Chukhajian: Piano Works - Mikael Ayrapetyan

Tigran Chukhajian is highly significant in the history of Armenian music: he was the first composer to combine Western and Eastern cultures, and was referred to as the ‘Armenian Verdi’ amongst his contemporaries. Persecution under the repressive Ottoman Turkish regime led to his music being suppressed, but these piano works are a sophisticated testament to Chukhajian’s Romantic inclinations, absorbing the influences of Chopin and Liszt, and enriching them with Oriental nuances and descriptive themes.

Chukhajian, Tigran

 Impromptu in B-Flat Minor, "Cascade de Couz"

 Dance Caractéristique in A Minor, "L'Orientale"

 Grande Valse Fantastique in A Minor, "Illusions"

 Tarantelle in B-Flat Minor

 Caprice in E Minor, "La Lyre Orientale"

 Mazurka de Salon, "Mignon"

 Une Gavotte de plus in E-Flat Major

 Polka in F Major, "La gaité"

 Proti Polka in G Major

 Funeral March in D Minor

 Fantaisie Orientale No. 1 in A Minor, "Sur des motifs turcs"