Kashefan Forutan Farda | 2015 | Iranian composers |
DETERMINED | NEGIN ZOMORODI
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“DETERMINED” (FROM KĀSHEFĀN-E FORŪTAN-E FARDĀ)
• Composer: Negin Zomorodi
• Album Title: Kāshefān-e Forūtan-e Fardā
• Publisher: Beethoven Music Center, Tehran (2016)
• Format: Three-Movement String Quintet
• Recording Location & Date: Yerevan Center for the Arts, Armenia (October 2009)………………………………………………………
ELITE INTERNATIONAL RECORDING ENSEMBLE
• Violin I: Hovhannes Mokatsian (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra)
• Violin II: Samuel Barseghian (Lisbon Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Viola: Jemma Abrahamyan (State Soloists Ensemble Yerevan)
• Cello: Aram Talalyan (Renowned Armenian Virtuoso & Conductor)
• Contrabass: Simon Hayrapetyan (Armenian National Chamber Orchestra)
PROGRAM NOTES & MOVEMENT ANALYSIS
Determined is structured as a rigorous three-movement string quintet that pushes the acoustic and expressive boundaries of the ensemble:
III. Farewell: A restless, driving climax built upon a fierce contrapuntal battle between two independent, unyielding melodies.
CRITICAL & ACADEMIC CONTEXT
This landmark compilation showcases a generation of contemporary Iranian composers deliberately breaking away from the rigid, traditional “do’s and don’ts” of classical academic music education in Iran. The album serves as a bold avant-garde movement, rediscovering musical axioms without repetition. It balances an intense discovery of geographic and cultural identity with a fierce commitment to absolute aesthetic originality.
Featured Compilation Composers:
Negin Zomorodi, Roozbeh Rafiei, Farzad Fazli, Aso Kohzadi, Siamak Anvari, Alireza Chegini, Niloufar Karimi, Karen Sabbaghi.
I. Determined: A movement driven by wandering motifs and fragile micro-textures, abruptly grounded and resolved by sharp, percussive col legno strikes across the string sections.
II. Awakens the Sardines Among the Strings: A deeply atmospheric movement utilizing specialized bowing techniques to evoke a dark, misty, and highly cinematic sonic landscape.