Khachaturian: Gayne; Russian Fantasy / Tjeknavorian

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Label
Sony Masterworks
Release Date
March 22, 2005
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      KHACHATURIAN, ARMAN
    • PERFORMER
      Tjeknavorian, Npo
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 22, 2005
    • UPC
      828766583625
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      82876658362
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Introduction - Russian Dance

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    2. Dance of the Young Kurds

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    3. Gathering of the Cotton

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    4. Mountaineers' Dance

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    5. Dance of Welcome

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    6. Gayane's Adagio

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    7. Noune's Dance

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    8. Dance of the Old Men and Carpet Weavers

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    9. Lullaby

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    10. Aisha's Awakening and Dance

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    11. Embroidering of the Carpets

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    12. Fire

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    13. Lezghinka

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    14. Lyrical Duet

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    15. Gayane and Giko

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    16. Armen's Variation

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    17. Scene

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    18. Gayne's Variation and Dance Finale

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    19. Introduction to Act IV

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    20. Dance of the Rose Maidens

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    21. Sabre Dance

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    22. Introduction - Dance of the Elders

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    23. Gopak

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    24. Final Scene

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    25. Act II: Scene and Dance of Crotala

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    26. Act II: Dance of the Gaditanae Maidens

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    27. Act III: Adagio de Spartacus et Phrygie

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    28. Act I: Variation d'Egine et bacchanale

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    29. I. Waltz

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    30. II. Nocturne

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    31. III. Mazurka

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    32. IV. Romance

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    33. V. Galop

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian

    34. Russkaya fantaziya (Russian Fantasy)

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian


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