Aram Khachaturian House-Museum

 



The Aram Khachaturian House Museum (opened in Yerevan, Armenia in 1982 and is devoted to the exhibition of the Armenian composer Aram Khatchaturian's personal artifacts, as well as to the research and study of his creative output.





The composer left his manuscripts, letters, piano, various memorabilia, and personal gifts to the institution in his will. 


Aram  Khachaturian was a Soviet and Armenian composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leading Soviet composers.

The multi-storied building houses an attractive concert hall (with a concert-grand Bechstein piano), where a regular music series takes place. It also houses an extensive library of CDs and a workshop for the restoration and repair of violins. It also publishes a range of scholarly books.

The House-Museum is located at 3 Zarobyan St (off Marshal Bagramyan Ave).


Works

The celebrated Soviet Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian's works constitute a precious contribution to the treasure – the house of world classical music.
    His highly original, colorful, sometimes temperamentally cheerful and ardent, sometimes tranquil and smooth, captivatingly beautiful music by its deep emotionality, a wealth of ideas and feelings, is the manifestation of his exuberant talent.

Ballet

Gayane
Spartacus



Orchestral music

Khachaturian wrote three symphonies: the First in 1934/5, the Second in 1943, and the Third in 1947.[16][59] He also wrote three concertos: the Piano Concerto (1936), the Violin Concerto (1940), and the Cello Concerto (1946).

Other compositions

Khachaturian wrote incidental music for several plays, including Macbeth (1934, 1955), The Widow from Valencia (1940), Masquerade (1941), King Lear (1958).

Khachaturian was the first Soviet composer to write music for sound films. He produced around 25 film scores. Among them is Pepo (1935), the first Armenian sound film, and the Zangezur film. In 1950 he was awarded the Stalin Prize for the score of The Battle of Stalingrad (1949).



 

For more information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House-Museum_of_Aram_Khachaturian

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aram_Khachaturian

http://akhachaturianmuseum.am/

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