Like a musical fairytale from the Renaissance, like a myth which praises love, this work comes to remind us how great a musician Kora Michaelian was, this inspirational musician from Armenia. Kora leads us back, to the years of innocence. Just like in all good fairytales, the myth is merely a canvas on which something deeper is woven. In Kora's seemingly simple myth, the grandness of love is distinguished, which goes beyond life and death, helping those who feel love to also do the same. She consciously leaves the structure of the myth simple, so that its comprehensive dimension is then given through her musical composition. Her music passes through the Renaissance, is inspired by the musical tradition of Armenia, for a moment it touches the improvised paths of the Greek rembetika, at some points it becomes atonal and closes with an intensively lyrical ballad. It is a contemporary postmodern work, intensively lyrical and simultaneously very well structured so as to create the impression that if we change even the slightest element it will lose its perfect balance. The voice of Karyofyllia Karabeti narrates the myth like one more musical instrument, following this fragile balance of the music. Karabeti, like a member of the orchestra, voices the speech of the music in such a way that her speech becomes music.
1-2: The years of innocence
3-4: At first sight
5-6: Magic
7-8: The dance of the princess
9-10: The festivity
11: She is gone
12-13: As a dream
14-15: Mermaid
16-17: In the land of frozen water
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