Aram Khachaturian

Biography by Blair Johnston

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	Genre
Gayane, ballet in 4 acts	1941	Ballet
Spartacus, ballet	1950	Ballet
Masquerada, suite from the incidental music for orchestra (or piano)	1944	Orchestral
Gayane Suite, for orchestra No. 3	1943	Orchestral
Violin Concerto in D minor (also arranged for violin & piano)	1940	Concerto
Piano Concerto in D flat major (also arranged for 2 pianos)	1936	Concerto
Cello Concerto in E minor	1946	Concerto
Toccata for piano in E flat minor	1932	Keyboard
Spartacus Suite, for orchestra No. 2	1955	Orchestral
Gayane Suite, for orchestra No. 1	1943	Orchestral
Spartacus Suite, for orchestra No. 1	1955	Orchestral
Work(s)		Miscellaneous (Classical)
The Battle of Stalingrad, suite from the film score (from the film by Vladimir Petrov)	1949	Orchestral
Masquerada, incidental music	1941	Orchestral
Trio for clarinet, violin & piano in G minor	1932	Chamber Music
Symphony No. 2 in A minor ("Symphony with Bells")	1943	Symphony
Children's Album Book 1, for piano	1947	Keyboard
Concerto-Rhapsody for cello & orchestra in D minor	1963	Concerto
Flute Concerto (authorized transcription by J.P. Rampal of the Violin Concerto)	1940	Concerto
Concerto-Rhapsody for violin & orchestra in B flat minor	1961	Concerto