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KHACHATURIAN: Suite and Dances
Categories: Orchestral Music
Budget Periods: 20th Century
Composers: Aram Khachaturian
Directors: Loris Tjeknavorian
Performers: Armenian Symphony Orchestra
Budget Periods: 20th Century
Composers: Aram Khachaturian
Directors: Loris Tjeknavorian
Performers: Armenian Symphony Orchestra
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
Suite and Dances
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
Loris Tjeknavorian, conductor
| Track Listing | Time | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suite: Masquerade (1944) | |||
| 1 | Waltz | 4:12 | |
| 2 | Nocturne | 4:22 | |
| 3 | Mazurka | 2:34 | |
| 4 | Romance | 3:34 |  |
| 5 | Galop | 2:50 | |
| Suite: The Valencian Widow (1957 from music of 1940) | |||
| 6 | Introduction | 3:25 | |
| 7 | Serenade | 5:32 | |
| 8 | Song | 3:37 | |
| 9 | Comic Dance | 3:41 | |
| 10 | Intermezzo | 5:10 | |
| 11 | Dance | 2:41 | |
| Dance Suite (1933) | |||
| 12 | Caucasian Dance | 4:04 | |
| 13 | Uzbek Dance | 8:54 | |
| Suite: The Battle of Stalingrad (1949) | |||
| 14 | City on the Volga | 1:47 | |
| 15 | Invasion | 1:30 | |
| 16 | Stalingrad on Fire | 4:31 | |
| 17 | Battle for the Motherland | 3:18 | |
| 18 | Forward into Victory | 2:49 | |
| 19 | There is a Crag on the Volga | 1:46 |
"Khachaturian's early suite The Valencian Widow is probably his first major score, brimming over with striking tunes as it is, one is surprised it has not been discovered before this.. Tjeknavorian and his orchestra play this music with great spirit and they relish its Armeanian flavours"
(Penguin Guide 3 stars)
"Khachaturian's incidental music for The Widow of Valencia is a real find and one wonders why it has not appeared before...Altogether this is a most winning suite, without a dull bar, piquantly scored and brilliantly presented by an orchestra who are completely at home and clearly enjoying themselves"
(Gramophone)