World Classical Music
The show presents the masterpieces of classics in performance of distinguished musicians, as well as provides comprehensive information about the lives and works of composers and performers, their role and influence on further development of classical music.
Hafezian
Based on Johann Goethe's "West-Eastern Divan," this issue of the program explores the influence of Persian poetry on Western poetry. The host presents and analyzes F. Schubert’s and I. Brahms’ songs composed to Hafiz's words, and shows the importance of the mission of art and culture in the reconciliation and harmony of the East and the West.
Georg Friedrich Handel (Part II)
The second part of this episode covers the London period of Handel's life and work, when his ascent in the genres of oratorio and opera took place. The host continues to draw parallels between Handel and Bach, and notes Handel's influence on other composers.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Part II)
The second part of this episode is dedicated to the life and work of Mozart. It uses excerpts from the treatises on Mozart by famous musicologists that reveal the features of this genius’s world view and character. Those features are embodied in the images of the characters created by him.
Maestro Aram Gharabekyan
This episode is dedicated to the memory of Aram Gharabekyan, the artistic director and conductor of the State Chamber Orchestra of Armenia. It highlights his active work in Armenia and the Diaspora, and his role in raising the quality level of the Orchestra and in contributing to the international reputation of Armenia.
Prophecy and Art (Part I)
The first part of the episode presents the artist as a prophet, who is endowed with abilities to receive the word of the Creator and convey it to mankind, to unite the world with love as well as to predict the impending disasters and to sober people, to lift them up and to direct their eyes to heaven and eternity.