Stepanian: 26 Preludes for Piano / Ayrapetyan
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Stepanian: 26 Preludes for Piano / Ayrapetyan

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Composer
STEPANIAN, HARO
Artist
Mikael Ayrapetyan
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Grand Piano
Released
Jun 09, 2017
Catalog #
GP760
UPC
747313976027

About

Described by Aram Khachaturian as "the greatest Soviet Armenian composer", Haro Stepanian followed the pioneering efforts of composers such as Komitas in establishing a strong national voice for Armenian music. He composed three symphonies, operatic works, numerous songs, chamber pieces, and works for piano. Building on the models of Chopin, Rachmaninov and fellow Armenians such as Komitas and Tigranian, the 26 varied and sharply contrasting Preludes are exquisite folk-influenced miniatures suffused with sadness, poetic contemplation, the natural world and scenes of Armenian life.

REVIEWS:

The Grand Piano engineers conspire with happy results in rendering Ayrapetyan’s admirable way with chiming charms and epic rhetoric.

-- MusicWeb International

Building on the models of Chopin, Rachmaninov and fellow Armenians such as Komitas and Tigranian, these 26 varied and sharply contrasting Preludes from 1947, 1948, 1956 and single from 1964 and 1965 are exquisite folk-influenced miniatures suffused with sadness, poetic contemplation, the natural world and scenes of Armenian life.

-- Records International

…these are what might be termed strong examples of the Socialist Realist aesthetic. Mr Ayrapetyan plays them with a wide palette of tonal color, fine virtuosity, and consummate musicianship. The piano sound is a little boomy and reverberant, but that is better than claustrophobic.

-- American Record Guide

Tracklist 26 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1 in G Minor 02:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1 in G Minor
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  2. 2 No. 2 in A Major 01:37
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2 in A Major
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  3. 3 No. 3 in F Minor 02:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3 in F Minor
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  4. 4 No. 4 in F-Sharp Minor 01:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4 in F-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  5. 5 No. 5 in G Major 01:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5 in G Major
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  6. 6 No. 6 in F Minor 02:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6 in F Minor
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  7. 7 No. 7 in C Minor 03:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7 in C Minor
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  8. 8 No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor 01:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  9. 9 No. 1 in E Minor 01:41
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1 in E Minor
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  10. 10 No. 2 in C Minor 02:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2 in C Minor
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  11. 11 No. 3 in A Major 02:15
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 3 in A Major
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  12. 12 No. 4 in A Minor 01:42
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 4 in A Minor
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  13. 13 No. 5 in F Minor 01:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 5 in F Minor
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  14. 14 No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor 02:37
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  15. 15 No. 7 in G Minor 02:20
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 7 in G Minor
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  16. 16 No. 8 in F Major 01:59
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 8 in F Major
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  17. 17 No. 1 in E Minor 02:01
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1 in E Minor
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  18. 18 No. 2 in G Minor 01:29
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2 in G Minor
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  19. 19 No. 3 in F-Sharp Major 01:52
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 3 in F-Sharp Major
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  20. 20 No. 4 in A Minor 01:23
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 4 in A Minor
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  21. 21 No. 5 in B Minor 02:31
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 5 in B Minor
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  22. 22 No. 6 in B Minor 01:18
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 6 in B Minor
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  23. 23 No. 7 in B Major 02:01
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 7 in B Major
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  24. 24 No. 8 in G Minor 01:57
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 8 in G Minor
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  25. 25 Prelude in A Major (1964) 02:41
    Track
    25
    Title
    Prelude in A Major (1964)
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan
  26. 26 Prelude in F Minor (1965) 02:30
    Track
    26
    Title
    Prelude in F Minor (1965)
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Haro Stepanian
    Performer
    Mikael Ayrapetyan