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Aram Ilich KHACHATURIAN

6 June 1903 - 1 May 1978 (age 74)

Portrait by Paul Helm
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Khachaturian was an Armenian composer best known for the 'Sabre Dance' from the ballet Gayaneh and for the theme tune of the 1970s TV series 'The Onedin Line' which was taken from the ballet 'Spartacus'

Family

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Family

Father: - Egia (Ilia) Khachaturian - bookbinder
Mother: - Kumash Sarkisovna
Siblings: sister Ashkhen (died at the age of 1.5) and 3 brothers - Vaghinak, Suren and Levon
Partners: Married twice. His second wife, Nina Makarova, was also an active musician and wrote songs.
Children: 1 daughter - Nune, a pianist, from 1st marriage. 1 son Karen, an art critic

Works

3 Symphonies
Symphonic suite, Masquerade
Violin Concerto
Piano Concerto
Cello Concerto
Masquerade, (Symphonic Suite)
Ode to the Memory of Lenin and Poem about Stalin,
Ballet, Happiness
Ballet, Gayane (including Sabre Dance)
Ballet, "Spartacus" (includes the popular Adagio)

Documentary film

A highly recommended 2003 documentary based on his memoirs. Rare archive materials from Russia and Armenia have been used. Family members interviewed on camera.

The DVD is available from Amazon. It is also available on Youtube in 10 episodes. You can watch the first one here below. Total time is 84 minutes.

Classical Music - Russian composers calendar calendar

Classical Music - Russian composers calendar by paulhelm
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12 portraits of Russian composers: Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Khachaturian, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Mussorgsky, Glinka, Balakirev, Prokofiev.

The 2011 edition should be ready in October 2010. If you would like to be informed when it is available, let me know (via my contact page).

Khachaturian on eBay

You will find lots of Khachaturian related goods on eBay, some new, some used, some common, some rare. Always good for a browse - you never know what you may find!