Babadjanian: Complete Works For Solo Piano / Melik
) | Label: GRAND PIANO Catalog: GP674 Format: CD Hayk MelikyanBabadzhanian: Polyphonic Sonata Pictures (6) Melody and Humoresque Reflection Prelude Vagarshapat Dance Impromptu in B minor Capriccio Poem One of the Soviet Union’s leading composers – with some distinguished fellow composers a member of the so-called Armenian ‘Mighty Handful’ - Arno Babadjanian was admired by musicians of the stature of Shostakovich, khachaturian , Rostropovich and David Oistrakh. He was an outstanding pianist and a very considerable virtuoso. Musically he explores his native Armenian folk tradition, and reveals the importance of the flair of his mentor Khachaturian’s colour-conscious orchestration.  Price: $25.98 |