For the last day of the year 2017, I have a proposal for the #buzz review that constitutes a work you are all called to rediscover because we are faced with something for which we should, how can I put it, all take off our hats and perhaps kneel on chickpeas if we have never heard of this artist (which is something I actually had to do).

Mikael Tariverdiev - Film Music (Antique Beat/Earth, November 20, 2015)

Mikael Tariverdiev (1931-1996) was a Soviet composer, born in Tbilisi, Georgia. A historic collaborator of director Mikhail Khalik, Tariverdiev worked on over 130 films during his lifetime, wrote classical music for over a hundred romances, ballets, and plays. He won 18 international awards, including the USSR State Prize (1977), the American Music Academy (1975), and was named Artist of the Year in Russia in 1986. We are practically talking about one of the greatest Soviet artists of all time and a composer who shaped not only the history of music but also that of cinema. The story of this record is quite particular. In fact, its release is due to Stephen Coates of Real Tuesday Weld. He was in a pub in Moscow when he heard some music on the radio that he immediately fell in love with. He asked the waitress what it was. She replied, "Something from the old days." After some research, he discovered it was the soundtrack to a film by Mikhail Kalik titled "Goodbye Boys" (1964). The next step was to contact Tariverdiev’s widow, the late Vera Tariverdieva, with whom he selected tracks from the composer, including some unreleased versions. The result is a triple LP released by Antique Beat (Coates' label) and Earth in November 2015. Do I really need to tell you that this is a must-have release? Happy New Year to everyone.

Mikael Tariverdiev - Expectation of the New Year

@[ALFAMA] you've really played your trump card here. It was a true revelation to discover this amazing artist.