Kara Karayev: Ballet Suites

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Release Date: 30th Aug 2011
Catalogue No: DRD2009
Label: Delos
Length: 72 minutes

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Karayev: The Seven Beauties Suite

Work length34:13

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Moscow State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra and Rauf Abdullayev
Moscow State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Rauf Abdullayev

I. Waltz

Track length4:31

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II. Adagio

Track length5:42

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III. Dance of Merriment

Track length1:47

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IV. Prelude

Track length4:12

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V. Indian Dance

Track length0:53

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VI. Khorezm Dance

Track length0:50

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VII. Slavonic Dance

Track length2:39

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VIII. Magrib Dance

Track length3:03

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IX. Chinese Dance

Track length1:25

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X. The Most Beautiful of all Beauties

Track length4:54

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XI. Procession

Track length4:17

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Karayev: In the Path of Thunder Suite

Work length15:44

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Moscow State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra and Rauf Abdullayev
Moscow State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Rauf Abdullayev

I. General Dance

Track length4:08

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II. Dance of the Girls with Guitars

Track length6:15

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III. Night in Stilleveld

Track length5:21

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Karayev: In the Path of Thunder Suite, IV. Scene and Duet

Work length10:01

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Moscow State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra and Rauf Abdullayev
Moscow State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Rauf Abdullayev

Karayev: In the Path of Thunder Suite

Work length12:23

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$2.60

Moscow State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra and Rauf Abdullayev
Moscow State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Rauf Abdullayev

V. Lullaby

Track length5:48

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$1.30

VI. In the Path of Thunder

Track length6:35

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Karayev's beautiful, exotic ballet music has broad sweep and dimension, along with poignant emotional content and lively Azerbaijani folk elements. A leading figure among post WWII Russian composers, Karayev is a master orchestrator, whose music shows influences of Prokofiev and Shostakovich.

In these stunning ballets, Karayev is writing about the stuff of legend, with a Middle Eastern flavor in the epic Seven Beauties.

Both ballets are large designs, telling stories of legendary figures — powerful stories with deep human emotions.

"The plot of Seven Beauties deals with the conflict between oppressed people, symbolized by the lovely Aisha, and corrupt rulers, the Shah Bakhram and his Vizier," says musicologist Yuriy Gabay. "The fantastic, lyrical and psychological images are fused and intermingled with folk dance scenes in impetuous and colorful movement."

In the Path of Thunder is set in South Africa, and tells the story of interracial lovers, their tender and deep love, and their tragic end. African folk music and rhythms are woven into the powerful score. Musicologist E. Mnatsakanova says "We are reminded that Lanny's and Sarie's love was a daring challenge to the forces of evil; and their tragic death in the name of love is a call to struggle for human rights."

Beautiful, colorful ballet suites that will be a discovery for many.

Russian passion fused with exotic modalities and folk rhythms.

Accessible music, not widely available in the West.

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