Mahmud Karimi - Course of Avaz

Avaz Course
Vocal Radif of Persian Classical Music
Mahmud Karimi (voice)
Mahoor Institute of Culture MCD-125 [CDx4]

Contents:

  1. Dastgâh-e Shur - Darâmad
  2. Kereshmeh
  3. Darâmad-e Khârâ
  4. Rahâvi
  5. Owj
  6. Shahnâz
  7. Qarache
  8. Razavi
  9. Razavi & Tahrir-e Javâd-khâni
  10. Bozorg
  11. Dobeyti
  12. Hoseyni
  13. Zirkesh-e Salmak, Hazin, Forud
  14. Gereyli
  15. Masnavi
  16. Âvâz-e Abu'atâ - Darâmad
  17. Sayakhi
  18. Râmkali I
  19. Râmkali II
  20. Khosrow Shirin I
  21. Khosrow Shirin II
  22. Gawri
  23. Hejâz
  24. Châhârpâre or Châhârbâgh
  25. Âvâz-e Bayât-e Tork - Darâmad I
  26. Darâmad II
  27. Dogâh
  28. Ruh-ol-Arvâh
  29. Jâmedarân
  30. Feyli
  31. Shekaste
  32. Qatâr
  33. Qarâyi
  34. Shahâbi
  35. Mehrabâni
  36. Masnavi
  1. Âvâz-e Dashti - Darâmad
  2. Owj
  3. Gilaki
  4. Bidagâni
  5. Chupâni
  6. Dashtestâni & Hâjiyâni
  7. Ghamangiz
  8. Deylamân
  9. Masnavi
  10. Âvâz-e Afshâri - Darâmad
  11. Jâmedarân
  12. Hesâr
  13. Qarâyi
  14. Nahib
  15. Hazin
  16. Rohâb
  17. Sadri
  18. Masnavi
  19. Âvâz-e Bayât-e Esfahân - Darâmad II
  20. Jâmedarân
  21. Bayât-e Râje
  22. Suz-o Godâz
  23. Owj
  24. Naghme
  25. Gushe-ye in Esfahân
  26. Bayâ-e Shirâz
  27. Masnavi
  28. Sufinâme
  29. Dastgâh-e Segâh - Darâmad I
  30. Darâmad II
  31. Zâbol
  32. Muye
  33. Shekaste Muye
  34. Hesâr
  35. Mokhâlef
  36. Mokhâlef Be Maghlub
  37. Hodi & Pahlavi
  38. Masnavi-ye Mokhâlef
  1. Dastgâh-e Châhârgâh - Darâmad
  2. Zâbol
  3. Hesâr
  4. Forud
  5. Mokhâlef
  6. Mokhâlef Be Maghlub
  7. Mansuri
  8. Hodi & Pahlavi
  9. Rajaz
  10. Masnavi-ye Mokhâlef
  11. Dastgâh-e Mâhur - Darâmad
  12. Goshâyesh
  13. Dâd
  14. Hesâr-e Mâhur, Zirafkan, Âzarbâyejâni, Mâhur-e Saghir, Forud
  15. Feyli
  16. Shekaste
  17. Delkash
  18. Neyshâburak
  19. Neyriz
  20. Morâdkhâni or Âzarbâyejâni
  21. Tusi
  22. Nasirkhâni
  23. Khâvarân
  24. Nahib/Arâq, Mohayyer, Âshur. Hazin, Forud
  25. Râk-e Hendi
  26. Safir-e Râk
  27. Râk-e Abdollâh
  28. Râk-e Keshmir
  29. Sâghinâme, Sufinâme, Koshte
  30. Masnavi
  31. Dastgâh-e Râst-Panjgâh - Darâmad
  32. Parvâne
  33. Naghme
  34. Ruhafzâ
  35. Neyriz
  36. Panjgâh, Sepehr
  37. Oshshâq
  38. Bayât-e Ajam, Bahâr-e Nur, Qarache, Mobarqa, Sepehr, Forud
  39. Arâq, Nahib, Mohayyer, Âshur, Hazin
  40. Tarz
  41. Leyli-o Majnun
  42. Râk-e Hendi, Safir-e Râk
  43. Râk-e Abdollâh
  44. Râk-e Keshmir
  1. Dastgâh-e Homâyun - Darâmad
  2. Chakâvak
  3. Leyli-o Majnun
  4. Shushtâri I
  5. Tarz
  6. Ney-Dâvud
  7. Bidâad
  8. Râje
  9. Râz-o Niyâz I
  10. Râz-o Niyâz II
  11. Shushtâri II
  12. Bakhtiyâri & Mo'âlef
  13. Dastgâh-e Navâ - Darâmad
  14. Gardâniye
  15. Naghme
  16. Bayât-e Râje
  17. Oshshâq
  18. Nahoft
  19. Khojaste
  20. Neyshâburak
  21. Hoseyni
  22. Arâq
  23. Neyriz & Gushe-ye Neyriz
  24. Rohâb & Masihi
  25. Takht-e Tâqdis
  26. Shâhkatâyi

Playing time: 300'

Recording date: unknown; released: 2003

The earlier recital here from Karimi (1927-1984) had long been one of my favorites, indeed a rather singularly appealing album. So I'd long been interested in more. And apparently the Mahoor Institute out of Iran has had releases available on streaming (& in some cases physically) for a while now, but appearing only after I stopped paying as much attention to Persian music.... In any case, this is another easy addition for the list, now that I've had an opportunity to consider this material. I haven't featured full radif performances here as much, but I continue to find Karimi's voice to be captivating (& the recorded sound is superb). As a longer, didactic performance, this might not be for everyday, but it's amazing (& largely lost) music, presented systematically in a high quality production. (And some of these Mahoor releases do seem to be easy to find on streaming — while some aren't.)

It also appears that the set was released as individual CDs, with individual catalog numbers.

To purchasing information for this disc.

To Iranian music list.

T. M. McComb