BAAL HASULAM (1885–1954)

MELODIES OF THE UPPER WORLDS (1926)

MIKAEL AYRAPETYAN

‘The Melodies of the Upper Worlds are a special cycle that describes the sensual and emotional experiences of the spiritual attainments of the great Kabbalist teacher – Baal HaSulam.

I believe that in the 21st century, humanity is experiencing a need for spiritual search to understand the meaning of life, and when I came across the manuscripts of the melodies of Baal HaSulam, I felt that it was my duty to reveal these magnificent melodies to a very wide range of listeners around the world.

It was very difficult to keep them in their original form, but I was guided by the desire to make this world a better place and I struggled to achieve the goal. These melodies are amazing, sincere and deep. I am very grateful to Grand Piano for this opportunity!

Art should not be kept in oblivion!’ – Mikael Ayrapetyan

About this Recording

While living in London in the years 1926–28 Yehuda Leib HaLevi Ashlag, known as Baal HaSulam, a prominent Kabbalist, composed his cycle Melodies of the Upper Worlds which are heard in this recording in piano arrangements by Mikael Ayrapetyan. Many of the melodies are composed to text fragments from Kabbalistic sources and enshrine an aspiration to sense the spiritual world in a direct appeal to the heart.