I Am Servant of Your Voice: April-May, 1917

by Zabelle Panosian

I Am Servant of Your Voice: April-May, 1917 cover art

This astonishing archival release unearths the incredibly rare 1917 recordings of Armenian-American soprano Zabelle Panosian, recorded in New York City amidst the ongoing Armenian Genocide. Her breathtaking, highly operatic vocal performances of traditional folk songs and art music serve as a profound, mournful testament to a displaced culture. The painstakingly restored collection offers a haunting, historically invaluable glimpse into the early diaspora's musical preservation efforts.

Genres

  • Armenian Music
  • Art Song

Tracklist

  1. Groung (Crane) take 2
  2. Im Sireli Zavagounks (My Beloved Children) take 3
  3. Mir Khor Babge Kerezman (Our Father’s Grandfather’s Grave) take 2
  4. Caroun (Spring) take 2
  5. Tzain Dour Ov Dzovag (Give Voice O Lake) untraced take
  6. Der Getso (Lord Give Life) take 2
  7. Kilikia (Cilicia) take 1
  8. Khavarel Yem (I Am Darkened) take 1
  9. Togh Tcherke Bibool (Let the Nightingale Not Sing) take 2
  10. Mi Lar Pibool (Don't Weep, Nightingale) take 2
  11. Charmant Oiseau (from La Perle de Brasil) take 2
  12. Togh Tcherke Bibool (Let the Nightingale Not Sing) take 1
  13. Khavarel Yem (I Am Darkened) take 2
  14. Der Getso (Lord Give Life) take 1
  15. Der Getso (Lord Give Life) take 4
  16. Tzain Dour Ov Dzovag (Give Voice O Lake) take 9
  17. Tzain Dour Ov Dzovag (Give Voice O Lake) take 1
  18. Caroun (Spring) take 1
  19. Caroun (Spring) take 3
  20. Caroun (Spring) take 4
  21. Mir Khor Babge Kerezman (Our Father’s Grandfather’s Grave) take 3
  22. Im Sireli Zavagounks (My Beloved Children) take 4
  23. Im Sireli Zavagounks (My Beloved Children) take 5
  24. Im Sireli Zavagounks (My Beloved Children) take 6
  25. Groung (Crane) take 7
  26. Groung (Crane) take 1
  27. Groung (Crane) take 5