Armenian composers

[Roy Bland]

on piano music
https://www.facebook.com/armenianpiano/

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Cool cover art!

[Roy Bland]

They said here that Haro Stepanyan (1897-66) was the best pre-Khachaturian armenian composer ,i didn't know him,but this beautiful Piano Concerto impressed favorably
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU3Yv8j7b3I

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

They said here that Haro Stepanyan (1897-66) was the best pre-Khachaturian armenian composer ,i didn't know him,but this beautiful Piano Concerto impressed favorably
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU3Yv8j7b3I

Interesting, Roy. I will listen to the work this weekend.

I like the Arutiunian PC below. The pianist looks like (grand) son or daughter of AA.
The Armenian Rhapsody disc is too dark for me, but some people may like it.

[Roy Bland]

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Interesting Roy. I will look for the recording!

[Roy Bland]

I found puzzling armenian composers little discography

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

I found puzzling armenian composers little discography

Great find, Roy! Excellent concerto. This Channel provides with a lot of nice performances in Armenian classical and folk music. This will make me busy for a month.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Mikael Ayrapetyan has issued several recordings of Armenian piano music. I find the albums below very likable.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Likable album!

[Roy Bland]

Aprikian composer of "David Sassunsky oratorio" died this year

[Toni Bernet]

 Aron Babajanian (1921-1983): Violin Concerto in A minor (1949)

It is well known that musical culture in Armenia has played and continues to play an important role in the identity of this small state in the Caucasus. A population that suffered a traumatic genocide now lives squeezed between the great powers of Russia and Turkey and is threatened by war from Azerbaijan. Unfortunately, apart from the music of Katchaturian, for example, little is known about what Armenia's diverse compositional output produced even during the Soviet era.  At the same time, many Armenian composers had the best relations with the Soviet musical greats Oistrakh, Rostopovitch or Shostakovitch. Arno Babajanian (his name is also translated from Armenian as Babadschanian or Babajanyan) should definitely be mentioned in this context. The virtuoso pianist and composer of everything from pop songs and jazz pieces to classical works and musicals remains a national hero in his home country. His Violin Concerto in A minor is obviously in the tradition of Aram Khachaturian's Violin Concerto in D minor, which was composed in 1940. However, it has not yet achieved the same fame, although the melodies and the colourful orchestral accompaniment also exude great fascination. Personally, the main melody of the first movement has lingered in my ears for a long time, and every time I look forward to the vastness of this melody, which personally makes me think of the magnificent area around Lake Sevan...

Here you find a listening guide of this violin concerto:
https://unbekannte-violinkonzerte.jimdofree.com/e-4/babajanian/

[AnotherSpin]

Aron Babajanian (1921-1983): Violin Concerto in A minor (1949)

It is well known that musical culture in Armenia has played and continues to play an important role in the identity of this small state in the Caucasus. A population that suffered a traumatic genocide now lives squeezed between the great powers of Russia and Turkey and is threatened by war from Azerbaijan.

[..]

Not true. It was not Azerbaijan that threatened Armenia, but quite the opposite. In the early 1990s, Armenians, together with Russian secret agents, organized a mass massacre in Azerbaijan. Subsequently, as a result of military aggression supported by Moscow and the inaction of the West, Armenia occupied a significant part of Azerbaijani territory. Over a million Azerbaijanis were forced to flee their homes and became refugees. Only recently, after three decades, has Azerbaijan finally managed to liberate its territory and throw the Armenians back beyond its borders.

The small state of Armenia has some pretty big ambitions, fueled by an influential diaspora in places like France or California. Today, this small state of Armenia is doing everything it can to help the Kremlin regime circumvent sanctions, thereby facilitating the murder of Ukrainians.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

I bought the recording last year. Love it!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

I love this recording too.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Aron Babajanian (1921-1983): Violin Concerto in A minor (1949)

It is well known that musical culture in Armenia has played and continues to play an important role in the identity of this small state in the Caucasus. A population that suffered a traumatic genocide now lives squeezed between the great powers of Russia and Turkey and is threatened by war from Azerbaijan. Unfortunately, apart from the music of Katchaturian, for example, little is known about what Armenia's diverse compositional output produced even during the Soviet era.  At the same time, many Armenian composers had the best relations with the Soviet musical greats Oistrakh, Rostopovitch or Shostakovitch. Arno Babajanian (his name is also translated from Armenian as Babadschanian or Babajanyan) should definitely be mentioned in this context. The virtuoso pianist and composer of everything from pop songs and jazz pieces to classical works and musicals remains a national hero in his home country. His Violin Concerto in A minor is obviously in the tradition of Aram Khachaturian's Violin Concerto in D minor, which was composed in 1940. However, it has not yet achieved the same fame, although the melodies and the colourful orchestral accompaniment also exude great fascination. Personally, the main melody of the first movement has lingered in my ears for a long time, and every time I look forward to the vastness of this melody, which personally makes me think of the magnificent area around Lake Sevan...

Here you find a listening guide of this violin concerto:
https://unbekannte-violinkonzerte.jimdofree.com/e-4/babajanian/

Thank you for the interesting post. It is very informative. Yes, the violin concerto sounds excellent!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Alexander Spendiarov (Spendiaryan) Symphonic Works.
Wonderful music.

[Roy Bland]

https://www.instagram.com/armenian_music_project/?hl=it

[dhibbard]

Thank you for starting this thread... I've always wondered about Lazar Saryan or Sarian.  There was a release of some of his works by the Armenian Music Center of Los Angeles but the Symphonic works CD sold out.   Anyone know if its on youtube?

[Roy Bland]

Thank you for starting this thread... I've always wondered about Lazar Saryan or Sarian.  There was a release of some of his works by the Armenian Music Center of Los Angeles but the Symphonic works CD sold out.   Anyone know if its on youtube?

https://www.classicalarchives.com/newca/#!/Work/24049