Iyad Sughayer – Khachaturian: Piano Works (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Iyad Sughayer – Khachaturian: Piano Works (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:14:46 minutes | 1,11 GB | Genre: Classical
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Born in 1903, Aram Khachaturian became the most significant twentieth-century musical figure in the then Soviet Republic of Armenia. Many of his most important works date from the first half of his career. The expressive immediacy of his music, conditioned by his Armenian heritage with its sensuous melodic writing, its vibrant orchestration and rhythmic drive – all resulted in a popularity equalled by few composers of his generation. Although he is primarily associated with large orchestral scores – including the ballets Gayaneh and Spartacus, perennial favourites with concert audiences – he also left a number of works for piano solo.

For his début disc, the Jordanian-Palestinian pianist Iyad Sughayer has put together a recital spanning from the ample and demanding Sonata to the delightful Children’s Album, consisting of ten miniatures, in turn playful and poignant.

The recital closes with a piece which did a great deal to establish Khachaturian’s name near the outset of his international career. Composed in 1932 (allegedly in a single evening), the Toccata in E-flat minor soon established itself among the showpieces of the modern repertoire and was to become a calling-card for aspiring virtuosi. Iyad Sughayer was born in 1993 in Amman, where he received his early training. He is currently based in the UK.

Tracklist:

1. Iyad Sughayer – Piano Sonata: I. Allegro vivace (08:02)
2. Iyad Sughayer – Piano Sonata: II. Andante tranquillo (09:42)
3. Iyad Sughayer – Piano Sonata: III. Allegro assai (09:18)
4. Iyad Sughayer – Piano Suite: II. Waltz-Caprice (02:27)
5. Iyad Sughayer – Piano Suite: III. Dance (01:35)
6. Iyad Sughayer – Children’s Album, Book 1: I. Andantino (01:33)
7. Iyad Sughayer – Children’s Album, Book 1: II. No Going for a Walk Today (00:55)
8. Iyad Sughayer – Children’s Album, Book 1: III. Llado is Very Ill (02:37)
9. Iyad Sughayer – Children’s Album, Book 1: IV. On a Birthday (01:43)
10. Iyad Sughayer – Children’s Album, Book 1: V. Étude (01:41)
11. Iyad Sughayer – Children’s Album, Book 1: VI. Musical Picture (01:52)
12. Iyad Sughayer – Children’s Album, Book 1: VIII. Intervention (03:01)
13. Iyad Sughayer – Children’s Album, Book 1: X. Fugue (01:48)
14. Iyad Sughayer – Children’s Album, Book 1: VII. The Cavalry (01:11)
15. Iyad Sughayer – Children’s Album, Book 1: IX. In the Folk Style (02:18)
16. Iyad Sughayer – Poem (10:02)
17. Iyad Sughayer – Piano Sonatina: I. Allegro giocoso (01:58)
18. Iyad Sughayer – Piano Sonatina: II. Andante con anima, rubato (03:25)
19. Iyad Sughayer – Piano Sonatina: III. Allegro mosso (03:54)
20. Iyad Sughayer – Piano Suite: I. Toccata (05:37)