Credits:

Various Artists

Description:

This SACD hybrid disc of Khachaturian's emotionally rich piano works was recorded by Iyad Sgayer, an accomplished pianist born in 1993 in Amman, the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, who is currently active in the United States and Europe. Khachaturian left many masterpieces that clearly inherited folk music, such as the "Sword Dance" from the ballet Gaïne, but he also left piano works that are impressive for their emotional richness and strong rhythms, blending folk music from Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and other countries with Western music. The Toccata recorded here uses percussive techniques and oriental melodies to spectacular effect, and is known as one of Khachaturian's most performed piano works. King International

Tracklisting:

1.Piano Sonata~I. Allegro vivace
2.Piano Sonata~II. Andante tranquillo - Allegro ma non troppo
3.Piano Sonata~III. Allegro assai - Pesante maestoso, ma a tempo - Grandioso - Prestissimo - Poco sostenuto
4.Waltz - Caprice. Allegro a tempo rubato - Poco meno
5.Dance. Allegro marcato
6.Children's Album, Book 1~Andantino
7.Children's Album, Book 1~No Walk Today
8.Children's Album, Book 1~Lyado is seriously ill
9.Children's Album, Book 1~Birthday
10.Children's Album, Book 1~Etude
11.Children's Album, Book 1~Musical Picture
12.Children's Album, Book 1~Invention (Adagio from Gayaneh)
13.Children's Album, Book 1~Fugue
14.Children's Album, Book 1~The Cavalry
15.Children's Album, Book 1~In Folk Style
16.Poem: Allegro ma non troppo
17.Sonatina~I. Allegro giocoso
18.Sonatina~II. Andante con anima, rubato
19.Sonatina~III. Allegro mosso
20.Toccata