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Khachaturian: The Concertante Works for Piano

9/2/2022, 12 Tracks, 1:15:16

Featuring

  • Andrew Litton
  • Iyad Sughayer
  • BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  • Aram Khachaturian

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Performer Biography

Iyad Sughayer, the Jordanian-Palestinian pianist on this recording, was chosen as 'One to Watch' by International Piano Magazine and received critical acclaim for his debut album of Khachaturian's piano works.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Khachaturian's Piano Concerto, composed in 1936, established his reputation in both the USSR and the West, with its gestation benefiting from consultation with Prokofiev.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

The incidental music for Masquerade was premiered in Moscow in 1941, being the last production at the Vakhtangov Theatre before Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Khachaturian's music is characterized by its expressive immediacy, sensuous melodic writing, vibrant orchestration, and elemental rhythmic drive, all influenced by his Armenian heritage.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The slow movement of the Piano Concerto features a folk-inflected theme where violins and horn are partnered by a flexatone, though Khachaturian may have intended a musical saw.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The Concerto-Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, finalized in 1967, is scored for a sizeable orchestra with a prominent percussion section including xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Aram Khachaturian, born in Tbilisi in 1903, became the most significant 20th-century musical figure in the Soviet Republic of Armenia.

Source: Booklet

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