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[Khachaturian] is represented by a work which has echoes of his ballet Gayaneh. But essentially it’s a mid-century European work, full-bloodedly tonal, and rich in invention, and Chaushian’s... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 5th May 2023
Catalogue No: BIS2648
Label: BIS
Length: 68 minutes

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Khachaturian: Cello Concerto in E minor

Work length35:13

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Alexander Chaushian (cello)
Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Eduard Topchjan

I. Allegro moderato

Track length17:04

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Ii. Andante sostenuto

Track length8:17

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$2.30

Iii. Allegro a battuta

Track length9:52

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Babadzhanian: Cello Concerto

Work length20:03

$4.05

$6.05

Alexander Chaushian (cello)
Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Eduard Topchjan

Andante sostenuto

Track length6:37

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Andante con amore

Track length2:15

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Allegro energico con fuoco

Track length11:11

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Petrossian: 8.4, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra

Work length12:56

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$3.80

Alexander Chaushian (cello)
Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Eduard Topchjan

1. Massis

Track length8:43

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2. Sis

Track length4:13

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"Recorded in the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, this disc offers an opportunity to sample music by Armenian composers, here represented by three works for cello and orchestra, and is in a way a follow up to the 2011 release [BIS 1849] which was also devoted to concertante works for cello by Armenian composers. The programme opens with Aram Khachaturian, whose 1946 concerto, which contains many Armenian and Georgian folkloric allusions and rhythmic dances like those of the Ashoug, has been described as being closer to a symphony with cello than to a concerto. The second work, Arno Babajanian’s Cello Concerto, is permeated by specific intonation rooted in Armenian folk music and folklore. The disc concludes with the cello concerto by the French composer of Armenian origin, Michel Petrossian, a work from 2022 entitled 8.4, an allusion to the book of Genesis, chapter 8, verse 4, where Mount Ararat is first mentioned. The work glorifies the symbolic and spiritual aspect of Ararat, the ‘sacred mountain’, and integrates Armenian and Byzantine liturgical chants. The UK based Alexander Chaushian, cello soloist in all of these works, is Armenian by birth, and has secured the expert support of the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra under its principal conductor Eduard Topchjan."

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July 2023

[Khachaturian] is represented by a work which has echoes of his ballet Gayaneh. But essentially it’s a mid-century European work, full-bloodedly tonal, and rich in invention, and Chaushian’s expressive style highlights its many virtues. I immediately needed to listen again, to savour both the effects and the brilliance with which they are knitted together.

Nov/Dec 2023

...a fine collection, beautifully performed by both soloist and orchestra.

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