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Étude No. 12: Unveiled

Marie Awadis

Chopin, minimalism and Armenian flair come together on Études Mélodiques, the debut DG album from composer-pianist Marie Awadis. Its 12 tracks for solo piano reveal her individual and unique voice, a product of the diverse influences that enrich her music. The classical foundations of her conservatory years persist – with Chopin providing the obvious formal starting point – but they’re interwoven with aspects of everything from Bach to Kancheli, via jazz and the Armenian folk tunes she has known since childhood. And, reflecting a more recent musical discovaery, the dual strands of US and European minimalism also play a key role here.

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Marie Awadis

Marie Awadis is an Armenian pianist and composer based in Germany. She is known for fusing classical and minimal music with Armenian folk elements. Classically trained on the piano since age nine, she studied music in Lebanon and Germany. On her sophomore album “Searching” (2017), Awadis reflected her reconnection with her Armenian roots. She recorded “Una Corda Diaries” (2020) on a unique concert piano in Budapest, followed by a single in Deutsche Grammophon’s Project XII series.

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