Barkhudaryan / Ayrapetyan- Four Oriental Dances / Twelve Armenian Dances (CD)
The Armenian and Georgian composer Sarkis Vasil'evich Barkhudarian is famed for his piano miniatures. Some are among the first piano works to use Armenian folk themes as the basis for a series of original compositions. His colorful and unusual harmonies, created by the sinuous, interweaving modes of Armenian music, are immediately attractive and his miniatures, whether full of grace or pungent dance rhythms, bear out Glazunov's admiration of his 'sincerity, elegance and harmony of form.' Mikael Ayrapetyan was born in 1984 in Yerevan, Armenia, where he had his early schooling. His repertoire ranges from the Baroque to the contemporary and includes rarely performed works of Armenian composers. He is actively engaged in the popularization of Armenian classical music, organizing concerts in the major concert halls of the world, and acting as producer, artistic director and pianist for these performances.
Tracklist:
- Oriental Dances: No. 1, -
- Oriental Dances: No. 2, -
- Oriental Dances: No. 3, -
- Oriental Dances: No. 4, -
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 1, Dance Of The Bride
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 2, Children's Dance
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 3, Dance Of Matchmaker
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 4, Dance Of Rural Girls
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 5, Provocative Dance
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 6, Maiden's Roundelay
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 7, Dance Of Friendship
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 8, Dance Of A Mountain Girl
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 9, Dance Of Farewell
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 10, Masker's Dance
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 11, Circular Dance
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 12, Festive Dance
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 1, Naz-Par
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 2, Fairy Tale
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 3, Sketch In B Minor
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 4, Watercolor
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 5, Smooth Dance
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 6, Lullaby
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 7, Maiden Dance
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 8, Boots-Dragonfly
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 9, Dance In A-Flat Major
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 10, Sketch In D Minor
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 1, Scherzo
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 2, Circular Dance In B Minor
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 3, Gulnara's Dance
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 4, Nanochka's Dance
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 5, Anoush's Sorrow
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 6, Prelude In D Minor
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 7, Prelude In D-Sharp Minor
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 8, Nocturne
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 9, Sketch In A Major
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 10, Lullaby Of Shushani
The Armenian and Georgian composer Sarkis Vasil'evich Barkhudarian is famed for his piano miniatures. Some are among the first piano works to use Armenian folk themes as the basis for a series of original compositions. His colorful and unusual harmonies, created by the sinuous, interweaving modes of Armenian music, are immediately attractive and his miniatures, whether full of grace or pungent dance rhythms, bear out Glazunov's admiration of his 'sincerity, elegance and harmony of form.' Mikael Ayrapetyan was born in 1984 in Yerevan, Armenia, where he had his early schooling. His repertoire ranges from the Baroque to the contemporary and includes rarely performed works of Armenian composers. He is actively engaged in the popularization of Armenian classical music, organizing concerts in the major concert halls of the world, and acting as producer, artistic director and pianist for these performances.
Tracklist:
- Oriental Dances: No. 1, -
- Oriental Dances: No. 2, -
- Oriental Dances: No. 3, -
- Oriental Dances: No. 4, -
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 1, Dance Of The Bride
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 2, Children's Dance
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 3, Dance Of Matchmaker
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 4, Dance Of Rural Girls
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 5, Provocative Dance
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 6, Maiden's Roundelay
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 7, Dance Of Friendship
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 8, Dance Of A Mountain Girl
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 9, Dance Of Farewell
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 10, Masker's Dance
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 11, Circular Dance
- 12 Armenian Dances: No. 12, Festive Dance
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 1, Naz-Par
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 2, Fairy Tale
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 3, Sketch In B Minor
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 4, Watercolor
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 5, Smooth Dance
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 6, Lullaby
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 7, Maiden Dance
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 8, Boots-Dragonfly
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 9, Dance In A-Flat Major
- Piano Pieces, Series 1: No. 10, Sketch In D Minor
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 1, Scherzo
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 2, Circular Dance In B Minor
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 3, Gulnara's Dance
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 4, Nanochka's Dance
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 5, Anoush's Sorrow
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 6, Prelude In D Minor
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 7, Prelude In D-Sharp Minor
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 8, Nocturne
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 9, Sketch In A Major
- Piano Pieces, Series 2: No. 10, Lullaby Of Shushani