Piano Concerto (Khachaturian)

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Opening theme of the 1st movement
Opening theme of the 1st movement

Aram Khachaturian wrote his Piano Concerto in 1936.[1]. The piece is in three movements and is in D-flat major.[2] The first movement, Allegro ma non troppo e maestoso, makes extensive use of the three-note theme of F, B-double-flat, and A-flat. The second movement, Andante con anima, is one of the few major classical pieces to make use of a flexatone. The third movement, Allegro brillante, caps the piece in an exciting manner.

[edit] Notes and explanations

  1. ^ Moscow Chamber Orchestra Discography
  2. ^ Amazon.com: Khachaturian: Concerto for violin in Dm; Concerto for piano in Df: Music: Aram Khachaturian,Anatole Fistoulari,Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos,Stanley Black,Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,London Philharmonic Orchestra,London Symphony Orchestra,Alicia de Larrocha,John Georgiadis,Ruggiero Ricci


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