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Month: August 2018

Khachaturian’s Sizzling Piano Concerto

August 17, 2018August 6, 2018 by The Classical Girl

Nothing in the classical music repertoire says “summertime” more to me than Aram Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto. I discovered this Soviet era gem three summers ago and my first thought, (after “WOW!”) was, How did this elude me up to now? Blame it on the fact that it’s rarely performed in concert halls these days. But … Read more

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