Khachaturian: The Dancing Violin David Haroutunian & Xénia Maliarevitch

• Aram Khachaturian (1903 - 1978): Song-Poem in Honor of Ashoughs:
• 1 Khachaturian: Song-Poem in Honor of Ashoughs 06:16
• Dance No. 1:
• 2 Khachaturian: Dance No. 1 02:25
• Sonata for Violin and Piano:
• 3 Khachaturian: Sonata for Violin and Piano: I. Lento. Rubato ed espressivo 05:06
• 4 Khachaturian: Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Allegro ma non troppo - Lento - Tempo I - Cadenza - In tempo - Presto 13:15
• Gayaneh Suite No. 3:
• 5 Khachaturian: Gayaneh Suite No. 3: IV. Adagio for Solo Violin (Arr. for Solo Violin by Abram Yampolsky and David Haroutunian) 04:07
• 6 Khachaturian: Gayaneh Suite No. 1: III. Aisha’s Dance (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Jascha Heifetz) 03:13
• Dance for Violin and Piano in B-Flat Major:
• 7 Khachaturian: Dance for Violin and Piano in B-Flat Major 05:09
• Sonata-Monologue for Solo Violin:
• 8 Khachaturian: Sonata-Monologue for Solo Violin: I. Allegro non Troppo 06:13
• 9 Khachaturian: Sonata-Monologue for Solo Violin: II. Allegro agitato 06:36
• 10 Khachaturian: Sonata-Monologue for Solo Violin: III. Allegro mosso 02:41
• Gayaneh Suite No. 3:
• 11 Khachaturian: Gayaneh Suite No. 3: V. Sabre Dance (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Jascha Heifetz) 02:26
• Masquerade Suite:
• 12 Khachaturian: Masquerade Suite: IV. Nocturne 04:20
• Total Runtime 01:01:47

Info for Khachaturian: The Dancing Violin

A meeting between violinist David Haroutunian and Karen Khachaturian, son of the legendary composer Aram Khachaturian, inspired this new recording. Following their encounter in Paris at a concert marking the 40th anniversary of Aram Khachaturian’s passing, Karen entrusted David with the score of an unpublished sonata for violin and piano, written by his father in the early 1930s. Avant-garde in style and structured in two unique movements, the sonata stands as a remarkable masterpiece, both profound and accessible to a wide audience. “My discovery of this sonata sparked an intense desire to record all of Khachaturian’s works for violin, as no such comprehensive recording, to my knowledge, exists,” David explains. Together with pianist Xénia Maliarevitch, he set out to capture not only Khachaturian’s original compositions for solo violin and violin-piano duo but also selected arrangements of his most iconic works, including excerpts from Gayaneh and the Sabre Dance arranged by Jascha Heifetz. This album also features a previously unrecorded Dance from 1925, adding to the rich legacy of Khachaturian’s music.

David Haroutunian, violin
Xenia Maliarevitch, piano

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