Hymns from a Great Temple, and other Selected Works Instrument : piano Nombre de Pages : 115 Ebenfalls erhältlich sind Aufnahmen der vier Bände auf jeweils einer Doppel-CD, erschienen bei WERGO. Content : Hymns from a Great Temple - Fragments from The Struggle of the Magicians - Four Early Pieces - The Essentuki Prayer - Return from a Journey - The Initiation of the Priestess - The Bokharian Derbish, Hadji-Asvath-Troov
SKU: HL.49019316
ISBN 9790001191319. UPC: 841886019591. 9.0x12.0x0.1 inches.
The philosopher and mystic G. I. Gurdjieff, born in Caucasus at the border between Armenia and Turkey, developed a theory which is supposed to mediate between the esoteric knowledge of the East and the scientific thinking of the West. In collaboration with the Russian composer Thomas de Hartmann, he created a series of piano compositions in which melodies from Far Eastern religions are included. Now, some of these works have been arranged for two guitars for the first time since this is suggested by the relationship of the guitar to Asian plucked instruments, such as the lute or 'tar', for tonal reasons. Thus, the clarity and power of this music is expressed in a delicate and colourful way.