Russian Orchestral and Ballet Music
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Composer or Director: Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov
Genre:
Orchestral
Label: ASV
Magazine Review Date: 4/1992
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 76
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: CDDCA773
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
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Gayaneh, Movement: Lullaby |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Gayaneh, Movement: Lezghinka |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Gayaneh, Movement: Sabre Dance |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Gayaneh, Movement: Dance of the Rose Maidens |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Gayaneh, Movement: Dance of the Kurds |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Masquerade, Movement: Waltz |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Masquerade, Movement: Nocturne |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Masquerade, Movement: Mazurka |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Masquerade, Movement: Romance |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Masquerade, Movement: Galop |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Spartacus Ballet Suite No. 1, Movement: Variations of Aegina and Bacchanalia |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Spartacus Ballet Suite No. 1, Movement: Scene and Dance with Crotalums |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Spartacus Ballet Suite No. 1, Movement: Dance of the Gaditanian Maidens and Victory of Spa |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Caucasian Sketches, Suite 1 |
Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov, Composer
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov, Composer |
Spartacus Ballet Suite No. 2, Movement: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Composer or Director: Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov
Label: ASV
Magazine Review Date: 4/1992
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: ZCDCA773
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Gayaneh, Movement: Lullaby |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Gayaneh, Movement: Lezghinka |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Gayaneh, Movement: Sabre Dance |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Gayaneh, Movement: Dance of the Rose Maidens |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Gayaneh, Movement: Dance of the Kurds |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Masquerade, Movement: Waltz |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Masquerade, Movement: Nocturne |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Masquerade, Movement: Mazurka |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Masquerade, Movement: Romance |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Masquerade, Movement: Galop |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Spartacus Ballet Suite No. 1, Movement: Variations of Aegina and Bacchanalia |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Spartacus Ballet Suite No. 1, Movement: Scene and Dance with Crotalums |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Spartacus Ballet Suite No. 1, Movement: Dance of the Gaditanian Maidens and Victory of Spa |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Caucasian Sketches, Suite 1 |
Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov, Composer
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov, Composer |
Spartacus Ballet Suite No. 2, Movement: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Loris Tjeknavorian, Conductor |
Author: Ivan March
The Masquerade Suite has comparable spirit and gusto but some of its charm evaporates in consequence—notably in the ''Waltz'', with the ebullient closing ''Galop'' suggesting a circus band in an agreeably vulgar manner. The music from Spartacus is comparably vibrant and energetic, and although the famous ''Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia'' opens with a beguiling aura of romantic anticipation, the climax develops great Slavonic ardour, and one wishes the recording were a shade more sumptuous to increase the opulence of the justly famous, expansive string climax.
Ippolitov's Caucasian Sketches are little more than picture postcards with sinuous sub-Rimsky-Korsakov eastern melodies. Tjeknavorian makes the most of the oriental atmosphere thus generated, but cannot disguise the fact that the hit number, the spectacular closing ''Procession of the Sardar'' is head and shoulders above the rest in memorability. It is played with great elan and here Brian Culverhouse's brightly lit recording comes fully into its own.'
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