Aram Khachaturian (on the right, with Prokofiev and Shostakovich) described his Symphony No. 2 as “a requiem of protest against war and violence.” Its nickname, “The Bell,” alludes to a kind of alarm that opens and closes the work. Leopold Stokowski will conduct the piece, in a rarely-heard recording from the late 1950s. Then, to round out the hour, Nadia Reisenberg will perform Khachaturian’s “Toccata,” from a 1947 Carnegie Hall recital. Sharpen up on Khachaturian, with music other than the “Sabre Dance,” this Sunday at 10 pm.
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The Lost Chord: January 17 - Khach as Catch Can
