The Gayaneh Ballet

Album by Aram Ilich Khachaturian & National Philharmonic Orchestra & Loris Tjeknavorian

The Gayaneh Ballet (Gayane) is a ballet score by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, composed in 1942. The score blends Armenian folk-derived melodies with bold orchestration, pronounced rhythmic drive and vivid orchestral colours, and it occupies a prominent place in Khachaturian's output and the mid-20th-century Soviet ballet repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Introduction and Russian Dance
    4:40
  2. 2.
    Dance of the Young Kurds
    3:50
  3. 3.
    Gathering of the Cotton
    4:52
  4. 4.
    Mountaineer's Dance
    1:42
  5. 5.
    Dance of Welcome
    3:27
  6. 6.
    Gayaneh's Adagio
    4:24
  7. 7.
    Noune's Variation
    1:31
  8. 8.
    Dance of the Old Men and Carpet Weavers
    3:50
  9. 9.
    Lullaby(Berceuse)
    5:51
  10. 10.
    Ayshe's Awakening and Dance
    6:49
  11. 11.
    The Embroidering of the Carpets
    4:25
  12. 12.
    Fire
    5:10

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Lezghinka
    2:36
  2. 3.
    Lyrical Duet
    5:07
  3. 4.
    Gayaneh and Ghiko
    8:42
  4. 5.
    Armen's Variation
    2:00
  5. 6.
    Scene
    1:57
  6. 7.
    Gayaneh's Variation and Dance Finale
    4:53
  7. 8.
    Introduction to Act IV
    8:52
  8. 9.
    Dance of the Rose Maidens
    2:09
  9. 10.
    Sabre Dance
    2:22
  10. 11.
    Introduction and Dance of the Elders
    5:39
  11. 12.
    Gopak
    3:03
  12. 13.
    Final Scene
    1:47

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