Karayev: 7 Beauties & In the Path of Thunder Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Dmitry Yablonsky

• 1 I. Waltz 04:12
• 2 II. Adagio 04:54
• 3 III. The Dance of The Clowns 02:04
• 4 IV. The Seven Portraits: Introduction 01:33
• 5 IV. The Seven Portraits: The Indian Beauty 02:11
• 6 IV. The Seven Portraits: The Byzantine Beauty 00:56
• 7 IV. The Seven Portraits: The Khorezmian Beauty 00:55
• 8 IV. The Seven Portraits: The Slavonic Beauty 02:06
• 9 IV. The Seven Portraits: The Maghrebian Beauty 02:37
• 10 IV. The Seven Portraits: The Chinese Beauty 01:15
• 11 IV. The Seven Portraits: The Most Beautiful of The Beauties 04:00
• 12 V. The Procession 03:53
• 13 I. General Dance 05:35
• 14 II. The Dance of The Girls with Guitars 05:40
• 15 III. The Dance of The Black Community 03:19
• 16 IV. Night in Stilleveld 05:26
• 17 V. Scene and Duet 09:43
• 18 VI. Lullaby 04:00
• 19 VII. The Path Of Thunder 05:05
• Total Runtime 01:09:24

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Born in Baku, Kara Karayev was one of Dmitry Shostakovich’s most distinguished pupils. Karayev absorbed his teacher’s influence, binding it to his own distinctive use of native Azerbaijani folk melodies and harmonies to produce music in an eclectic range of genres. The Seven Beauties is the first full-length Azerbaijani ballet, and the suite heard here brims with an exotic array of appealing rhythms and melodies. The Path of Thunder uses elements of African and Afro-American music in its exploration of the theme of forbidden love in apartheid-era South Africa.

„This performance featuring the Royal Philharmonic under Dmitry Yablonsky is, not surprisingly, a bit more subtle and sophisticated than the rough-and-ready Melodiya competition, and it is very well recorded. Naxos has already devoted a disc to Karayev’s music (including his Third Symphony), and we badly need a systematic treatment of this very worthy contemporary of Shostakovich. Let’s hope that Naxos has more in the pipeline.“ (David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com)

„The present disc of two ballet suites would point to Khachaturian and Kabalevsky as being equally important influences in his style of composition. They certainly prove highly attractive if you want music, with a hint of the late 20th century, to pass away your time. In The Seven Beauties he paints effective pictures of the Shah’s seven gorgeous women that have arrived from around the world to live in his harem of seven pavilions…The Path of Thunder followed five years later…One could certainly imagine a visually vibrant ballet, though it is the catchy melody that runs through The Dance of The Girls with Guitars, that captured my attention, though the whole score adds up to a pleasing experience. The Royal Philharmonic play with the self-assurance that convinces you that it is all part of their repertoire. Excellent high-impact and detailed sound.“ (David Denton, David's Review Corner)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor

Recorded in the Blackheath Concert Halls, Blackheath, London, on 29th and 30th September, 2012
Produced and edited by Andrew Walton
Engineered by Mike Clements

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