Aram Khachaturian belongs to the musical record as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Aram Khachaturian as Soviet Armenian composer (1903–1978).
Aram Khachaturian was born at Tbilisi in 1903. His recorded nationality is Russia. He trained at Moscow Conservatory and Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Recording arrived in this generation and changed everything: a performance could now outlive the performer.
He worked as classical composer, conductor and music educator.
The instruments recorded are cello, piano and violin.
His work is classed as art music, ballet and concerto.
He performed with Union of Soviet Composers and Academy of Arts of the GDR.
Among his best-known works are Piano Concerto and Masquerade. Music outlives its context more reliably than any other art, and usually for reasons its makers did not predict.
Recognition followed: Stalin Prize (1941), USSR State Prize (1971), Order of Lenin (1973) and Order of the October Revolution (1971).
That the work came out of Russia shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Aram Khachaturian died in 1978, aged 75. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Stalin Prize — 1941
- USSR State Prize — 1971
- Order of Lenin — 1973
- Order of the October Revolution — 1971
- Lenin Prize — 1959
- Notable work: Piano Concerto
- Notable work: Masquerade
- Instruments: cello, piano and violin
- Genres: art music, ballet and concerto
