Armenian Cello Concertos / Chaushian, Topchjan, Armenian Philharmonic
Details
- Composer
- Arno Babajanian, Aram Khachaturian, Michel Petrossian
- Artist
- Alexander Chaushian, Eduard Topchjan
- Format
- SACD
- Label
- BIS
- Released
- Apr 07, 2023
- Catalog #
- BIS-2648
- UPC
- 7318599926483
About
Recorded in the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, this disc offers an opportunity to sample music by Armenian composers, here represented by three works for cello and orchestra, and is in a way a follow-up to the 2011 release [BIS-1849] which was also devoted to concertante works for cello by Armenian composers.
The program opens with Aram Khachaturian, whose 1946 concerto, which contains many Armenian and Georgian folkloric allusions and rhythmic dances like those of the Ashoug, has been described as being closer to a symphony with cello than to a concerto. The second work, Arno Babajanian’s Cello Concerto, is permeated by specific intonation rooted in Armenian folk music and folklore. The disc concludes with the cello concerto by the French composer of Armenian origin, Michel Petrossian, a work from 2022 entitled 8.4, an allusion to the book of Genesis, chapter 8, verse 4, where Mount Ararat is first mentioned. The work glorifies the symbolic and spiritual aspect of Ararat, the ‘sacred mountain’, and integrates Armenian and Byzantine liturgical chants.
The UK-based Alexander Chaushian, cello soloist in all of these works, is Armenian by birth, and has secured the expert support of the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra under its principal conductor Eduard Topchjan.
Tracklist 8 tracks
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1 I. Allegro moderato 17:01
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegro moderato
- Duration
- 17:01
- Composer
- Aram Khachaturian
- Performer
- Alexander Chaushian
- Ensemble
- Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Eduard Topchjan
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2 II. Andante sostenuto - 08:17
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Andante sostenuto -
- Duration
- 08:17
- Composer
- Aram Khachaturian
- Performer
- Alexander Chaushian
- Ensemble
- Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Eduard Topchjan
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3 III. Allegro a battuta 09:38
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Allegro a battuta
- Duration
- 09:38
- Composer
- Aram Khachaturian
- Performer
- Alexander Chaushian
- Ensemble
- Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Eduard Topchjan
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4 Andante sostenuto - 06:35
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Andante sostenuto -
- Duration
- 06:35
- Composer
- Arno Harutyuni Babadjanian
- Performer
- Alexander Chaushian
- Ensemble
- Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Eduard Topchjan
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5 Andante con amore - 02:15
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Andante con amore -
- Duration
- 02:15
- Composer
- Arno Harutyuni Babadjanian
- Performer
- Alexander Chaushian
- Ensemble
- Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Eduard Topchjan
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6 Allegro energico con fuoco 11:01
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Allegro energico con fuoco
- Duration
- 11:01
- Composer
- Arno Harutyuni Babadjanian
- Performer
- Alexander Chaushian
- Ensemble
- Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Eduard Topchjan
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7 Part I: Massis - 08:39
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part I: Massis -
- Duration
- 08:39
- Composer
- Michel Petrossian
- Performer
- Alexander Chaushian
- Ensemble
- Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Eduard Topchjan
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8 Part II: Sis 04:01
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part II: Sis
- Duration
- 04:01
- Composer
- Michel Petrossian
- Performer
- Alexander Chaushian
- Ensemble
- Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Eduard Topchjan