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Episode 2: Georgia and Armenia

Conductor Kirill Karabits explores the musical heart of eastern Europe and central Asia. In this episode, he focuses on the musical traditions of Georgia and Armenia.

For many years the Ukrainian-born chief conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits, has championed the musical heritage of his homeland, introducing it on stage to his concert audiences so that 鈥�...music lovers in Dorset may now be the most knowledgeable in the western world about the symphonic pieces of eastern Europe and central Asia鈥�.

In this series, Kirill takes us on a journey which starts in Ukraine and heads eastwards, exploring traditions, influences and connections to reveal the musical heart of this region. This second episode reflects on Shostakovich鈥檚 connections in Georgia and Armenia, including a Soviet Armenian composer he admired, Aram Khachaturian; the Georgian composer Giya Kancheli, who died in his home city of Tbilisi in 2019, Georgian choral chants; and recordings from the Orthodox church tradition.

59 minutes

Last on

Sun 19 Nov 2023 23:00
成人快手 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Lezghinka (Gayane)

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • Khachaturian: Spartacus; Gayaneh.
    • Onyx.
    • 9.

  • Sulkhan Tsintsadze

    24 Preludes for Piano: No 15 in D flat major

    Performer: Inga Fiolia.

  • Nana Peradze

    Procession pascale

    Choir: Georgian National Choir.
    • JADE.

  • 罢谤盲诲

    Shen khar venakhi - Kartli-Khakhetia

    Choir: Rustavi Choir. Conductor: Anzor Erkomaishvili.

  • Giya Kancheli

    Styx (conclusion)

    Performer: Maxim Rysanov. Orchestra: Liep膩ja Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Koris "Kam膿r". Conductor: Maris Sirmais.

  • 罢谤盲诲

    Shen, Bicho, Anagurelo

    Singer: Hamlet Gonashvili.

  • Vardapet Komitas

    Shushiki

    Performer: Unknown.

  • Alexander Arutiunian

    Trumpet Concerto (conclusion)

    Performer: Sergei Nakariakov. Orchestra: Jenaer Philharmonie. Conductor: Andrei Boreiko.

  • Tigran Aleksanyan & Vahe Hovanesian

    Noobar-Noobar

    • CHANDOS.

  • Avet Terterian

    Symphony No 3 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.

Broadcast

  • Sun 19 Nov 2023 23:00
    成人快手 Radio 3