Aram Khachaturian - Spartacus (Michail Jurowski)

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Composer: Aram Khachaturian

• Spartacus (1968 Bolshoi version, arranged by Yuri Grigorovich)

RIAS Kammerchor

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Michail Jurowski, conductor

Date: 1998

Label: Capriccio

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Aram Khachaturian - Gayne; etc. (Loris Tjeknavorian)

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Composer: Aram Khachaturian

• The Gayne Ballet
• Selections from Spartacus
• Masquerade Suite
• Russian Fantasy

National Philharmonic Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

Loris Tjeknavorian, conductor

Date: 1976; 1981

Label: RCA

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Aram Khachaturian - Spartacus; Gayaneh

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Composer: Aram Khachaturian; Alexander Glazunov

• Khachaturian - Spartacus
• Khachaturian - Gayaneh
• Glazunov - The Seasons, Op. 67

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Aram Khachaturian, conductor

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Ernest Ansermet, conductor

Date: 1962; 1966

Label: Decca

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Various Composers - Secrets of Armenia (Yulia Ayrapetyan)

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• Kristapor Kara-Murza - Pot-pourri sur des airs arméniens, Op. 11
• Kristapor Kara-Murza - Marche funèbre
• Gennari Karganov - Bayati
• Gennari Karganov - Rhapsodie arménienne, Op. 15
• Romanos Melikian - Zmrukhti (arr. Villy Sargsyan)
• Romanos Melikian - Vard (arr. Villy Sargsyan)
• Romanos Melikian - Ashun (arr. Villy Sargsyan)
• Romanos Melikian - Sare gyalin (arr. Villy Sargsyan)

Yulia Ayrapetyan, piano

Date: 2024

Label: Grand Piano

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Various Composers - Armenian Brilliance (Nikolay Madoyan; Armine Grigoryan)

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1. Komitas Vardapet - Dsirani dsar (arr. Avet Gabrielian)
2. Komitas Vardapet - Kak'avi erg (arr. Avet Gabrielian)
3. Komitas Vardapet - Vagharshapati Par (arr. Karp Dombaev)
4. Komitas Vardapet - K'eler, tsoler (arr. Karp Dombaev)
5. Komitas Vardapet - Krunk (arr. Sergei Aslamazyan)
6. Sarkis Barkhudarian - Sirouhis
7. Aram Khachaturian - Dance No. 1
8. Eduard Abramian - Concert Scherzo for Violin & Piano
9. Alexander Arutiunian - Dance for Violin & Piano
10. Aram Khachaturian - Gayane: Adagio (arr. Abram Yampolsky)
11. Tsolak Bekarian - Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2: I. Grave
12. Aram Khachaturian - Gayane: Uzundara (arr. Mikhail Fichtenholz)
13. Aram Khachaturian - Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (arr. Henrik Smbatyan)
14. Eduard Bagdasarian - Nocturne in A Major
15. Edvard Mirzoyan - Introduction & Perpetuum mobile: II. Perpetuum mobile

Nikolay Madoyan, violin

Armine Grigoryan, piano

Date: 2023

Label: Naxos

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Various Composers - Armenian Cello Concertos (Alexander Chaushian)

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• Aram Khachaturian - Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra
• Arno Babajanian - Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
• Michel Petrossian - 8.4, concerto for cello and orchestra

Alexander Chaushian, cello

Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra

Eduard Topchjan, conductor

Date: 2023

Label: BIS

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Various Composers - Gems from Armenia (Aznavoorian Duo)

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1. Komitas Vardapet - Chinar es
2. Komitas Vardapet - Dsirani dsar
3. Komitas Vardapet - Garoun a
4. Komitas Vardapet - Al aylughs
5. Komitas Vardapet - Krunk
6. Aram Khachaturian - Ivan Sings (arr. A Hakkarainen)
7. Aram Khachaturian - Garun Yerevan
8. Arno Babajanian - Elegy for Cello & Piano
9. Arno Babajanian - Aria & Dance for Cello & Piano: I. Aria
10. Arno Babajanian - Aria & Dance for Cello & Piano: II. Dance
11. Avet Terterian - Cello Sonata: I. Andante
12. Avet Terterian - Cello Sonata: II. Adagio
13. Avet Terterian - Cello Sonata: III. Presto
14. Serouj Kradjian - Sari Siroun Yar
15. Alexander Arutiunian - Impromptu for Cello & Piano
16. Vache Sharafyan - Petrified Dance
17. Peter Boyer - Mount Ararat

Aznavoorian Duo

    Ani Aznavoorian, cello

    Marta Aznavoorian, piano

Date: 2022

Label: Cedille

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Various Composers - An Armenian Palette (Hayk Melikyan)

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• Gayane Chebotarian - 6 Preludes
• Lazar Saryan - Theme with Variations for Piano
• Lazar Saryan - Dance for Piano
• Lazar Saryan - Grandfather's Clock
• Lazar Saryan - 3 Postludes
• Edvard Mirzoyan - Poem for Piano
• Edvard Mirzoyan - Album for a Granddaughter
• Geghuni Chitchian - Epitaph for Piano
• Harutiun Dellalian - Piano Sonata "Dedication to Komitas"
• Tigran Mansurian - 3 Pieces

Hayk Melikyan, piano

Date: 2020

Label: Grand Piano

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Various Composers - Armenian Piano Trios (Trio Aeternus)

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• Arno Babajanian - Piano Trio in F sharp minor
• Komitas Vardapet - Six Armenian Miniatures (arr. Varoujan Bartikian)
• Nina Grigoryan - Aeternus
• Ardashes Agoshian - Piano Trio, 'Homage to Komitas'

Trio Aeternus

    Alexander Stewart, violin

    Varoujan Bartikian, cello

    João Paulo Santos, piano

Date: 2020

Label: Toccata

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Various Composers - Armenian Metamorphoses (Cadence Ensemble)

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1. Komitas Vardapet - Krunk
2. Komitas Vardapet - Kujin Ara Yev Gna-Gna
3. Sayat-Nova - Khani Vur Jan Im
4. Sayat-Nova - Inch Khonim Hekimm
5. Shirin - Dance
6. Alexander Arutiunian, Arno Babajanian - Armenian Rhapsody
7. Karen Ananyan - Folk Relections
8. Aram Khachaturian - Adagio from 'Spartacus'
9. Aram Khachaturian - Suite from Gayaneh: I. Dance of Girls in Pink
10. Aram Khachaturian - Suite from Gayaneh: II. Lullaby
11. Aram Khachaturian - Suite from Gayaneh: III. Sabre Dance

Cadence Ensemble

    Armen Babakhanian, piano

    Hakob Jagatspanyan, guitar

    Ashot Khoyetsyan, violin

    Lusine Hairapetyan, double bass

    Gevorg Gasparyan, accordion & bandoneon

Date: 2008

Label: Signum

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Xiaogang Ye - Chamber Music (Fidelio Trio & Friends)

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Composer: Xiaogang Ye

1. Piano Trio, Op. 59
2. Gardenia for Pipa and String Quartet, Op. 78
3. Enchanted Bamboo for Piano Quintet, Op. 18
4. Datura for Flute and Piano Trio
5. Nine Run for Cello and Piano
6. Nine Horses for 10 Players, Op. 19

Fidelio Trio

    Darragh Morgan, violin

    Tim Gill, cello

    Mary Dullea, piano

David Alberman, violin

Carmen Flores, viola

Ronan Dunne, double bass

Anthony Robb, flute

Tom Blomfield, oboe

Anna Hashimoto, clarinet

Julian Warburton, percussion

George Barton, percussion

Jiang Yang, pipa

Thomas Kemp, conductor

Date: 2024

Label: Resonus Classics

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Gustav Mahler; Xiaogang Ye - The Song of the Earth (Long Yu)

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Composer: Gustav Mahler; Xiaogang Ye

• Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde
• Ye - The Song of the Earth, Op. 47

Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano / Brian Jagde, tenor

Liping Zhang, soprano / Shenyang, baritone

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Long Yu, conductor

Date: 2021

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Xiaogang Ye - Song of Farewell Without Words (Yang Yang)

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Composer: Xiaogang Ye

• The Faint Gingko, Op. 92
• Song of Farewell Without Words, Op. 61B

Yuanchun Yu, pipa

Tieshan Liu, jinghu

Hongxuan Chen, dizi

Beijing Opera Percussion

Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra

Yang Yang, conductor

Date: 2024

Label: Naxos

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Xiaogang Ye - Twilight in Tibet; Lin'an Episodes; Tianjin Suite (Stefan Malzew; Franck Ollu)

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Composer: Xiaogang Ye

• Twilight in Tibet, Op. 41
• 7 Episodes for Lin'an, Op. 63
• Tianjin Suite, Op. 75

Yuanming Song, soprano

Yijie Shi, tenor

Songhu Liu, baritone

Cong Gu, horn

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Stefan Malzew & Franck Ollu, conductor

Date: 2022

Label: Naxos

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Xiaogang Ye - The Road to the Republic; Cantonese Suite (Jia Lü; Franck Ollu)

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Composer: Xiaogang Ye

• The Road to the Republic, Op. 64
• Cantonese Suite, Op. 51

Liping Zhang, soprano

Guang Yang, mezzo-soprano

Yijie Shi, tenor

Chenye Yuan, baritone

Beijing Philharmonic Choir

China National Symphony Chorus & Orchestra

Jia Lü, conductor

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Franck Ollu, conductor

Date: 2021

Label: Naxos

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