Luys I Luso

Pianist Tigran Hamasyan's ECM debut is an extraordinary exploration of Armenian sacred music. Hamasyan has selected hymns and sharakans (Armenia's liturgical songs) as well as chants and arranged this selection for voices and piano. This is music of the 5th to 19th centuries, finding new and dramatic expression through Hamasyan's improvisational imagination and the committed performances of Armenia's leading choir.