Khachaturian: Spartacus Ballet Suites

Aram Khachaturian (Composer), Loris Tjeknavorian (Conductor), Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

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• Orchestra: Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian
• Composer: Aram Khachaturian
• Audio CD (August 17, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asv Living Era
• ASIN: B00000JWJE
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #461,505 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Colorful music in energetic performances, June 10, 2009

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This review is from: Khachaturian: Spartacus Ballet Suites (Audio CD)

Spartacus has all the color and brash, brazen energy of Gayaneh, and is molded in the same, folk-like, flowing idiom but doesn't always steer clear of banality. Still there are lots of memorably ideas and exciting twists and turns, culminating, perhaps, in the famous Adagio with its poignant tune. Yet the ballet - at least the three suites here (I haven't honestly heard more) - is inventive enough and sufficiently imaginatively scored to keep one's attention throughout. The Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra gives committed, idiomatic interpretations under the able leadership of Loris Tjeknavorian, colorful and attractively warm-toned when appropriate, but generally playing with more energy than refinement (which has both up- and down-sides in a work like this which at times border on the not-so-tasteful). The recording is pretty good as well - not always the case with this Khachaturian series - and this disc can be safely recommended as an hour of sheer fun.