Khachaturian: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3

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Khachaturian – Symphony No.1; Symphony No.3 / Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Loris Tjeknavorian / ASV Digital Audio CD 1993 Stereo / CD DCA 858 UPC 743625085822 /// The Symphony No. 3 by Aram Khachaturian, subtitled Symphony–Poem, was composed in 1947 for the 30th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, and premiered on Leningrad on December 13 by the Leningrad Philharmonic conducted by Yevgeny Mravinsky. It was his last contribution to the genre. Originally conceived as a symphonic poem, it is a single movement symphony featuring an organ solo and fifteen trumpets conceived as a hymn of praise of the Soviet Union, with Khachaturian saying that he “wanted this work to express the Soviet people’s joy and pride in their great and mighty country”. However, the work’s raw and strident style, which has been related to the 1920s Soviet constructivist avantgarde, and unorthodox structure and instrumentation dissatisfied the Stalinist cultural authorities, and it was condemned as formalistic in the 1948 Zhdanov decree. /// Label: ASV Digital – CD DCA 858 Format: CD, Album Country: UK Released: 1993 Genre: Classical Style: Modern /// Tracklist: Symphony No. 1 In E Minor (1934) 1 First Movement: Andante Maestoso Con Passione – Allegro Ma Non Troppo 18:08 2 Second Movement: Adagio Sostenuto 12:27 3 Third Movement: Allegro Risoluto 9:53 4 Symphony No. 3 In C (Simfoniya-Poema) (1947) In One Movement Organ – Arthur Adamian 20:59 Composed By – Aram Il’yich Khachaturian Conductor – Loris Tjeknavorian Design – Studio B, The Creative People Illustration [Cover] – Claire-Louise Ranshaw Liner Notes – Robert Matthew-Walker Liner Notes [French Translation] – Nathalie Ramond Liner Notes [German Translation] – Elke Davies Orchestra – Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Photography By [Photograph Of Loris Tjeknavorian] – Poghos Poghosian Producer, Engineer [Balance] – Brian B. Culverhouse