Reza Ghassemi (Persian: رضا قاسمی) is an Iranian novelist and musician.

Life and career

Ghassemi was born in Isfahan, Iran. In addition to writing, he plays Iranian classical music and the Persian lute, known as the setar. He has composed songs for the Iranian maestro Shahram Nazeri and performed with various Iranian vocalists, such as maestri Mohammad Reza Shajarian and Sepideh Raissadat.[citation needed]

His best-known composition is the last track on the classical Iranian album Gol-e Sadbarg, released in 1984. The album also includes compositions by Jalal Zolfonoun, Shahram Nazeri and Reza Ghassemi.

Since the release of Gol-e Sadbarg, Ghassemi and his colleagues have stated that the album contributed to the popularity of the setar, and refer to it as a "new era in Iranian classical music".

Ghassemi immigrated to France in 1986, where he still lives and continues to teach Iranian music. Farrokhzad Layegh studied the setar with Ghassemi.

Reza Ghassemi's latest album, 14 Cheerful Pieces, featuring Iranian vocalist Sepideh Raissadat, was released in France on October 25, 2010, by Buda Musique Records.

He has published three novels: Nocturnal Orchestra of Woods (1996), The Well of Babel (1999), and The Spell Chanted by Lambs (2002).[1] Some of his works have been translated into French. The Spell Chanted by Lambs is his first work in English. Reza Ghassemi also directed an award-winning film, In Full Bloom (2019).

Awards

Albums

  • 14 Cheerful Pieces (rel. Oct. 2010)
  • Dashti-Mahour (rel. 1992)
  • Improvisation in Esfahan – Rast Panjgah
  • Siavash Khani (Chahargah)
  • Gol-e Sadbarg (rel. 1984)

Publications

  • Reza Ghassemi, 1996 - Nocturnal Orchestra of Woods
  • Reza Ghassemi, 1999 - The Well of Babel
  • Reza Ghassemi, 2002 - The Spell Chanted by Lambs

See also

References

  1. ^ Ghasemi, Reza (October 12, 2013). The Spell Chanted by Lambs. Translated by Mojib, Erfan (First ed.). Candle and Fog Ltd.
  2. ^ Shataw Naseri (June 5, 2014). "Houshang Golshiri Awards". The Parsagon Review. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Syma Sayyah (December 13, 2002). "Winners of Golshiri Foundation's Second Annual Literary Awards Announced". Payvand Iran News. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_Ghassemi
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