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Reza Ghassemi (Persian: رضا قاسمی; born 1949) is an Iranian novelist and musician.




Life


Ghassemi was born in Isfahan. Besides his writing activities, he has also played classical Iranian music and was a master of the Persian lute, the setar. He has composed songs for the Iranian maestro Shahram Nazeri and performed with leading Iranian vocalists, such as maestri Mohammad Reza Shajarian and Sepideh Raissadat.
His best-known composition is the last track on the classical Iranian album Gol-e Sadbarg, released in 1984. The album also includes compositions from Jalal Zolfonoun, Shahram Nazeri and Reza Ghassemi
Since the release of Gol-e Sadbarg, the Setar has enjoyed much more popularity among Iranians. Ghassemi and his two famous colleagues mentioned above began a new era in Iranian classical music.
Although he lived in France, Ghassemi has not given up teaching Iranian music. Farrokhzad Layegh has studied the Setar with Mr. 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). Some of his works have been translated into French. The Spell Chanted by Lambs is his first work in English.
Reza Ghassemi has also directed an award-winning film, In Full Bloom (2019).




Awards


2002 Hooshang Golshiri Literary Award, Best First Novel, The Nocturnal Harmony
2002 The writers and critical award
2002 PEKA Award
2010 The writers and critical award




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


List of Iranian writers
List of Iranian musicians




References



A critic (in farsi) of his latest album (14 Cheerful Pieces) with Sepideh Raissadat
A critic on his book
An interview with Ghassemi in Radio Zamaneh




External links


Ghassemi's personal website
IMDb
List of Reza Ghassemi's publications
PARSAGON
Nocturnal Harmony from The Wood Orchestra: A Persian Novel, Reza Ghassemi at goodreads

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