Iyad Sughayer – Khachaturian: Piano Works (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Iyad Sughayer – Khachaturian: Piano Works (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:14:46 minutes | 1,11 GB | Genre: Classical
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Born in 1903, Aram Khachaturian became the most significant twentieth-century musical figure in the then Soviet Republic of Armenia. Many of his most important works date from the first half of his career. The expressive immediacy of his music, conditioned by his Armenian heritage with its sensuous melodic writing, its vibrant orchestration and rhythmic drive – all resulted in a popularity equalled by few composers of his generation. Although he is primarily associated with large orchestral scores – including the ballets Gayaneh and Spartacus, perennial favourites with concert audiences – he also left a number of works for piano solo.

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Iyad Sughayer, The BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Andrew Litton – Khachaturian: The Concertante Works for Piano (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Iyad Sughayer, The BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Andrew Litton – Khachaturian: The Concertante Works for Piano (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:15:15 minutes | 2,29 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BIS

The expressive immediacy of Aram Khachaturian’s music, with its sensuous melodic writing, vibrant orchestration and rhythmic drive, resulted in a popularity equalled by few composers of his generation. Composed in 1936, the Piano Concerto was the work that established Khachaturian’s name. Cast in the customary three movements, it is scored for a sizable orchestra, with notable contributions from both side-drum and military drum in the percussion section. In the second movement there is also an extensive solo for a so-called ‘flexatone’; it is often put forward that Khachaturian in fact intended the part to be played on the musical saw, as it is on the present recording. Thirty years after the Concerto, the composer returned to the genre with his Concerto-Rhapsody for piano and orchestra. This time the score offers prominent roles for the xylophone, marimba and vibraphone, which contribute towards making this one of the composer’s most colourful works.

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