List of compositions by Aram Khachaturian
This is a list of compositions by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian.
Ballets
[edit]- Shchastye ("Happiness"; Yerevan, 1939)
- Gayane (1939–41), which includes the famous Sabre Dance, and the "Adagio" of 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Spartacus (1950–54)
Orchestral
[edit]- Symphonies
- Symphony No. 1 (1934)
- Symphony No. 2 The Bell Symphony (two versions: 1943, 1944)
- Symphony No. 3 Symphony-Poem (1947)
- Dance Suite (1933)
- Violin Concerto in D minor (1940)
- Suite from Gayane No. 1 (1943)
- Suite from Gayane No. 2 (1943)
- Suite from Gayane No. 3 (1943)
- State Anthem of the Armenian SSR (1944)
- The Russian Fantasy (1944)
- Suite from Masquerade (1944)
- Ode in Memory of Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1948)
- Suite from Battle of Stalingrad (1949)
- Triumphal Poem, a festive poem (1950)
- Suite from The Valencian Widow (1952)
- Suite from Spartacus No. 1 (1955)
- Suite from Spartacus No. 2 (1955)
- Suite from Spartacus No. 3 (1955)
- Symphonic Pictures from Spartacus (1955)
- Greeting (or Salutatory) Overture (1958)
- Suite from Lermontov (1959)
Vocal orchestral
[edit]- Poem about Stalin (1938)
- Three Arias (Poem, Legend, Dithyramb), for high pitched voice and orchestra (1946)
- Ode of Joy, ballade for female soloist, chorus, violins, harps, and orchestra (1956)
- Ballade about Motherland, for soloist and symphony orchestra (1961)
Pieces
[edit]English title | Russian title | Year | Notes |
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Армянская застольная | 1948 | ||
Avio-March | Авиамарш | ? | |
Ayu-Dag | Аю-Даг | ? | |
Oh, Where Is She | Ах, где она? | 1957 | Song in Armenian |
Homeland Ballad | Баллада о Родине | 1961 | |
Будь готов | ? | ||
Into Fight, Comrades! | В бой, камарадос | 1936 | |
In a Great Time, Friends, We Live | В завидное время, друзья, мы живем... | ? | |
Вальс дружбы | 1951 | ||
To You, Arabian Friends | Вам, арабские друзья | 1964 | |
Spring Carnival | Весенний карнавал | 1956 | |
Встреча с поэтом | 1948 | ||
Guard's March | Гвардейский марш | 1942 | |
State Anthem of Armenian SSR | Государственный гимн Армянской ССР | 1944 | |
Children of Lenin | Дети Ленина | 1935 | |
Джавуз идим | 1931 | ||
Dithiramb | Дифирамб | 1946 | |
Daughters of Iran | Дочери Ирана | 1939 | |
Waiting for You | Жду тебя | 1943 | |
Заводская-станковая | ? | ||
Into School Tomorrow | Завтра в школу | 1933 | |
Dancing | Игровая | 1931 | |
Captain Gastello | Капитан Гастелло | 1941 | |
Ковер счастья | 1950 | ||
Komsomolets | Комсомолец | 1931 | |
Komsomolets and Komsomolka | Комсомолец и комсомолка | 1931 | |
Komsomol Song | Комсомольская песня | 1948 | |
Комсомольская-шахтерская | 1931 | ||
Korean Partisan Song | Корейская партизанская песня | 1952 | Originally composed by Sunnam Kim |
Red Fleet March | Краснофлотский марш | 1933 | |
Legend | Легенда | 1946 | |
Peace March | Марш мира | 1962 | |
Могучий Урал | 1942 | ||
Baltic Sea | Море Балтийское | 1941 | |
My Homeland | Моя Родина | 1950 | |
A Musical Pamphlet | Музыкальный памфлет | 1951 | |
We Shall Win! | Мы победим! | 1939 | |
On the Gogol Boulevard | На бульваре Гоголя | 1935 | |
In Our Forest | На нашем лугу | 1931 | |
We're Always Joyful | Нам сегодня весело | 1963 | |
Ear Started Earing | Начал колос колоситься | 1932 | |
Our Future | Наше будущее | 1931 | |
New Song | Новая песня | 1931 | |
What Children Phantasy About | О чем мечтают дети | 1949 | Lyrics by Viktor Vinnikov |
What Children Phantasy About | О чем мечтают дети | 1949 | Lyrics by Petr Gradov |
Patriotic Song | Патриотическая песня | ? | |
A Peace Protector's Song | Песня защитниц мира | 1951 | |
Song | Песня | 1952 | |
Song of Zulfia | Песня Зульфии | 1939 | From film "Сад" |
Song About a Girl | Песня о девушке | 1950 | |
Песня о дружбе народов | 1968 | ||
Song about Erevan | Песня о Ереване | 1948 | |
Red Army Song | Песня о Красной Армии | 1943 | In collaboration with Shostakovich |
Песня о пограничнике | 1938 | ||
Песня про иву | 1956 | From film Othello | |
Pepo's Song | Песня Пэпо | 1934 | From film Pepo |
Heart's Song | Песня сердца | 1949 | |
Russian Sailors' Song | Песня русских матросов | 1953 | From film "Корабли штурмуют бастионы" |
Red Fleet Song | Песня Черноморского флота (Краснофлотская) | 1931 | |
Pioneer Olya | Пионерка Оля | 1933 | |
Пионерский барабан | 1933 | ||
Under Rain | Под дождем | 1937 | |
Полевая песня | 1931 | ||
Походная красноармейская песня ударника обороны... | 1932 | ||
Походная песня | 1953 | ||
Poem | Поэма | 1946 | |
Присяга миру | 1950 | ||
Romance of Nina | Романс Нины | From Mikhail Lermontov's Masquerade | |
Satiric | Сатирическая | 1932 | |
World of Loving Eyes | Свет любимых глаз | 1962 | |
Glory to Our Fatherland! | Слава нашей Отчизне! | 1943 | |
Airplane | Самолет | ? | |
Comrade Hassan | Товарищ Гасан | 1931 | |
Третий заем | ? | ||
Uralochka | Уралочка | 1943 | |
Uralians Fight Hard | Уральцы бьются здорово | 1942 |
Concertos
[edit]- Piano Concerto in D-flat major (1936)
- Violin Concerto in D minor (1940)
- Cello Concerto in E minor (1946)
- Concerto-Rhapsody for violin and orchestra (1961)
- Concerto-Rhapsody for cello and orchestra (1963)
- Concerto-Rhapsody for piano and orchestra (1968)
Chamber
[edit]- String Quartet (1931)
- Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano (1932)
Instrumental
[edit]- Roaming Ashug's Song for cello and piano (1925)
- Elegy for cello and piano (1925)
- Piece for cello and piano (1926)
- Dance No. 1 for violin and piano (1926)
- Dream for cello and piano (1927)
- Pantomime for oboe and piano (1927)
- Allegretto for violin and piano (1929)
- Song-Poem (in Honor of Ashugs) for violin and piano (1929)
- Suite for viola and piano (1929)
- Mass Dance for bayan (1932)
- Violin Sonata (1932)
- Nocturne from Masquerade for violin and piano (1941)
- Sonata-Fantasia for unaccompanied cello (1974)
- Sonata-Monologue for unaccompanied violin (1975)
- Sonata-Song for solo viola (1976)
Piano
[edit]- Poem (1925)
- Waltz-Etude (1926)
- Andantino (1926)
- Poem (1927)
- Variations on the Theme "Solveig" (1928)
- Seven Recitatives and Fugues (1928, 1966)
- Suite (Toccata, Waltz-Capriccio, Dance) (1932; the Toccata is now best known as a piece separate from the suite)
- Dance No. 3 (1933)
- March No. 3 (1934)
- Budenovka, a mass dance (undated)
- Choreographic Waltz (1944)
- Three Pieces for two pianos (Ostinato, Romance, Fantastic Waltz) (1945)
- Album for Children No. 1, 10 pieces (1947)
- Waltz from Masquerade (1952)
- Piano Sonatina (1959)
- Piano Sonata (1961)
- Album for Children No. 2 (1965)
- Adventures of Ivan
Incidental music
[edit]- Uncle Baghdasar (1927)
- Khatabala (1928)
- Oriental Dentist (1928)
- Debt of Honor (1931)
- Macbeth (1933)
- Devastated Home (1935)
- Great Day (1937)
- Baku (1937)
- The Valencian Widow (1940)
- Masquerade (1941)
- Kremlin Chimes (1942)
- Sound Scout (1943)
- The Last Day (1945)
- Southern Bale (1947)
- Tale About The Truth (1947)
- Ilya Golovin (1949)
- Spring Current (1953)
- Guardian Angel from Nebraska (1953)
- Lermontov (1954)
- Macbeth (1955)
- King Lear (1958)
Film scores
[edit]- Pepo (1934-5)
- Zangezur (1937-8)
- The Garden (1939)
- Salavat Yulayev (1941)
- Girl No. 217 (1945)
- The Russian Question (1948)
- Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1948-9)
- The Battle of Stalingrad (1949)
- They Have a Native Country (1950)
- Secret Mission (1950)
- Admiral Ushakov (1953)
- Ships Storming the Bastions (1953)
- Saltanat (1955)
- Othello (1956)
- Undying Flame (1956)
- The Duel (1957)
- The Tocsin of Peace (1962)
- Those People of the Nile (1972)
Brass band
[edit]- Combat March No. 1 (1929)
- Combat March No. 2 (1930)
- Dancing Music (on the theme of an Armenian song) (1932)
- March No. 3 (Uzbek March) (1932)
- Dance (on the theme of an Armenian song) (1932)
- To the Heroes of the Patriotic War, a march (1942)
- March of the Moscow Red Banner Militia (1973)