Levant Glazunov, Prokofiev, Chebotaryan, Al Wadi, Tajcevic, Abou-Khalil, Golijov, Gurdjieff Amici Chamber Ensemble ACD2 2655 • The fascinating, and mystifying sounds and colours of Levant, the “region of the rising Sun”, are the focus of Amici Ensemble’s latest recording project.   With music inspired by the Near East, the journey starts in the Balkans, moves into Israel, the Arabian Peninsula and up to the Caucasus mountains, and features an eclectic selection of works by Prokofiev, Gurdjieff, Golijov, and Abou-Khalil, among others. • The Amici Chamber Ensemble has been at the forefront of the Canadian chamber music scene over the past twenty-five years.   Clarinetist Joaquin Valdepeñas, cellist David Hetherington, and pianist Serouj Kradjian invite some of the finest musicians to join them in eclectic programming and projects, at the same time celebrating friendship through music; hence the name Amici.   Some of the many renowned artists who have performed with Amici are James Ehnes, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Benjamin Bowman, Russell Braun, Michael Schade, Cho-Liang Lin, Jaime Laredo, André Laplante and James Sommerville. • Alongside numerous broadcasts of their concerts on national radio, Amici’s recordings have placed them firmly among the world’s best chamber ensembles and have garnered a Juno award (for “Among Friends”), and several Juno award nominations, most recently, a 2011 Juno nomination for their ATMA Classique disc “Armenian Chamber Music”. Amici Chamber Ensemble Joaquin Valdepeñas CLARINET | CLARINETTE David Hetherington CELLO | VIOLONCELLE Serouj Kradjian PIANO WITH | AVEC Benjamin Bowman * Stephen Sitarski VIOLINS | VIOLONS Steven Dann VIOLA | ALTO ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV [1865-1936]   1. Rêverie Orientale, Op. 14 No, 2 [ Clarinet & String Quartet | Clarinette et quatuor &afrave; cordes ]     6:25 SERGEI PROKOF1EV [1891-1953]   2. Overture on Hebrew Thèmes: for Clarinet, String Quartet, and Piano, Op. 34 |       Ouverture sur des thèmes juifs pour clarinette, piano et quatuor a cordes     8:26 GEORGE GURDJ1EFF [1866-1945] THOMAS DE HARTMANN [1885-1956]   3. Armenian Song | Chant arménien [ Piano ]     2:43     8:26 GAYANÉ CHEBOTARYAN [1918-1998]   4. Trio for Piano, Violin *, and Cello | Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle     8:11 SOLHI AL-WADI [1934-2007] Trio for Piano, Violin *, and Cello | Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle [1975]     74:33   5. II. Burlesque: Allegro     3:04   6. IV. Adagio — Moderato — Adagio     11:29 GEORGE GURDJIEFF | THOMAS DE HARTMANN   7. Sayyid Chant and Dance, No, 29 | Chant et danse [ Piano ]     4:45 MARKO TAJCEV1C [1900-1984]       Seven Balkan Dances for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano |       Sept danses des Balkans pour clarinette, violoncelle et piano       8.   I. Con moto     7:32   9.  II. Rustico     1:34 10. III. Vivo     0:49 11.  IV. Sostenuto e cantabile     2:06 12.   V. Allegro ritmico     0:55 13. VI. Allegretto     0:47 14. VII. Allegro quasi pesante     1:06 GEORGE GURDJIEFF | THOMAS DE HARTMANN 15. Sayyid Chant and Dance, No. 10 | Chant et danse [ Piano ]     3:17 RAB1H ABOU-KHALIL [b. | né en 1957] | Arr. Serouj Kradjian 16. Arabian Waltz * | Valse arabe [ Violin, Cello, and Piano Violon, violoncelle et piano ]     4:06       (Universal Edition) OSVALDO GOLUOV [b | né en 1960] 17. Levante (Fantasy on a chorus from La pasión según San Marcos) [ Piano ]     4:25       (Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes 2005) ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879