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Khachaturian: Gayne; Russian Fantasy / Tjeknavorian

$15.98

Details

Composer
KHACHATURIAN, ARMAN
Artist
Tjeknavorian, Npo
Format
CD
Label
Sony Masterworks
Released
Mar 22, 2005
Catalog #
82876658362
UPC
828766583625

About

This celebrated recording of the almost-complete Gayne finally makes it to CD, and it's as fresh and exciting as you may remember. About 75 percent of the total score is here, as much as anyone really needs, arranged in optimal sequence for home listening. This makes perfect sense in a ballet whose plot hinges on the heroine ratting out her drunkard husband for sabotage of the collective farming effort (as if it needed any help to fail). There's also a thrilling sub-plot about a blind hunter who miraculously regains his sight in time to participate once again in the creation of the people's utopia.


Of course, the nicest thing about Khachaturian's music is that none of it pays the slightest heed to the above scenario: it's straight Romantic nationalism, and all of your favorite numbers, including the Saber Dance and the Lezghinka, come off brilliantly in impactful but somewhat glassy sonics. Loris Tjeknavorian and the National Philharmonic pick-up orchestra clearly are having a terrific time. The excerpts from Spartacus (Danse with Crotales, Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia, Bacchanale, Spartacus' Victory) and the Masquerade Suite have just as much oomph, and are even better engineered. Major league fun!
--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 34 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Introduction - Russian Dance 04:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introduction - Russian Dance
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  3. 2 Dance of the Young Kurds 03:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    Dance of the Young Kurds
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  4. 3 Gathering of the Cotton 04:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    Gathering of the Cotton
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  5. 4 Mountaineers' Dance 01:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    Mountaineers' Dance
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  6. 5 Dance of Welcome 03:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    Dance of Welcome
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  7. 6 Gayane's Adagio 04:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    Gayane's Adagio
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  8. 7 Noune's Dance 01:31
    Track
    7
    Title
    Noune's Dance
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  9. 8 Dance of the Old Men and Carpet Weavers 03:50
    Track
    8
    Title
    Dance of the Old Men and Carpet Weavers
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  10. 9 Lullaby 05:49
    Track
    9
    Title
    Lullaby
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  11. 10 Aisha's Awakening and Dance 06:48
    Track
    10
    Title
    Aisha's Awakening and Dance
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  12. 11 Embroidering of the Carpets 04:24
    Track
    11
    Title
    Embroidering of the Carpets
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  13. 12 Fire 05:09
    Track
    12
    Title
    Fire
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  14. 13 Lezghinka 02:35
    Track
    13
    Title
    Lezghinka
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  15. 14 Lyrical Duet 05:05
    Track
    14
    Title
    Lyrical Duet
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  16. 15 Gayane and Giko 08:41
    Track
    15
    Title
    Gayane and Giko
    Duration
    08:41
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  17. 16 Armen's Variation 02:00
    Track
    16
    Title
    Armen's Variation
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  18. 17 Scene 01:57
    Track
    17
    Title
    Scene
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  19. 18 Gayne's Variation and Dance Finale 04:52
    Track
    18
    Title
    Gayne's Variation and Dance Finale
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  20. Disc 2
  21. 1 Introduction to Act IV 08:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introduction to Act IV
    Duration
    08:51
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  22. 2 Dance of the Rose Maidens 02:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    Dance of the Rose Maidens
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  23. 3 Sabre Dance 02:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    Sabre Dance
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  24. 4 Introduction - Dance of the Elders 05:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    Introduction - Dance of the Elders
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  25. 5 Gopak 03:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    Gopak
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  26. 6 Final Scene 01:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    Final Scene
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  27. 7 Act II: Scene and Dance of Crotala 04:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II: Scene and Dance of Crotala
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  28. 8 Act II: Dance of the Gaditanae Maidens 06:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II: Dance of the Gaditanae Maidens
    Duration
    06:26
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  29. 9 Act III: Adagio de Spartacus et Phrygie 09:53
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act III: Adagio de Spartacus et Phrygie
    Duration
    09:53
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  30. 10 Act I: Variation d'Egine et bacchanale 03:15
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I: Variation d'Egine et bacchanale
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  31. 11 I. Waltz 04:09
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Waltz
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  32. 12 II. Nocturne 04:06
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Nocturne
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  33. 13 III. Mazurka 02:37
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Mazurka
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  34. 14 IV. Romance 03:56
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Romance
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  35. 15 V. Galop 02:39
    Track
    15
    Title
    V. Galop
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian
  36. 16 Russkaya fantaziya (Russian Fantasy) 05:24
    Track
    16
    Title
    Russkaya fantaziya (Russian Fantasy)
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Loris Tjeknavorian