Prokofiev & Khachaturian: Piano Concertos

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Arghamanyan is not the first Armenian to offer a more thoughtful approach to Khachaturian's music than the usual fireworks display. The result, though, is all the more stiorking in this, the... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 17th Nov 2014
Catalogue No: PTC5186510
Label: Pentatone
Length: 67 minutes

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Khachaturian: Piano Concerto in D flat major

Work length36:45

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$11.60

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Nareh Arghamanyan
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu

I. Allegro ma non troppo e maestoso

Track length15:32

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$5.15

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II. Andante con anima

Track length11:20

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$3.85

$5.25

III. Allegro brillante

Track length9:53

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$2.60

$3.50

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Work length30:28

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$10.30

$14.00

Nareh Arghamanyan
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu

I. Andante - Allegro

Track length10:13

$3.00

$3.85

$5.25

II. Tema con variazioni

Track length9:48

$2.00

$2.60

$3.50

III. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length10:27

$3.00

$3.85

$5.25

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Narah Arghamanyan is not only one of the most technically resourceful pianists of today’s generation, but her interpretations, her rich and colourful tone, combined with an exceptional gift for storytelling also enable Ms. Archamanyan to present something remarkably unique and precious. We are fortunate to be able to savour it once again in the upcoming Pentatone release of Serge Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and Aram Khacaturian’s Piano Concerto.

The Prokofiev 3rd is a work that calls for virtuosity, and Ms. Arghamanyan delivers in full. She exits with a hairraising finale that leaves you both drained and delighted at the same time. This brilliant artist accomplishes an equally marvellous performance with the bold and gregarious Khachaturian concerto as with Prokofiev’s intricate concerto. She skilfully uses its spicy harmonies and colourful orchestration to charm and captivate. The collaboration between Nareh Archamanyan, the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin and conductor Alain Altinoglu resulted in a strong sound recording that surpassed expectations. Engineered by Polyhymnia International, needless to say that this SACD recording lives up to the extremely high standards of any other Pentatone recording.

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March 2015

Arghamanyan is not the first Armenian to offer a more thoughtful approach to Khachaturian's music than the usual fireworks display. The result, though, is all the more stiorking in this, the first and fieriest of his concertos...Arghamanyan's characterful yet non-idiosyncratic reading may be enthusiastically endorsed. She captures that protean work's playful classicism and its mournful ruminative side.

Prokofiev & Khachaturian: Piano Concertos

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