Composer: Aram Khachaturian
Performer: David Haroutunian, Xénia Maliarevitch
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Fuga Libera
Catalogue: FUG840
Release: 2025
Size: 1.1 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Song-Poem in Honor of Ashoughs
02. Dance No. 1
Sonata for Violin and Piano
03. I. Lento. Rubato ed espressivo
04. II. Allegro ma non troppo – Lento – Tempo I – Cadenza – In tempo – Presto
Gayaneh Suite No. 3
05. IV. Adagio for Solo Violin
Gayaneh Suite No. 1
06. III. Aisha’s Dance
07. Dance for Violin and Piano in B-Flat Major
Sonata-Monologue for Solo Violin
08. I. Allegro non Troppo
09. II. Allegro agitato
10. III. Allegro mosso
Gayaneh Suite No. 3
11. V. Sabre Dance
Masquerade Suite
12. IV. Nocturne
A meeting between violinist David Haroutunian and Karen Khachaturian, son of the legendary composer Aram Khachaturian, inspired this new recording. Following their encounter in Paris at a concert marking the 40th anniversary of Aram Khachaturian’s passing, Karen entrusted David with the score of an unpublished sonata for violin and piano, written by his father in the early 1930s. Avant-garde in style and structured in two unique movements, the sonata stands as a remarkable masterpiece, both profound and accessible to a wide audience. “My discovery of this sonata sparked an intense desire to record all of Khachaturian’s works for violin, as no such comprehensive recording, to my knowledge, exists,” David explains. Together with pianist Xenia Maliarevitch, he set out to capture not only Khachaturian’s original compositions for solo violin and violin-piano duo but also selected arrangements of his most iconic works, including excerpts from Gayaneh and the Sabre Dance arranged by Jascha Heifetz. This album also features a previously unrecorded Dance from 1925, adding to the rich legacy of Khachaturian’s music.
