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at a concert marking the 40th anniversary of Aram Khachaturian’s passing, Karen entrusted David with the score of an unpublished sonata for violin and piano, written by his father in the early 1930s.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.

1: In Honor of Ashoughs
2: Dance No. 1
3: I. Lento. Rubato Ed Espressivo
4: II. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Lento - Tempo I - Cadenza - In Tempo - Presto
5: IV. Adagio
6: Aisha's Dance
7: Dance in B-flat Major
8: I. Allegro Non Troppo
9: II. Allegro Agitato
10: III. Allegro Mosso
11: Sabre Dance
12: IV. Nocturne

Composer: Aram Khachaturian

Number of Discs: 1

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