Aram Khachaturian

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Born: 1903   Died: 1978   Country: Russia   Period: 20th Century
Although he was indicted (along with Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and a number of other prominent Soviet musicians) for "formalism," in the infamous Zhdanov decree of 1948, Aram Khachaturian was, for most of his long career, one of the Soviet musical establishment's most prized representatives. Born into an Armenian family, in Tbilisi, in 1903, Khachaturian's musical identity formed slowly, and, although a tuba player in his school band and a Read more self-taught pianist, he wanted to be a biologist, and did not study music formally until entering Moscow's Gnesin Music Academy (as a cellist) in 1922. His considerable musical talents soon manifested themselves, and by 1925 he was studying composition privately with Gnesin himself. In 1929, Khachaturian joined Miaskovsky's composition class at the Moscow Conservatory. Khachaturian graduated in 1934, and before the completion, in 1937, of his postgraduate studies, the successful premieres of such works as the Symphony No. 2 in A Minor "With a Bell" (1935) and, especially, the Piano Concerto in D flat Major (1936) established Khachaturian as the leading Soviet composer of his generation. During the vicious government-sponsored attacks, in 1948, on the Soviet Composers' Union (in which Khachaturian, an active member since 1937, also held an administrative function) Khachaturian took a great deal of criticism. However, although he was officially censured for employing modernistic, politically incorrect musical techniques which fostered an "anti-people art," Khachaturian's music contained few, if any, of the objectionable traits found in the music of some of his more adventuresome colleagues. In retrospect, it was most likely Khachaturian's administrative role in the Union, perceived by the government as a bastion of politically incorrect music, and not his music as such, which earned him a place on the black list of 1948. Nevertheless, Khachaturian made a very full and humble apology for his artistic "errors" following the Zhdanov decree; his musical style, however, underwent no changes. Khachaturian joined the composition faculty of the Moscow Conservatory and the Gnesin Academy in 1950, and that same year he made his debut as a conductor. During the years until his death in 1978 Khachaturian made frequent European conducting appearances, and in January of 1968 he made a culturally significant trip to Washington, D.C., conducting the National Symphony Orchestra in a program of his own works. Khachaturian's characteristic musical style draws on the melodic and rhythmic vitality of Armenian folk music. Although not adverse to sharp dissonance, Khachaturian never strayed from a basically diatonic musical language. The Piano Concerto and the Violin Concerto in D Minor are truly Romantic works, virtuosic, clear, and unaffectedly expressive, remaining therefore popular and frequently performed composition. Of course, many neither of these works matches the popularity of the famous "Sabre Dance" from the ballet Gayane, which made Khachaturian a household name during World War II. His other works include film scores, songs, piano pieces, and chamber music. The degree of Khachaturian's success as a Soviet composer can be measured by his many honors, which include the 1941 Lenin Prize, for the Violin Concerto, the 1959 Stalin Prize, for the ballet Spartacus, and the title, awarded in 1954, of People's Artist. Read less

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Khachaturian: Spartacus, Gayaneh
Khachaturian: Spartacus, Gayaneh
Release Date: 07/31/2007   Label: Emi Classics  
Catalog: 93229   Number of Discs: 1
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Khachaturian: Spartacus, Gayaneh Suites / Temirkanov, Rpo
Khachaturian: Spartacus, Gayaneh Suites / Temirkanov, Rpo
Release Date: 10/25/1990   Label: Emi Classics  
Catalog: 47348   Number of Discs: 1
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Brahms, Khachaturian: Violin Concertos / Szeryng, Doráti
Brahms, Khachaturian: Violin Concertos / Szeryng, Doráti
Release Date: 11/27/2007   Label: Mercury Living Presence  
Catalog: 434318   Number of Discs: 1
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Khachaturian: Gayne; Shostakovich No 5 / Dorati, Et Al
Khachaturian: Gayne; Shostakovich No 5 / Dorati, Et Al
Release Date: 10/13/1992   Label: Mercury Living Presence  
Catalog: 434323   Number of Discs: 1
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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Borodin, Glinka, Khachaturian / Gergiev, Kirov
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Borodin, Glinka, Khachaturian / Gergiev, Kirov
Release Date: 01/11/1994   Label: Philips  
Catalog: 442011   Number of Discs: 1
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Work: Sabre Dance

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    Maxim Vengerov: 5 Classic Albums
    Maxim Vengerov: 5 Classic Albums
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 844352 Release Date: 07/09/2013   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Edouard Lalo,  Camille Saint-Saëns,  Maurice Ravel  ... 
    Performer:  Maxim Vengerov,  Yevgeni Voskoboinikov,  Alexander Gourvich,  Yevgeni Cheskis  ... 
    Conductor:  Mstislav Rostropovich,  Antonio Pappano,  Mikhail Parkhomovsky
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  Philharmonia Orchestra,  Virtuosi
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    A Musical Journey: Crimea, Russia, Uzbekistan
    A Musical Journey: Crimea, Russia, Uzbekistan
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 2110291 Release Date: 04/30/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Alexander Borodin,  Reinhold Gliere,  Mikhail Glinka,  Aram Khachaturian  ... 
    Conductor:  Anthony Bramall
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
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    Piano Rarities, Vol.3: Transcriptions
    Piano Rarities, Vol.3: Transcriptions
    Label: Piano 21   Catalog: 45 Release Date: 02/12/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Alexander Borodin,  Antonín Dvorák,  Aram Khachaturian,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky  ... 
    Performer:  Cyprien Katsaris
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    Music
    Music
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 3715876 Release Date: 11/20/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Guy Berryman,  Timothy Mosley,  David Garrett,  Steve Porcaro  ... 
    Performer:  Jeff Lipstein,  David Garrett,  Franck Van Der Heijden,  Marcus Wolf  ... 
    Conductor:  Franck Van Der Heijden
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ricciotti Ensemble
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    Eugene Ormandy Conducts 20th Century Classics [12-CD Set]
    Eugene Ormandy Conducts 20th Century Classics [12-CD Set]
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 5417202 Release Date: 11/06/2012   Number of Discs: 12
    Composer:  Gustav Holst,  Claude Debussy,  Maurice Ravel,  Modest Mussorgsky  ... 
    Performer:  John Williams,  Vladimir Ashkenazy,  Van Cliburn,  Isaac Stern  ... 
    Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra,  Mendelssohn Club Chorus Philadelphia,  Rutgers University Chorus
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    Essential Encores
    Essential Encores
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 05149 Release Date: 10/09/2012   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Antonio Bazzini,  Niccolò Paganini,  Fritz Kreisler,  Jules Massenet  ... 
    Performer:  Vag Papian,  Maxim Vengerov,  Michael Rabin,  Tasmin Little  ... 
    Conductor:  Wolfgang Sawallisch,  Rudolf Kempe,  Sir Thomas Beecham,  Mariss Jansons  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Virtuosi,  Nash Ensemble
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    Russian Treasures
    Russian Treasures
    Label: Virgin Classics   Catalog: 02572 Release Date: 09/25/2012   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Alexander Borodin,  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov,  Modest Mussorgsky,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky  ... 
    Performer:  Mikhail Pletnev,  Gautier Capuçon,  Steven Isserlis,  Natalie Dessay  ... 
    Conductor:  Paavo Järvi,  André Cluytens,  Armin Jordan,  Sir Charles Mackerras  ... 
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    Sinding, Paganini, Part, Gershwin / Yoon Kwon
    Sinding, Paganini, Part, Gershwin / Yoon Kwon
    Label: Rca   Catalog: 44551 Release Date: 09/13/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Christian Sinding,  Maria Theresia Paradis,  Niccolò Paganini,  Pablo de Sarasate  ... 
    Performer:  Yoon Kwon,  Min Kwon
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    Legend
    Legend
    Label: Estonian Record Productions   Catalog: 3910 Release Date: 07/31/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Isaac Albeniz,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  George Frideric Handel,  Leo Gillis  ... 
    Conductor:  Aivar Mäe
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Arsis Handbell Ensemble
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    Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition
    Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001702102 Release Date: 07/24/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Modest Mussorgsky,  Alexander Borodin,  Aram Khachaturian
    Performer:  Torgny Sporsen
    Conductor:  Carlo Maria Giulini,  Lorin Maazel,  Neeme Järvi,  Oliver Knussen  ... 
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    Dance Along
    Dance Along
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 55479 Release Date: 04/10/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Camille Saint-Saëns,  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov,  Antonio Vivaldi  ... 
    Performer:  Marielle Labèque,  Katia Labèque
    Conductor:  John Lanchbery,  Zubin Mehta,  Sir Neville Marriner,  Herbert von Karajan  ... 
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    Magical Music Box
    Magical Music Box
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 55477 Release Date: 04/10/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Leopold Mozart,  Gabriel Pierné,  Camille Saint-Saëns,  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov  ... 
    Performer:  Paul Strauss,  Katia Labèque,  Marielle Labèque
    Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner,  Zubin Mehta,  John Lanchbery,  André Previn  ... 
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    My First Ballet Album
    My First Ballet Album
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8578205 Release Date: 03/27/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Igor Stravinsky,  Léo Delibes,  Aaron Copland  ... 
    Conductor:  Michael Halász,  Alexander Rahbari,  Andrew Mogrelia,  Stephen Gunzenhauser  ... 
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    Lakatos
    Lakatos
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 473 Release Date: 03/20/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johannes Brahms,  Traditional,  Zoltán Kodály,  Vittorio Monti  ... 
    Performer:  Lakatos Róbert
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Roby Lakatos Ensemble
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    The Most Beautiful Ballets / Ermler, Wordsworth, Covent Garden
    The Most Beautiful Ballets / Ermler, Wordsworth, Covent Garden
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 1936602 Release Date: 02/21/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Léo Delibes,  Aram Khachaturian,  Adolphe Adam  ... 
    Conductor:  Mark Ermler,  Barry Wordsworth
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
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    I Love Ballet
    I Love Ballet
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 0842152 Release Date: 01/10/2012   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Louis Ferdinand Herold,  Aram Khachaturian,  Sergei Prokofiev,  Arthur Sullivan  ... 
    Conductor:  Barry Wordsworth,  Yuri Temirkanov,  André Previn,  Sir Charles Mackerras  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra,  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,  London Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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    Ballets Russes / Jarvi, Mariinsky Choir, Radio France Po
    Ballets Russes / Jarvi, Mariinsky Choir, Radio France Po
    Label: Virgin Classics   Catalog: 29319 Release Date: 10/18/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Sergei Prokofiev,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Aram Khachaturian,  Dmitri Shostakovich  ... 
    Conductor:  Paavo Järvi
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra,  Kirov Theater Chorus
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    Elin Kolev
    Elin Kolev
    Label: Rca   Catalog: 7953432 Release Date: 09/23/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Martin Stock,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Astor Piazzolla,  John Williams  ... 
    Performer:  Elin Kolev,  Milana Chernyavska
    Conductor:  Helmut Branny
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresdner Kappelsolisten
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    Famous Violin Encores / Alexander Markov, Dmitriy Cogan
    Famous Violin Encores / Alexander Markov, Dmitriy Cogan
    Label: Apex   Catalog: 674300 Release Date: 08/30/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Aram Khachaturian,  Sergei Rachmaninov,  Sergei Prokofiev,  Franz Schubert  ... 
    Performer:  Alexander Markov,  Dmitri Cogan
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    Phenomenal Vengerov! / Maxim Vengerov
    Phenomenal Vengerov! / Maxim Vengerov
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 26477 Release Date: 06/21/2011   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Sergei Rachmaninov,  Manuel Ponce,  Ottokar Novácek  ... 
    Performer:  Maxim Vengerov,  Yevgeni Voskoboinikov,  Alexander Gourvich,  Yevgeni Cheskis  ... 
    Conductor:  Mstislav Rostropovich,  Mikhail Parkhomovsky,  Antonio Pappano
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  Virtuosi,  Philharmonia Orchestra
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    The Classical Album 2011
    The Classical Album 2011
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001566202 Release Date: 06/14/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Vincenzo Bellini,  Franz Liszt,  Jules Massenet  ... 
    Performer:  Cecilia Bartoli,  Lang Lang,  Anne-Sophie Mutter,  Anna Netrebko  ... 
    Conductor:  Gustavo Dudamel,  Adam Fischer,  James Levine,  Claudio Abbado  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  International Chamber Soloists
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    Russian Ballet Music
    Russian Ballet Music
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 49824 Release Date: 05/17/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov,  Aram Khachaturian,  Alexander Glazunov,  Dmitri Shostakovich  ... 
    Performer:  Norman Carol
    Conductor:  Riccardo Muti,  Aram Khachaturian,  Yuri Temirkanov,  Yevgeny Svetlanov  ... 
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    Violin Romances / Aaron Rosand
    Violin Romances / Aaron Rosand
    Label: Musical Concepts   Catalog: 129 Release Date: 05/17/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Max Bruch,  Fritz Kreisler,  Jean Sibelius,  Antonín Dvorák  ... 
    Performer:  Aaron Rosand,  Hugh Sung,  John Covelli
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    Gipsy Way - Bach, Brahms, Sarasate, Monti, Hubay, Etc / Pavel Sporcl, Romano Stilo
    Gipsy Way - Bach, Brahms, Sarasate, Monti, Hubay, Etc / Pavel Sporcl, Romano Stilo
    Label: Supraphon   Catalog: 80 Release Date: 04/26/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Pablo de Sarasate,  Johannes Brahms,  Aram Khachaturian  ... 
    Performer:  Martin Rajt,  Nikola Slez,  FrantiUek Rigo Jr.,  Pavel Sporcl  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Romano Stilo
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    50 Best Ballet
    50 Best Ballet
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 48438 Release Date: 04/19/2011   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Léon Fyodorovich Minkus,  Sergei Prokofiev,  Aram Khachaturian  ... 
    Performer:  Christopher Warren-Green,  Robert Truman
    Conductor:  John Lanchbery,  Paavo Järvi,  Robert Irving,  André Previn  ... 
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