Parviz Meshkatian
Iranian composer and musician (1955–2009)
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Parviz Meshkatian (Persian: پرويز مشكاتيان; 15 May 1955 – 21 September 2009) was an Iranian musician, composer, researcher and university lecturer.
Biography
Born in Neyshabur, Meshkatian entered the Tehran Academy of Arts, where he studied music theory and was introduced to radif (the Persian classical music repertoire) by the masters Nur-Ali Boroumand, Dariush Safvat, Mohammad Taghi Massoudieh, and Mehdi Barkeshli. He focused on the radif of Mirza Abdollah for santur and setar.
In 1977, Meshkatian cofounded the Aref Ensemble.[1]
Meshkatian toured Europe and Asia and regularly performed. In the spring of 1982 he published the book Twenty Pieces for Santour. While continuing his work as a composer and a researcher, Meshkatian was teaching music at Tehran University.[2]
Meshkatian died from a heart attack in Tehran on 21 September 2009.[3]
Discography
| year | Album | as
Composer |
as
Player |
Singer(s) | Publisher | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Chavoosh 4 | YES | YES | Hengameh Ahavan/ Shahram Nazeri | Chavoosh | Collaboration with Mohammadreza Lotfi, Sheida and Aaref Group |
| 1979 | Chavoosh 6 | YES | YES | Mohammadreza Shajarian | Chavoosh | Collaboration with Mohammadreza Lotfi, Sheida Group |
| 1979 | Chavoosh 7 | YES | YES | Mohammadreza Shajarian | Chavoosh | Collaboration with Mohammadreza Lotfi, Sheida Group |
| 1980 | Chavoosh 12 | YES | YES | - | Chavoosh | Duet Collaboration with master Tonbak Player
Naser Farhang Far |
| 1981 | Azarestoon | YES | YES | Mohammadreza Shajarian | - | Private Session Include Ney Player:
Mohammad Musavi |
| 1985 | Bidad | YES | YES | Mohammadreza Shajarian | DelAvaz | -- |
| 1985 | Astan-e-Janan | YES | YES | Mohammadreza Shajarian | DelAvaz | Live Concert in Italy Embassy featuring Master Tonbak Player:
Naser Farhang Far |
| 1986 | Ser-e-Eshgh | YES | YES | Mohammadreza Shajarian | DelAvaz | Featuring Master Ney player: Mohammad Mousavi |
| 1986 | Lale- Bahar | YES | YES | Shahram Nazeri | --- | Including Aref Group |
| 1986 | NAVA | YES | YES | Mohammadreza Shajarian | Delavaz | Including Aref Group |
| 1988 | Dastan | YES | YES | Mohammadreza Shajarian | Delavaz | Including Aref Group |
| 1989 | Doud-E-Oud | YES | YES | Mohammadreza Shajarian | Delavaz | featuring Master Mohammadreza Darvishi
for Orchestration |
| 1989 | Afshari-Morakkab | YES | YES | Iraj bastami | CharBagh | Concert tour in Europe |
| 1990 | Ofogh-e-Mehr | YES | YES | Iraj bastami | Soroush | Including Aref Group |
| Adding Soon... |
Gallery
Grave of Mastro Parviz Meshkatian
Statue of Meshkatian
Concert in 1998
Street named parviz Meshkatian
