Reviews
Art by Hayg Boyadjian
Boyadjian … employs a considerable amount of conventional and even traditional melody, … recombined in original and unexpected ways…
The Patriot Ledger
…. a duo echoing Hindemith …
Dundee Courier, Scotland
Boyadjian’s Odessas the most rewarding pieces from start to finish.
He is a colorful composer whose music sometimes reflects his Armenian heritage.
Gusto Magazine
Boyadjian’s score expresses anguish, intensity…
The Boston Globe
… displays the fine craftsmanship associated with a master like Hindemith.
The Utah Herald
Boyadjian’s Second Symphony is stormy and colorful … well written piece …charming.
American Record Guide - July/August 2003
Scorpius Rising …the veritals and progressions employed are not the usual functional harmony fare. Like Sibelius this craggy, gritty stuff, … never settles for the easy way out.
The second symphony is built entirely on two motives … the journey is a convincing and engrossing one.
Fanfare - July/August 2006
… dark, rich sonorities in Hayg Boyadjian’s Sevan.
American Record Guide - March/April 2006
Hayg Boyadjian is a keen astronomer … Scorpius Rising, depicts the movement of heavenly bodies in outer space in a full-blooded, sometimes explosive language.
Fanfare - May/June 2006
… Second Symphony … statements are granitic and much here is densely argued with powerful chromaticism and brusque drama. … It’s a though, sinewy work and deliberately uningratiating.
Amazon, US