This piece has multiple elements – may be too much for a single piece – but they seem to serve one purpose.
Things to come
Free Yarán No.6
In improvising every day a new tune for some time, i came upon this music in 2010. At this time my friends in Iran suffered oppression in prison. While freedom is quite an unknown condition, and indeed one of the most misunderstood concepts in human history, every human being and living creature has an innate […]
Fire and Light, Part II
In this second series of piano compositions I play selected pieces from my piano cycles: Momente (the second piece is dedicated to my daughter Pia), Die Leiter, Live in a Village and Poems. The collection begins with the single piece: Prelude and the 5th title is dedicated to Pablo, my son. Kosta Kontos mastered the […]
Irandocht Fosi Enayati – celestial melodies
Poem by Valí’u’lláh Rezwani – melody by Irandocht Fosi Enayati …Those were precious days in the house of Irandocht Enayati and later in the recording studios in 1983 -1995.The music of Naghmeha is a blend of different styles like a beautiful carpet. This piece is from the first collection of Naghmeha-Group. We musicians had freedom to arrange […]
Interview on Bahá’í-Blog
Naysan Naraqi recently send me some questions about my last album : Fire and Light, here is my response: https://www.bahaiblog.net/2019/06/fire-and-light-an-album-dedicated-to-bahaullah-by-peter-held/
Monument Gardens
My first visit to sacred places, connected with the life and work of Bahá’u’lláh has been 40 years ago. Words cannot describe the inspiration of Bahá’í-Pilgrimage.
Prayer for healing
This prayer by Bahá’u’lláh is chanted by Irandocht Fosi Enayati and accompanied by the group Naghmeha: Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy. Nearness to Thee is my hope, and love for Thee is my companion. Thy mercy to me is my healing and my succor in both this world and the world to come. Thou, verily, art the All-Bountiful, the […]
Meditation
„O SON OF THE WONDROUS VISION! I have breathed within thee a breath of My own Spirit, that thou mayest be My lover. Why hast thou forsaken Me and sought a beloved other than Me?“ This Aphorism of Bahá’u’lláh reminds me of the Genesis 2,7. where it is said, that the Lord God breathed into our […]
1979 – hope for justice
1979 – when I think about this year, two things come to my mind: The love my friends and I received on our first pilgrimage to the Bahá’í-Holy Places and the outburst of hatred against my brethren, the Baháís of Iran, which was fueled at that time.
Dawn – Violin and Piano
This piece is an unending melody over an ostinato, which you see in the first two bars. The audio is a preliminary version and I know there is still a lot of work to be done. At least you get a glimpse, how it sounds. I like this tune and I hope I can record […]
Peter Held, Composer 