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Offline iumonito

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Khachaturian
on: December 16, 2008, 09:39:11 PM
As I boy, I played very early on "The Adventures of Ivan," and then in my pre-teens the wonderful Toccata.  Then as a teen I fell in love with the concerto.  But then, that's all the Kachaturian I know (for piano, I am familiar with the more famous parts of the ballets and the violin (or flute) concerto).

I have now ordered the Sonata (1961).  Anyone plays this piece or would have an interest in learning it simultaneously?  I am fantasizing about programming it this summer, but we'll see.

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Re: Khachaturian
Reply #1 on: December 23, 2008, 05:37:28 AM
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Offline mikey6

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Re: Khachaturian
Reply #2 on: December 23, 2008, 11:28:11 PM
There's a singlular work for piano and orchestra too.
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Re: Khachaturian
Reply #3 on: December 23, 2008, 11:34:03 PM
Yeah, the Concert-Fantasy for piano and orchestra is quite a great work. Certainly more mature than the piano concerto, and with a bit more modernism in it. It's a shame it's incredibly hard to find Nikolai Petrov's impeccable recording with the composer conducting. The one on Naxos with Oxana Yablonskaya is pretty bad. But yes, the Concert-Fantasy is a work not to be missed by anyone who likes this composer.
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