This album was recorded in Tel Aviv at the Frederic R. Mann Auditorium on July 6, 7, and 12, 1983.
Composition History
Khachaturian dedicated his Violin Concerto to David Oistrakh, a renowned Soviet violinist, whose performances of the work are considered legendary.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Khachaturian described his creative process for the Violin Concerto as effortless, with themes emerging in such abundance that he struggled to organize them.
Composition History
Aram Khachaturian's Violin Concerto was written in the summer of 1940 while he was staying in his home west of Moscow, a peaceful retreat among pine forests.
Compositional Technique
The central 'Andante sostenuto' movement of Khachaturian's Violin Concerto is written in a free, almost improvised style, evoking the art of Armenian folk musicians known as ashoughs.
Critical Reception
Before Itzhak Perlman's recording, Khachaturian's Violin Concerto was primarily performed and recorded by Russian and Soviet violinists, with limited recordings by Western artists.
