Aram Khachaturian

Biography by Blair Johnston

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Khachaturian's music brought together the Eastern rhythms and harmonies of Armenian, Georgian, and Azerbaijani music with Western traditions during the Soviet era.
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Avg. Duration	Genre
Gayane, ballet in 4 acts	1941	01:10:08	Ballet
Piano Concerto in D flat major (also arranged for 2 pianos)	1936	34:24	Concerto
Violin Concerto in D minor (also arranged for violin & piano)	1940	36:15	Concerto
Masquerada, suite from the incidental music for orchestra (or piano)	1944	15:10	Orchestral
Toccata for piano in E flat minor	1932	04:19	Keyboard
Cello Concerto in E minor	1946	34:54	Concerto
Spartacus, ballet	1950	01:56:33	Ballet
Gayane Suite, for orchestra No. 2	1943	20:08	Orchestral
Gayane Suite, for orchestra No. 3	1943	20:50	Orchestral
Gayane Suite, for orchestra No. 1	1943	14:41	Orchestral
Flute Concerto (authorized transcription by J.P. Rampal of the Violin Concerto)	1940	33:28	Concerto
Spartacus Suite, for orchestra No. 3	1955	17:56	Orchestral
Sonata-Fantasy, for cello solo in C major	1974	11:48	Chamber Music
Spartacus Suite, for orchestra No. 2	1955	13:09	Orchestral
Spartacus Suite, for orchestra No. 1	1955	27:37	Orchestral
Ode in Memory of Vladimir Ilich Lenin, for orchestra	1948	09:47	Orchestral
Symphony No. 2 in A minor ("Symphony with Bells")	1943	50:22	Symphony
Song-Poem, for violin & piano ("In Honor of the Ashugs")	1929	05:45	Chamber Music
Song of the Ashnug, for chorus & orchestra ("Poem about Stalin")	1937	21:56	Choral
Children's Album Book 1, for piano	1947	15:51	Keyboard