Khachaturian: Gayaneh / Masquerade / Spartacus

Aram Khachaturian (Composer), Alexander Lazarev (Conductor), Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Alexander Lazarev
• Composer: Aram Khachaturian
• Audio CD (March 8, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Erato
• ASIN: B000005EBY
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #351,586 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Gayaneah: Sabre Dance (Suite III No. 5)

2. Gayaneah: Dance of the Young Maidens (Suite I No. 2)

3. Gayaneah: Ayshe's awakening and dance (Suite I No. 3)

4. Gayaneah: Lezghinka (Suite I No. 3)

5. Masquerade: Waltz

6. Masquerade: Mazurka

7. Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Suite II No. 1)

8. Spartacus: Dance of the Greek Slave (Suite III No. 2)

9. Spartacus: Dance of an Egyptian Girl (Suite III No. 3)

10. Spartacus: Introduction, Adagio of Aegina and Harmodius (Suite I No. 2)

11. Spartacus: Variation of Aegina and Bacchanalia (Suite I No. 3)

12. Spartacus: Scene and Dance with crotalums (Suite I No. 4)

13. Spartacus: Dance of Gaditanae and Victory of Spartacus (Suite I No. 5)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Light and Enjoyable, March 6, 2002

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D. Seymour "snadmus" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Khachaturian: Gayaneh / Masquerade / Spartacus (Audio CD)

Lazarev conducts excerpts of the music of Khachaturian. The gawky Sabre Dance begins this set - what Lazarev lacks in showmanship playing this ubiquitous headache he more than makes up for in virility. The rest of the pieces are handled with more sensitivity. A good deal of the music on this disc is really a pleasant surprise. From the tender orchestration and sinewy melody line of Ayshe's Awakening to the balmy satisfaction of the stunningly beautiful Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia. The Waltz from Masquerade has a one-of-a-kind melody line. Khachaturian's sometimes pedestrian compositional style is offset by his stylishly lush orchestration. Though it is not the greatest music ever written, I would recommend this disc if you enjoy the simple pleasures of Glazunov, Rachmaninoff or Tchaikovsky.