The Moon over Mtatsminda by Jansug Kaxidze

...from the double album named Rites. The picture appearing during the music is one of my work

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[karga82]

Thanks a lot for answering. I did ask my Georgian friends and also asked Garbarek via a common musician friend, to no avail... I suspect Kakhidze made more recordings but that they were left aside after he passed away, and keep hoping these will pop up! This song by itself is precious enough, of course, I feel lucky to have come across it. And please accept my gratitude for posting it!

[ondajosh]

@karga82 Dear Karga82,in this moment I just finish with download "The Best of Jansug Kaxidze"...could you send me an email so I can give you a link with free download of this double CD? :)

[karga82]

@ondajosh Thanks ondajosh: tuuluswan@yahoo.com

[ondajosh]

@karga82 sent :)

[karga82]

I fell in love with this song when I heard it in RITES some 9 years ago and have been searching for Kakhidze ever since. He died shortly before he was about to join a festival in my country (Turkey) and though I can find his works as classics' conductor, I still hope to find more songs by him in this line. I heard he did some recordings shortly before he died but could find nothing - any suggestions?

[ondajosh]

@karga82 Dear K. yes indeed this song is something very special...it cannot be compared with any songs on the album. Interestingly, I never tried to find other songs by Kakhidze. I was so enchanted with this one (The Moon...) that the on beginning of listening was also the end. Hm.maybe, well, maybe you can write an email directly to Jan Garbarek and ask him about Kakhidze's songs.Tell him that we establish club of fans.... :) Thanks for listening my chanell....music is always full of coyness

[BenettFreeman]

@ondajosh Could you please send me the link aswell?

benettfreeman AT gmail DOT com

[ondajosh]

@Mrbst1956 Thanks for quoting. :) Both Jan and Jansung are the great artists! I found on your channel more posts of Kakhidze and enjoyed. Greetings goes from southern Europe to Norway ;)

[Mrbst1956]

@ondajosh Hello, I can just quote a little more from Garbarek's explanations in

the booklet of the CD: Garbarek got to know Kakhidze in Tiblisi when he was guest

performer there. But it was ECM producer Manfred Eicher that brought this piece

to Garbarek's attention a few years later, as he had brought a tape with the recording back from Georgia, and Garbarek promptly asked for permission

to include it on "Rites".

[ondajosh]

@Mrbst1956 Hi! Thanks for your post and clarification given about Kakhidze's song. It is definitely stunning! Unfortunately, did not have original (shame on me) CD, so, your explanation arrived just in time. But what engender Garbarek to put this lovely song on CD?Do you know

"O, mighty dead, let me die here beside you as I sing.

I am a poet, and to eternity my song I fling,

And let it be the fire that warms and lights the spirits flight.

O, eyes have never seen the sky so lovely as tonight!"