamasyan: discografia, biografia, album e vinili - UMG". Universal Music Group . Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Tigran Hamasyan An Ancient Observer". VisionMusica. March 17, 2017. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
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