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Masquerade (Waltz)
Composer: Aram Khachaturian
Performer: 成人快手 Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier
Recording date: 24 July 1999
Date of broadcast: 24 July 1999
Armenian contemporary of Prokofiev and Shostakovich, Khachaturian was the heir to Tchaikovsky's ballet writing. However, Aram's music is wilder, even primitive. Try waltzing politely to this!
Composer: Aram Khachaturian
Performer: 成人快手 Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier
Recording date: 24 July 1999
Date of broadcast: 24 July 1999