Khachaturian: Gayanne Suites Nos. 1-3
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Composer: Aram KhachaturianConductor: Andrey Anikhanov
Conductor: André Anichanov
Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1994-10-04
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
- Introduction
- Gayane And Giko
- Armen's Solo
- Matsak And Armen
- Gayane's Solo
- Harvest Holiday
- Dance Of The Girls
- Dance Of The Boys
- Choosing The Bride
- Lullaby
- Sabre Dance
- The Hunt / Andante
- Dance Of The Comrades
- Matsak's Solo
- Gayane's Adagio
- Solo / Love Duet
- Finale
Music reviews of Khachaturian: Gayanne Suites Nos. 1-3
Music Review: Much more than the Sabre Dance
Rating: 5 Stars
Khachaturian? Wait a second, I know him. He wrote "Sabre Dance" - didn't he?
Unfortunately, this is what most of the world knows of the Soviet-Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978). In fact, Khachaturian was a composer of three symphonies, three concertos, three concerto-rhapsodies and a host of other works. Yes, it is true that Khachaturian did compose "Sabre Dance" but that piece is just a single dance movement from one of Khachaturian's ballets, "Gayane." And, (I hope I am not ruining this piece for anybody), "Sabre Dance" has nothing to do with spinning plates on top of sticks or any other silly antic.
Actually, Khachaturian's compositions are heavily steeped in the rich musical tradition of Armenia. The Gayane ballet takes place on a rural farm in Armenia and was very popular throughout the Soviet Union during World War II. This music is simple and unpretentious, but is filled with an ethnic charm that is infectious. If there was one word to would be used to describe the music of Khachaturian it would be "colorful." Take the exotic, yet sensuous, "Dance of the Girls" (Track 7), scored for flutes, drum, and muted trumpet, for instance. I particularly enjoy Khachaturian's use of endearing melodies, which frequently appear with surprisingly simple, yet effective, countermelodies, such as in "Harvest Holiday" (Track 6). Khachaturian's music is often quite beautiful as well. As an example, the "Lullaby" (Track 10) contains a lovely melody, in which haunting echoes of previously heard dance themes appear in the background.
And how about the "Sabre Dance" (Track 11)? Well, the performance here is quite good. I actually find this piece more enjoyable when it is decoupled from all of the hours of silly video I've seen paired with this piece - as difficult as this may be. This dance is actually a Kurdish war dance, in which the dancers display their sword skills. I actually prefer the relatively subdued second theme of the dance, which appears twice, once by itself, then accompanied by a flute countermelody.
This does not need to be a long review, as all you really need to know is to get this music. The quicker movements are lively and exciting; the slow movements are lovely; while the whole ballet is imbued with an exotic charm that is immediately identifiable as Khachaturian. The overall performance and sound quality is good. I won't fault this release for not being the complete ballet, as the music presented here is wonderful. But I will agree that a new recording of the complete work should be made.
Highly recommended!!
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