Piano Concerto in D-flat major, Op. 38
This guide follows Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto in D-flat major, Op. 38 (1936) in three parts: Allegro ma non troppo e maestoso (sonata form), Andante con anima and Allegro brillante.
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Follow all 18 sections as they play
- I e
- II
- III
A short, splashy opens the , and a pronounced semitone clash gives the music its Eastern flavour. The is emphatic and percussive. The is plaintive and set in a rhythmic pulse common in Armenian folk music. After the and the , the music accelerates into an , virtuoso built on both themes, and then the follows.
II 14:40–24:50
III 25:00–33:14
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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