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Khachaturian - Violin Concerto, Concerto-Rhapsody | Naxos 8570988

Khachaturian - Violin Concerto, Concerto-Rhapsody

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8570988

Barcode: 0747313098873

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 27th April 2009

Contents

Artists

Nicolas Koeckert (violin)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Jose Serebrier

Works

Khachaturian, Aram

Concerto-Rhapsody in B flat minor for violin and orchestra
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.46

Artists

Nicolas Koeckert (violin)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Jose Serebrier

About

Armenia’s greatest composer Aram Khachaturian received both acclaim and criticism from the Soviet regime, including the USSR State Prize for his three Concerto-Rhapsodies. “A concerto is music with chandeliers burning bright; a rhapsody is music with chandeliers dimmed, and the Concerto-Rhapsodies are both”, he explained.

The Violin Concerto’s passionately heroic first movement and poignant Andante sostenuto lead to a virtuosic, dancing finale.

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