Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏)

Armenak Shahmuradyan (also spelled Chah-Mouradian or Shah-Mouradian, April 7, 1878, Muş, Ottoman Empire – September 14, 1939, Paris), also known as the bard of Daron, was an Armenian operatic tenor. He is one of the outstanding representatives of Komitas's school. Shahmuradyan is well known for the performance of "Krunk", "Antuni", "Garun a", "Hayastan", "Kilikia" and other Armenian songs.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 7, 1878 (Muş), Died September 14, 1939 (Paris, France)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1918

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal

Notes: A. Chah-Mouradian, Armenak Chah-Mouradian, Armenak Shah-Mouradian.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Trial 1916-06-19-02] Not documented 6/19/1916 Krisdos badarakial A. Chah-Mouradian Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 58297 10-in. approximately 1917 Hayasdan (Հայաստան) Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 58298 10-in. approximately 1917 Pamp orodan (Բամբ որոտան) Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 58299 10-in. approximately May 1917 Mayr araksie Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 58300 10-in. approximately May 1917 Sirouhis Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 58315 10-in. approximately 1917 Hishestsʻowkʻ-gisheri (Յիշեսցուք-գիշերի) Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 58316 10-in. approximately 1917 K'ristos patarageal (Գիստոս պատարագեալ) Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 58317 10-in. approximately 1917 Amēn hayr sowrb (Ամէն հայր սուրբ) Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 58318 10-in. approximately 1917 Owrakh ler (Ուրախ լեր) Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 58645 10-in. approximately September 1917 Kele kele (Գելե, գելե) Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 58646 10-in. approximately September 1917 Gantche...groung (Կանչէ կռունկ) Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 59542 12-in. approximately September 1917 Aror dadrak Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 59543 12-in. approximately September 1917 Andouni Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 84315 10-in. approximately May 1918 Alagez, khungi dzar Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 84316 10-in. approximately May 1918 Goujn ara, kina kina (Կուծն առա, գնա գնա) Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 84341 10-in. April 1918 Hov arek (Հով առեգ) Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 84342 10-in. 4/30/1918 Giligia (Կիլիկիա) Armenak Shahmuradian (Արմենակ Շահմուրադյան‏) Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, tenor vocal  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shahmuradian, Armenak (Շահմուրադյան‏, Արմենակ)," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/343289.

Shahmuradian, Armenak (Շահմուրադյան‏, Արմենակ). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/343289.

"Shahmuradian, Armenak (Շահմուրադյան‏, Արմենակ)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/343289

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