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Piano Concerto in D-flat major, Op. 38

193633 min

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.

Recording: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Orchestre de Paris, Kazuki Yamada

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Follow all 18 sections as they play

  1. I e · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III
I e Sonata form0:09–13:39

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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Aram Ilyich KhachaturianConcertosModern periodD-flat majorSonata form

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