Khachaturian: Cello Concerto in E Minor & Concerto-Rhapsody for Piano & Orchestra
4/5/2019, 4 Tracks, 57:02
Featuring
Daniel Raiskin
Torleif Thedéen
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
Aram Khachaturian
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Boris Assafiev, a musicologist, described Khachaturian as "the Rubens of our music" due to his pronounced sense of sound.
Performer Biography
Torleif Thedéen, the cellist on this recording, gained international recognition in 1985 by winning three of the world's most prestigious cello competitions.
Composer Biography
Khachaturian dedicated his first symphony, his examination composition, to the fifteenth anniversary of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Performer Biography
Daniel Raiskin, the conductor, grew up in St. Petersburg as the son of a prominent musicologist and studied at the celebrated conservatory there.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Khachaturian's music is characterized by a unique originality, making him immediately recognizable among hundreds of other composers.
Composer Biography
Khachaturian was deeply attached to his musical compositions, reacting strongly to any criticism or alteration of his works.
Composer Biography
Aram Khachaturian, the composer, was the son of a bookbinder from Tiflis (now Tbilisi) and was largely self-taught in music theory when he began his studies.
