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Chukhajian: Piano Works / Mikael Ayrapetyan
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Chukhajian: Piano Works / Mikael Ayrapetyan

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Composer
CHUKHAJIAN, TIGRAN
Artist
Mikael Ayrapetyan
Format
CD
Label
Grand Piano
Released
Feb 12, 2021
Catalog #
GP859
UPC
747313985920

About

Tigran Chukhajian is highly significant in the history of Armenian music: he was the first composer to combine Western and Eastern cultures, and was referred to as the ‘Armenian Verdi’ amongst his contemporaries. Persecution under the repressive Ottoman Turkish regime led to his music being suppressed, but these piano works are a sophisticated testament to Chukhajian’s Romantic inclinations, absorbing the influences of Chopin and Liszt, and enriching them with Orientalist nuances and descriptive themes. Mikael Ayrapetyan is a pianist, composer and producer. He is also the founder and artistic director of the music project Secrets of Armenia, which aims to increase international awareness of Armenian classical music, and actively organizes concerts featuring Armenian music in venues around the world, for which he is producer, artistic director and pianist.

Born in 1984 in Yerevan, Armenia, he studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory, and continues to uphold the performing traditions of the Russian piano school, of which Konstantin Igumnov, Samuel Feinberg and Lev Oborin are luminaries. His repertoire ranges from the Baroque to the contemporary and includes rarely performed works by Armenian composers.

REVIEWS:

Ayrapetyan is top notch and is able to communicate both the playful and serious moods in this repertoire. The more serious ‘Caprice’ begins with a melismatic melody, almost improvisational in quality. He plays without too much rhythmic liberty, and is firm but maintains a healthy dose of color and beauty.

-- American Record Guide

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 Impromptu in B-Flat Minor, "Cascade de Couz" 04:17
    Track
    1
    Title
    Impromptu in B-Flat Minor, "Cascade de Couz"
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Tigran Chukhajian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  2. 2 Dance Caractéristique in A Minor, "L'Orientale" 05:52
    Track
    2
    Title
    Dance Caractéristique in A Minor, "L'Orientale"
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Tigran Chukhajian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  3. 3 Grande Valse Fantastique in A Minor, "Illusions" 06:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    Grande Valse Fantastique in A Minor, "Illusions"
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Tigran Chukhajian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  4. 4 Tarantelle in B-Flat Minor 03:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    Tarantelle in B-Flat Minor
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Tigran Chukhajian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  5. 5 Caprice in E Minor, "La Lyre Orientale" 11:19
    Track
    5
    Title
    Caprice in E Minor, "La Lyre Orientale"
    Duration
    11:19
    Composer
    Tigran Chukhajian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  6. 6 Mazurka de Salon, "Mignon" 04:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    Mazurka de Salon, "Mignon"
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Tigran Chukhajian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  7. 7 Une Gavotte de plus in E-Flat Major 03:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    Une Gavotte de plus in E-Flat Major
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Tigran Chukhajian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  8. 8 Polka in F Major, "La gaité" 02:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    Polka in F Major, "La gaité"
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Tigran Chukhajian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  9. 9 Proti Polka in G Major 02:27
    Track
    9
    Title
    Proti Polka in G Major
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Tigran Chukhajian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  10. 10 Funeral March in D Minor 06:49
    Track
    10
    Title
    Funeral March in D Minor
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    Tigran Chukhajian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  11. 11 Fantaisie Orientale No. 1 in A Minor, "Sur des motifs turcs" 07:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    Fantaisie Orientale No. 1 in A Minor, "Sur des motifs turcs"
    Duration
    07:27
    Composer
    Tigran Chukhajian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  12. 12 Fantaisie Orientale No. 2 in A Minor, "Sur des motifs turcs" 11:55
    Track
    12
    Title
    Fantaisie Orientale No. 2 in A Minor, "Sur des motifs turcs"
    Duration
    11:55
    Composer
    Tigran Chukhajian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan