One of the former Soviet Union’s leading composers and a member of the so-called Armenian ‘Mighty Handful’, Arno Babadjanian was admired by musicians of the stature of Shostakovich, Khachaturian, Rostropovich and David Oistrakh. He was also an outstanding pianist and a very considerable virtuoso. Babadjanian's music explores his native Armenian folk tradition as well as elements of jazz and twelve-tone techniques.
Tracklist
Polyphonic Sonata (1947) (00:10:24 )
1
I. Prelude (00:01:05)
2
II. Fugue (00:07:15)
3
III. Toccata (00:04:29)
6 Kartin (6 Pictures) (1965) (00:13:00 )
4
No. 1. Improvisation (00:02:17)
5
No. 2. Folk Song (00:01:31)
6
No. 3. Toccatina (00:01:52)
7
No. 4. Intermezzo (00:01:37)
8
No. 5. Chorale (00:03:59)
9
No. 6. Sassoun Dance (00:02:41)
Melody and Humoresque (1973) (00:04:05 )
10
Melody (00:02:32)
11
Humoresque (00:01:54)
12
Elegy (1978) (00:03:45)
13
Reflection (1973) (00:02:23)
14
Prelude () (00:01:43)
15
Vagharshapat Dance (1947) (00:01:45)
16
Impromptu, "Exprompt" (1936) (00:02:49)
17
Capriccio (1951) (00:04:49)
18
Poem (1966) (00:06:36)
