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TRACK LISTING:
1. Where are You O Mother? Oor ess mayr eem 3:14
2. You are a Profound Mystery Khorhoort khoreen 3:46
3. Trisagion Soorp Asdvadz 2:09
4. We Celebrate Donemk 3:33
5. Chosen of God Underyalet Hasdoodzo 2:30
6. Joyous Light Looys Zuvart 3:45
7. My Heart Trembles Seerd eem sasanee 2:31
8. Lord Have Mercy Der, voghormya 3:12
9. Entrance to the Tabernacle Horjam 4:24
10. The Fowl Havoon, havoon 5:02
11. The Mother of the Lord Deeramayren 3:04
12. Open for us, Lord Patz Mez Der 2:47
13. Be Delighted, O Holy Church Oorakh ler 1:56
14. Rejoice, O Holy Church Oorakh ler 3:13
15. You are the Only Holy One Miayn Soorp 1:56
16. Doxology Amen, hayr soorp 5:31
17. O Gardener Ov bardeezban 3:19
18. The Lord's Prayer Deroonagan aghotk 2:07
Reviews
“Joyous Light could be the crossover sensation of the year. Bayrakdarian applies her shapely lyric instrument to long, ululating, monophonic melodies – stately, graceful, rather sad and trance-inducing. The experience [of this disc] will be less traditional then mindblowing.”
– Opera News
“Those who have not yet succumbed to the charms of Isabel Bayrakdarian owe it to themselves to snap up this disc. Four unaccompanied solos are included, allowing Bayrakdarian’s luscious tones to be enjoyed in all their unadorned glory.”
– Opera Canada
“It’s clear that this is a singer who not only is unusually versatile but is one who can totally command a role or embody a song or enthrall an audience with the strength, clarity, and expressiveness of her voice and (seeming) effortlessness of her technique. Perhaps sensuous is not an appropriate word for describing a performance of religious music, but that’s one of the words that comes to mind in listening to these deeply felt, richly colored renditions”
– ClassicsToday
“Caressing the twists and turns of the melismas with their Oriental modulations, her voice brings to life the joys and sorrows of a people who, in the light of historical and current events, have achieved an artistic expression as universal as Baudelaire’s Fleurs du Mal. With intensity, in slow tempos that evoke the contemplation of a threnody (‘Where are You, O Mother’), the imploration and supplication of God (‘Lord have Mercy’), or the mystery of a hidden God (‘You are a Profound Mystery’), Bayrakdarian’s mellifluous voice follows the melodic convolutions and raises ornamentation to soul-thrilling heights, drawing nourishment from rhythmic inflections and the effect of her own breathing. A first record that is so musically effective portends well for a career that is intelligently nurtured instead of driven by impatience.”
– American Record Guide
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