I got you on tape - Somesault

Composer: Arno Babajanian (1921-1983)
Piece: Elegy
Performer: Carlos Márquez

I dedicate this piece to my good friend pianist Sarkis Baltaian, who played it in a recital years ago. http://www.baltaian.com/sarkisbaltaian.htm

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Arno Babajanian: Elegy

Archive - I Will Fade - Live

“Luminous Silence” is a gentle soundscape of slow, beautiful, and restorative music created to bring calm to the mind and peace to the heart. Each track flows like a soft current of light—subtle, spacious, and serene—perfect for study, prayer, meditation, or quiet reflection.

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Waiting for the Beloved

Violin with piano accompaniment. Nathan Milstein's transcription of Chopin Nocturne in c# minor

Chopin Nocturne in cis

Fast to the edge 
close to the south 
the remains of the sky 
are woven into shrouds 
broken and wild 
charcoal in black
the promise of rain
is swollen in the clouds

strange is the man free in his heart
strange is the man unchained at last

clear is the sap
under the bark
carried from the root
it opens the bud
dry is the tongue
cracked at the mouth
he trembles in thanks
as he drinks from the cup

strange is the man free in his heart
strange is the man unchained at last

over at the seam
red to the vein
he's whispering soft
all the names of the dead
laughing to himself
unbound and set
now the wind is his pillow
and the skies are his bed

strange is the man free in his heart
strange is the man unchained at last 

Chopin Nocturne in cis

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