Masters of Persian Music:Hossein Alizadeh and Kayhan Kalhor

Published: March 4, 2021, 9:27 p.m.

Two of Iran’s most celebrated soloists joined forces in this performance of Persian classical music recorded at the Freer Gallery in 1997. In solos and duets, they explore the improvisational styles and emotive expressiveness unique to Persian music. Hossein Alizadeh, on the tār (Persian lute), has received two Grammy nominations, recorded more than two dozen ...