A two-disc recording of the works of composer Sirvart Karamanuk, this touching collection also comes with a booklet full of lyrics and biographical information in both English and Armenian.

Robert Sherman of the New York Times writes The songs of Sirvart Karamanuk have a distinctive musical language warmly lyrical yet emotionally intense darkly colored yet splashed through with enough exotic rhythms and unexpected melodic twists to set them apart from the late romantic lieder that they might otherwise most resemble."

First writing for piano in the 1940s Sirvart's work quickly grew to art songs choral works