Description
Khachaturian: Piano Concerto , Gayaneh - Ballet Suite, Masquerade Suite - Constantine Orbelian (piano), Neeme Jarvi (conductor), Scottish National Orchestra / Chandos Records Audio CD 1987 / CHAN 8542
UPC 095115854228
Aram Khachaturian's Piano Concerto in D-flat major, Op. 38, was composed in 1936. It was his first work to bring him recognition in the West, and it immediately entered the repertoire of many notable pianists.
The Piano Concerto was the first of three concertos Khachaturian wrote for the individual members of a renowned Soviet piano trio that performed together from 1941 until 1963. The others were the Violin Concerto for David Oistrakh (1940) and the Cello Concerto for Sviatoslav Knushevitsky (1946).
The Piano Concerto in D-flat was written for Lev Oborin, who premiered it in Moscow on 12 July 1937, with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under Lev Steinberg. The only piano available for the premiere was an upright piano, and the orchestra had just one rehearsal. The venue was an open-air stage in Sokolniki Park, and during the performance a strong wind blew Steinberg's glasses off, so that he could no longer see the score and had to conduct the remainder from memory. The British premiere was on 13 April 1940, at the Queen's Hall, London, with pianist Moura Lympany (who was approached after Clifford Curzon had declined), conducted by Alan Bush. It received its American debut on 14 March 1942, by Maro Ajemian at the Juilliard School in New York, conducted by Albert Stoessel.
| Label: | Chandos Records – CHAN 8542 |
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| Format: |
CD
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| Country: | UK |
| Released: |
1987 |
| Genre: | Classical |
Tracklist:
Concerto For Piano & Orchestra 33:13
1. I Allegro maestoso 14:11
2. II Andante con anima 9:40
3. III Allegro brillante 9:13
Masquerade - Suite 16:17
4. I Waltz 3:54
5. II Nocturne 3:29
6. III Mazurka 2:37
7. IV Romance 3:05
8. V Galop 2:57
Gayaneh - 4 Movements from the Ballet 12:21
9. I Sabre Dance 2:29
10. III Dance of the Rose Maidens 2:18
11. V Lullaby 4:35
12. VIII Lezghinka 2:45
- Piano - Constantine Orbelian
- Orchestra - Scottisch National Orchestra
- Conductor - Neeme Jarvi
