Parviz Meshkatian

Parviz Meshkatian
Background information
Born(1955-05-15)May 15, 1955
Nishapur, Imperial Iran
DiedSeptember 21, 2009(2009-09-21) (aged 54)
Tehran, Iran
GenresPersian music
Occupation(s)Composer, Santur player
Instrument(s)Santur, Setar
Years active1977–2009

Parviz Meshkatian (Persian: پرويز مشكاتيان; May 15, 1955 – September 21, 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 on September 21, 2009, in Tehran, from a heart attack.[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

Shahram Nazeri

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
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    statue of Meshkatian
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    1998. Concert
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    Street named parviz Meshkatian
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References

  1. ^ "Tehran center to celebrate Mohammadreza Lotfi's 71st birthday". 30 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Biography on Kereshmeh Records website".
  3. ^ "Santur virtuoso Parviz Meshkatian passes away at 54". Tehran Times. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parviz Meshkatian.
  • Official Website.
  • Santur virtuoso Parviz Meshkatian passes away at 54, in English, Mehr News Agency, Monday, 21 September 2009, [1].
  • Parviz Meshkatian, the Iranian musician and composer, died, in Persian, BBC Persian, Monday 21 September 2009, [2].
  • Meshkatian was a Santour prodigy, in Persian, Mehr News Agency, Monday, 21 September 2009, [3].
  • Funeral ceremony held for Parviz Meshkatian, in Persian, IRNA, Thursday, 24 September 2009, [4][permanent dead link‍].
    Note: According to this report, after the ceremony in Tehran, the body of Parviz Meshkatian has been moved to Nishapur, where he will buried in a cemetery adjacent to the tomb of Attar Neyshabouri on Saturday 26 September 2009.
  • Mehdi Setāyeshgar, The Master of Eternal Mezrābs, in Persian, Jadid Online, Friday, 25 September 2009, [5].
    An audio slideshow by Bahār Navā'i, Jadid Online: [6] (3 min).
  • Meshkatian burial ceremony of Meshkatian in Neyshabour september 2009
  • Meshkatian tomb stone near Attar garden
  • Meshkatian died: The mournful at the funeral ceremony of Meshkatian, a collection of 18 photographs, Mardomak, Friday, 25 September 2009, [7].
  • Albums Available at Amazon.