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Written in fRoots issue 340, 2011


THE GURDJIEFF FOLK INSTRUMENTS ENSEMBLE
Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff
ECM 277 1913 (2011)

Much of Gurdjieff’s music is based on Armenian, Georgian, Russian, Turkish, Greek, Kurdish and other traditions, but until now was rendered with classical instrumentation. As he apparently had in mind, this Armenian ensemble plays it on duduk, blul, kamancha, oud, qanun, santur, saz, dhol etc. Works well, even though more arranged-careful than passionate. www.ecmrecords.com

© 2011 Andrew Cronshaw
 

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