Great performance of such an Azerbaijani giant musician! But I would argue that it was Uzeir Hajibeyov (1885-1948), the founder of Azerbaijani classical music and the author of first opera in the muslim world, who set the standards of Azerbaijani Mugham music in terms of classical sound. And later already the composer Khachaturian (as he also used to confess) got influenced and adopted this style. That's also not the news that contemporary professional Turkish musicians cover U. Hajibeyov, K. Karayev, and F. Amirov as the must composers who were the firsts who notated, orchestrated mugham music and created an Azerbaijani peculiar music sound that later influenced the eastern-style composers.
He was one of the musical geniuses. Rest in Peace, Fikret Amirov. Thanks for sharing these beautiful pieces in your channel. Greetings from #Azerbaijan
Thank you so much for sharing! It feels like music for the 1001 Arabian Night which Amirov also wrote for Ballet. Beautiful sad melodies with deep feelings, with exotic harmonies and rhythms.
When I was a little kid, I played the Lyrical Dance, third minitaure on the list. I remember distinctly that I was fascinated by the usage of first inversion of b minor at 2:57. I didn't know what it was called back then but it was like all the music before that chord made perfect sense when I arrived it. I played that part like tens of times while working on this piece. It had such an effect on me that I wanted to understand why it did make such a perfect sense to me. Now, I am an incorrigible music theory nerd, a composer and an arranger. Thanks a lot Fikret Amirov
I agree Gamma is fantastic Indeed.💫...do you have Amirov ' s miniatures,? I would like to play them too...@,plekhanov...are you russian? Have a good day and thanks 💫
Thank you! Could you please point me to where I can purchase copy of this set of miniatures, please? I have been playing the Lyrical Dance, accompanying character dance classes this term, and love your performance.
Aram Khachaturyan and many Hay-Armenian composers had been with Azerbaijani composers for years. This is also no secret to anyone. Naturally, Azerbaijani music has also influenced professional Armenian music. Thus, A. Khachaturyan, as a composer, was able to understand the specifics of Azerbaijani mughams. In the "History of Music of the Peoples of the USSR" (v.3, M., 1972) it is very clear that in A. Khachaturian's "Gayane" folk music is not only sounded on themes derived from folklore. This music is included in the whole score of the ballet, in all the personal original themes of the composer. İ. Prokhorov and G. Skudina in their work "Soviet musical culture" noted that the Armenianized Azerbaijani dances "Shalakho" and "Uzundere" were widely used in the ballet "Gayane". Critic G.Khubov, who clearly felt this, wrote that "Khachaturyan, like everyone else, started with a simple analogy" (G.Khubov "Aram Khachaturyan"). A.Khachaturyan, originally from Tbilissi(Georgia), has the following confession: “I heard my mother, who knew many Hay-Armenian and Azerbaijani songs, sing from my early childhood. No matter how much my musical tastes and knowledge changed and improved later, the initial national basis that I learned from my childhood as a live communication with folk art remained a natural source for my later work.” (I wrote a little long, but it is necessary for information.)
@@lonelybutterfly1945 Actually, we can't say that he just copied. The things he copied may be specific to Azerbaijani music. However, it would be more correct to say that he was mostly influenced by Azerbaijani composers. This is naturally normal. I also mentioned some information in my comment above.
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