(Classical Detours meanders through stylistic byways, exploring new recordings from the fringes of classical music.) Many westerners (me included) had never heard of George Ivanovich Gurdjieff until ...

When Armenian arranger and composer Levon Eskenian took on to reimagine the music of Armenian mystic and philosopher Gurdjieff for the Gurdjieff Ensemble's debut record on ECM, he touched upon the ...

PW: Why this book [Gurdjieff] now? John Shirley: People typically think their own era terribly dangerous and volatile—but ours does seem especially dangerous on a global scale. We puzzle over...wars, ...

George Gurdjieff arranged traditional chants and dances as piano miniatures. Now a fuller instrumentation is returning. By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim The traditional ethnic hymns, chants and dances ...

Philosopher, traveler, mystic, spiritual adventurer, teacher, musician and a fervent seeker of esoteric knowledge, Gurdjieff Ensemble and his legacy are still of interest to many. His early years ...