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"
1 Impromptu in B-Flat Minor, "Cascade de Couz" 04:17
Dance Caractéristique in A Minor, "L'Orientale"
2 Dance Caractéristique in A Minor, "L'Orientale" 05:52
Grande Valse Fantastique in A Minor, "Illusions"
3 Grande Valse Fantastique in A Minor, "Illusions" 06:56
Tarantelle in B-Flat Minor
4 Tarantelle in B-Flat Minor 03:27
Caprice in E Minor, "La Lyre Orientale"
5 Caprice in E Minor, "La Lyre Orientale" 11:19
Mazurka de Salon, "Mignon"
6 Mazurka de Salon, "Mignon" 04:11
Une Gavotte de plus in E-Flat Major
7 Une Gavotte de plus in E-Flat Major 03:54
Polka in F Major, "La gaité"
8 Polka in F Major, "La gaité" 02:38
Proti Polka in G Major
9 Proti Polka in G Major 02:27
Funeral March in D Minor
10 Funeral March in D Minor 06:49
Fantaisie Orientale No. 1 in A Minor, "Sur des motifs turcs"
11 Fantaisie Orientale No. 1 in A Minor, "Sur des motifs turcs" 07:27
