Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff

Featuring the *duduk* (double reed woodwind made from apricot wood), the *blul* (a kind of Armenian shepherd’s flute), the *kamancha* (a Persian bowed string instrument), the *oud* (a short-neck lute), the *kanon* (a plucked string instrument that lies flat on the lap), the *santur* (a Persian hammered dulcimer), the *tar* (an Iranian long-necked waisted lute), the *dap* (an Iranian frame drum), the *saz* (an Ottoman long-necked lute), and the *tombak* (an Iranian goblet drum). Beautiful interpretations of Gurdjieff’s compositions by a Lebanon-born Armenian conductor immersing himself in the folk traditions from which the music sprang. What I love most about this music is the space surrounding the notes and phrases, how comfortable it is with crafting something out of the silence.