1st Violin - Victor Romasevich 2nd Violin - Philip Santos Viola - Yun Jie Liu Cello - Lawrence Granger Iosif Andriasov - "Spring," Op. 32 for Two Violins, Viola, and Cello Iosif Andriasov composed the "Spring" for String Quartet, Opus 32, in 1994. Its premiere took place on January 21, 1996, with Victor Romasevich and Jeremy Constant - violins; Gina Feinauer - viola, and Barbara Andres - cello, at the concert of the Sierra chamber music society, at the Lesher Theater of the Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA. The "Spring" is based on an ancient Armenian peasant lyrical folk song "Garun a" ("Spring"). The Armenian composer Soghomon Soghomonyan (Komitas Vardapet) put down the melody of this song on paper in the beginning of the XXth century. Iosif Andriasov always treasured his Armenian heritage. By taking the Armenian folk song, Mr. Andriasov paid homage to his roots. excerpt from "Essays on the Music of Iosif Andriasov" by Marta Andriasova (Marina Kudryashova) (Wife of Iosif Andriasov) Copyright 2010. Video Made by Arshak Andriasov (Son of Iosif Andriasov)
