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Aram Ilyich Khachaturian, (Russian: Аpaм Ильич Xaчaтypян or Aram Il’ič Hačaturjan) (1903 - 1978) was a russian composer of armenian origin. He was born in Tbilisi, Georgia (then a part of pre-Soviet Imperial Russia) to a poor Armenian family. In his youth, he was fascinated by the music he heard around him, but at first he did not study music or learn to read it.

In 1921, he traveled to Moscow to join his brother, unable to speak a word of Russian. Although he had almost no musical education, Khachaturian showed such great talent that he was admitted to the Gnessin Institute where he studied cello under Mikhail Gnessin and entered a composition class (1925). In 1929, he transferred to the Moscow Conservatory where he studied under Nikolai Myaskovsky. In the 1930s, he married the composer Nina Makarova, a fellow student from Myaskovsky’s class. In 1951, he became professor at the Gnessin State Musical and Pedagogical Institute (Moscow) and the Moscow Conservatory. He also held important posts at the Composers Union.

Khachaturian wrote music influenced by the folk music of his native Armenia and also composed pieces, such as the Third Symphony, as tributes to Communism. He said, “I wanted to write the kind of composition in which the public would feel my unwritten program without an announcement.

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1	Sabre Dance full track	641
2	Waltz full track	160
3	Masquerade Suite: II- Nocturne	96
4	Masquerade Suite: I- Waltz	84
5	Gayaneh: I- Sabre Dance	72
6	Masquerade Suite: IV- Romance	62
7	Masquerade Suite: II- Mazurka	61
8	Gayaneh: III- Dance of the Rose Maidens	59
9	Concerto for Piano & Orchestra:III- Allegro brillante	57
10	Gayaneh: VIII- Lezghinka	52
11	Gayaneh: V- Lullaby	47
12	Masquerade Suite: V- Galop	44
13	Concerto for Piano & Orchestra:II- Andante Con Anima	38
14	Concerto for Piano & Orchestra: I- Allegro maestoso	37
15	Cello Concerto & Rhapsody for Cello	19

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Chineeze_cheeze wrote:
last month

Not Khachaturian, but Hachaturian

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butcheress wrote:
last month

lovely

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Kaikaapro wrote:
last month

the man

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drkl0pek wrote:
September 2008

Gorgeous music.

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aulismedia wrote:
August 2008

Արամ Խաչատրյան - вот его настоящее имя. Я хоть и не знаю армянской азбуки, но это сочетание символов научился распознавать. Хачатурян - это наше общее достояние. Пиндосы внизу в комментах, которые впервые видят армянские символы - зомбачьё.

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JakeFloyd wrote:
July 2008

Umm, sup guys? <3

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Haregewoini wrote:
July 2008

god man armenian script is so illegible; every single letter looks like a freakin 'w'. Khachaturian rules tho

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russian_man wrote:
July 2008

знайте настоящие имена великих людей, пиндосы!!! Арам Хачатурян! никакой НЕ Кхачатурян..

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ike_snopes wrote:
April 2008

a.k.a Արամ Խաչատրյան

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kalatorulStalk wrote:
April 2008

Electic-G then upload some songs :)

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Eclectic-G wrote:
April 2008

My name is Khachaturian, Aram Khachaturian.

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Marlene___ wrote:
April 2008

His name is Aram Khachaturian.

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DeSotoDeSun wrote:
March 2008

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Ulysses101 wrote:
January 2008

Thanks, Terrasidius...

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Terrasidius wrote:
January 2008

Its his name in Armenian, his language.....Im down with that, its nice and ornate, adds a splash of ethnicity to the site, like, exampli gratia, Greek.

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Ulysses101 wrote:
January 2008

Արամ Խաչատրյան....... uhmmmmm ????

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allegroconfuoco wrote:
November 2007

One piano concerto, one concert rhapsody for piano, both in D flat major, both phenomenal. I love the creepy flexatone accompaniment in the second movement of the piano concerto.

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KZ wrote:
October 2007

concerti? he only made ONE concerto for piano.

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wovenhorse wrote:
October 2007

what is his full name? The piano concerti are GREAT!

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bardism wrote:
October 2007

Sabre dance is so awesome. :)

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