Duo Solo Astrig Siranossian

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007:
• 1Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude02:29
• Anonymous
• 2Anonymous: Alakyaz00:45
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007:
• 3Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande05:41
• Anonymous
• 4Anonymous: Noubar00:43
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007:
• 5Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante02:30
• Anonymous
• 6Anonymous: Garuna01:09
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007:
• 7Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande02:53
• Anonymous
• 8Anonymous: Chinar es01:08
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007:
• 9Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: V. Menuets I & II03:19
• Anonymous
• 10Anonymous: Shogher djan00:52
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007:
• 11Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue01:36
• György Ligeti (1923 - 2006): Cello Sonata:
• 12Ligeti: Cello Sonata: I. Dialogo04:11
• 13Ligeti: Cello Sonata: II. Capriccio03:42
• Anonymous: Sareri Hovin Mernem:
• 14Anonymous: Sareri Hovin Mernem02:55
• Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967): Sonata for Solo Cello in B Minor, Op. 8:
• 15Kodály: Sonata for Solo Cello in B Minor, Op. 8: I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato08:12
• 16Kodály: Sonata for Solo Cello in B Minor, Op. 8: II. Adagio. Con grand' espressione12:41
• 17Kodály: Sonata for Solo Cello in B Minor, Op. 8: III. Allegro molto vivace11:44
• Total Runtime01:06:30

Info for Duo Solo

This album is the story of a dialogue between two voices: the singing voice and the voice of the cello, which has always been considered the instrument closest to the human voice. It is also the story of two worlds and the meeting of two cultures, East and West. The East we encounter here is Armenia, its thousand-year-old culture, its music and its songs, which resonate with the compositions of Bach, Kodály and Ligeti. For the cellist Astrig Siranossian, vocal melody and the sound of the cello are two voices that she has always combined in her concerts, coupling a dance from a solo cello suite by Bach with an Armenian song that she performs with great sensitivity. East and West, Armenia and Europe: it is her roots and her emotions that the young cellist shares with us here. This recording was made on two different cellos, according to the repertory: an instrument by Francesco Ruggieri dating from 1676 and the famous Giovanni Gagliano of 1756 known as the ‘Sir John Barbirolli’.

Astrig Siranossian, cello, voice

Astrig Siranossian
Winner of the First Prize and several times winner of the Special Prize of the Krzysztof Penderecki International Cello Competition, Astrig Siranossian performs as soloist with famous orchestras. A regular guest of Daniel Barenboim’s, her musical partners are no less than Martha Argerich, Simon Rattle, Yo-Yo Ma, Zubin Mehta, Emmanuel Pahud, Daniel Ottensamer… The most well-known venues have already hosted the young musician: Paris Philharmonic, Musikverein in Vienna, KKL Luzern, Basel Casino, Dijon Opera, Flagey in Brussels, Teatro Colon Buenos Aires, Kennedy Center Washington….

Her Last recording « Dear Mademoiselle » a tribute to Nadia Boulanger, recorded with the pianist Nathanaël Gouin and Daniel Barenboim received the honor of the press and international medias.

Her previous recording got many prizes including the « Shcalplattenprize », the Musica Prize, Télérama ffff.. She is regularly invited by international TV channels and radios.

Since 2016, Astrig Siranossian is leading the festival « Les Musicades » taking place in Romans sur Isère, her hometown in France. In 2020 she created the charity project « Spidak-Sevane » to bring education and material to children in Armenia.

Astrig Siranossian started music at the age of three. Five years later she was admitted to the CNR in Lyon, furthered her studies at the Lyon CNSM in Lyon, obtaining her diploma of higher studies with distinction. She completed her training in Switzerland at the Basel Conservatory in Ivan Monighetti’s class, passing her Concert Masters and Soloist Masters Degree with flying honors.

Astrig plays a 1676 Ruggieri cello, generously loaned by the Boubo Music Foundation in Binningen.

Booklet for Duo Solo