Aram Khachaturian

Internet Edition compiled by Onno van Rijen

Last update: 29 September 1996

Compositions by Aram Khachaturian

In fact Aram Khachaturian didn't use opus numbers. Here opus numbers are used to facilitate indexing. Not included are songs composed by Aram Khachaturian.

Opus 1: Poem for piano (1925)

Dedicated to Gilan.
Opus 2: Song of the Strolling Ashug for cello and piano (1925)
Dedicated to his mother.
Opus 3: Dream for cello and piano (1925)

Opus 4: Elegy in G minor for cello and piano (1925)

Opus 5: Andantino for piano (1926)

Opus 6: Waltz-Etude for piano (1926)

Opus 7: Piece for cello and piano (1926)

Opus 8: Waltz-Caprice in C sharp minor for piano (1926)

CD: REM 311219 XCD (1993).
Opus 9: Dance in G minor for piano (1926)
CD: REM 311219 XCD (1993).
Opus 10: Lullaby for violin and piano (1926)
Dedicated to Karen Khachaturian.
Opus 11: Dance No. 1 in B flat major for violin and piano (1926)
Dedicated to A. Gabrielan.
Opus 12: Poem in C sharp minor for piano (1927)
Dedicated to Iu. Sukharevsky.
CD: REM 311219 XCD (1993).
Opus 13: Pantomime for oboe and piano (1927)

Opus 14: Music to A. Paronian's Play "Uncle Bagdasar" (1927)

First performance: 14 May 1927.
Opus 15: Music to G. Sundukian's Play "Khatabala" (1928)
First performance: 1 February 1928.
Opus 16: Variations on the Theme "Solveig" for piano (1928) Opus 17: Music to A. Paronian's Play "The Eastern Dentist" (1928)
First performance: 16 April 1928.
Opus 18: Allegretto for violin and piano (1929)

Opus 19: Song-Poem "In Honor of the Ashugs" for violin and piano (1929)

Opus 20: Field March No. 1 in A flat major for wind orchestra (1929)

Opus 21: Field March No. 2 in F minor for wind orchestra (1930)

Opus 22: Music to I. Mikitenko's Play "An Affair of Honor" (1931)

First performance: 2 January 1931.
Opus 23: String Quartet (1931)
First movement only. First performance: 14 September 1931.
Opus 24: Toccata in E flat minor for piano (1932)
CD: REM 311219 XCD (1993)
Opus 25: Mass Dance for bayan (1932)

Opus 26: Two Pieces on Themes of Uzbek Folk Songs for wind orchestra (1932)

Composed for the 15th Anniversary of the Red Army.
Opus 27: Two Pieces on Themes of Armenian Folk Songs for wind orchestra (1932)
Composed for the 15th Anniversary of the Red Army.
Opus 28: Suite for piano (1932)
Toccata; Waltz-Caprice; Dance.
Opus 29: Sonata for violin and piano (1932)
First performance: 1933.
Opus 30: Trio in C minor for B-flat clarinet, violin and piano (1932)
First performance: 1933.
Opus 31: Dance No. 3 for piano (1933)

Opus 32: Dance Suite for orchestra (1933)

First performance: Spring 1933.
Opus 33: Music to W. Shakespeare's Tragedy "Macbeth" (1933)
First performance: 25 April 1933.
Opus 34: March No. 3 for piano (1934)

Opus 35: Symphony No. 1 (1934)

In commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of the establishment of Soviet power in Armenia. First performance: 23 April 1935.
CD: ASV CD DCA 858 (1993).
Opus 36: Music to G. Sundukian's Play "The Ravaged Hearth" (1935)
First performance: 1 June 1935.
Opus 37: Music to the Film "Pepo" (1935)

Opus 38: Concerto for piano and orchestra in D flat major (1936)

Dedicated to Lev Oborin. First performance: 12 July 1937.
Opus 38A: Arrangement of Piano Concerto in D flat major for two pianos.

Opus 39: Music to V. Kirshon's Play "The Big Day" (1937)

First performance: 6 January 1937.
Opus 40: Music to N. Nikitin's Play "Baku" (1937)
Composed with A. Peisin. First performance: 2 November 1937.
Opus 41: Poem about Stalin "Song of the Ashug" for orchestra and mixed chorus (1937-1938)
First performance: 29 November 1938.
Opus 42: Music to the Historical-Revolutionary Film "Zangezur" (1938)

Opus 42A: March from the Film "Zangezur" for wind orchestra (1938)

Opus 43: Happiness, ballet in three acts (1939)

Libretto by G. Ovanesian. First performance: September 1939.
Opus 44: Music to the Film "The Garden" (1939)

Opus 45: Music to Lope de Vega's Comedy "The Valencian Widow" (1940)

First performance: 14 November 1940.
Opus 45A: Suite from the Music to Lope de Vega's Comedy "The Valencian Widow" for orchestra (1940)
CD: Melodiya SUCD 10-00036.
Opus 46: Concerto for violin and orchestra in D minor (1940)
Dedicated to David Oistrakh. First performance: 16 November 1940.
CD: EMI CDC 7 47087 2/Chandos CHAN 8918
Opus 46A: Arrangement of Violin Concerto in D minor for violin and piano

Opus 47: "Budionovka", mass dance for piano (1940)

Opus 48: Music to M. Lermontov's Drama "Masquerada" (1941)

First performance: 21 June 1941.
Opus 48A: Suite from Lermontov's Drama "Masquerada" for orchestra (1944)
First performance: 6 August 1944.
CD: Melodiya SUCD 10-00036/ Chandos CHAN 8542 (1987).
Opus 48B: Suite from Lermontov's Drama "Masquerada" for piano (1944)
CD: REM 311219 XCD (1993).
Opus 48C: Nocturne for violin and piano (1948)
Arranged from incidental music to Lermontov's "Masquerada".
Opus 49: Music to the Film "Salavat Iulaev" (1941)

Opus 50: Gayaneh, ballet in four acts (1941-1942)

Libretto by K. Derzhavin. First performance: 3 December 1942.
Opus 51: Music to N. Pogodin's Play "The Kremlin Chimes" (1942)
First performance: 22 January 1942.
Opus 52: "To the Heroes of the Patriotic War", march in A flat major for wind band (1942)

Opus 53: First Suite from the ballet "Gayaneh" for orchestra (1943)

First performance: 3 October 1943.
CD: EMI CDC 7 47348 2 (1986)
Opus 54: Second Suite from the ballet "Gayaneh" for orchestra (1943)
First performance: 18 February 1945.
Opus 55: Third Suite from the ballet "Gayaneh" for orchestra (1943)

Opus 56: Symphony No. 2 in E minor "Symphony with Bells" (1943)

First performance: 30 December 1943.
CD: Decca 425 619 2 (1990)/Chandos CHAN 8945 (1991).
Opus 57: Music to A. Kron's Play "Detailed Reconnaissance" (1943)
First performance: 23 June 1943.
Opus 58: Choreographic Waltz for piano (1944)

Opus 59: Russian Fantasy for symphony orchestra (1944)

First performance: 6 November 1945.
Opus 60: State Anthem of the Armenian SSR for chorus and symphony orchestra (1944)
Text in Armenian by A. Sarmen.
Opus 61: Three Pieces for two pianos (1944)
First performance: 9 December 1945.
CD: Chandos CHAN 8466 (1987).
Opus 62: Children's Album, book I for piano (1947)

Opus 63: Music to V. Shkvarkin's Play "The Last Day" (1945)

First performance: 5 April 1945.
Opus 64: Music to the Film "Prisoner No. 217" (1945)

Opus 65: Concerto for cello and orchestra (1946)

Dedicated to Sviatoslav Knushevitsky. First performance: 30 October 1946.
CD: Chandos CHAN 8579 (1988)
Opus 66: Three Concert Arias for high voice and orchestra (1946)
Dedicated to Nina Makarova.
Opus 67: Symphony No. 3 "Symphony-Poem" (1947)
First performance: 13 December 1947.
CD: ASV CD DCA 858 (1993).
Opus 68: Music to M. Aliger's Play "A Tale of Truth" (1947)
Composed with Nina Makarova. First performance: 1947.
Opus 69: Music to A. Perventsev's Play "The Southern Junction" (1947)
First performance: 7 November 1947.
Opus 70: Music to the Film "The Russian Question" (1948)

Opus 71: Ode in Memory of Vladimir Ilich Lenin for orchestra (1948)

First performance: 26 December 1948.
Opus 72: Music to the Documentary Film " Vladimir Ilich Lenin" (1948-1949)

Opus 73: Music to S. Mikhalkov's Play "Ilia Golovin" (1949)

First performance: 10 November 1949.
Opus 74: Music to the Film "The Battle of Stalingrad" (1949)

Opus 74A: Suite from Music to the Film "The Battle of Stalingrad" for orchestra (1949)

CD: Marco Polo 8.223314 (1993)
Opus 75: Triumphal Poem (Festive Poem) in D major for orchestra (1950)
First performance: 9 December 1950.
Opus 76: Music to the Film "They Have a Native Country" (1950)

Opus 77: Music to the Film "Secret Mission" (1950)

Opus 78: Music to the Film "Admiral Ushakov" (1953)

Opus 79: Music to the Film "Ships Storming the Bastions" (1953)

Opus 80: Music to A. Iakobson's Play "The Angel-Protector from Nebraska" (1953)

First performance: 28 October 1953.
Opus 81: Music to Iu. Chepurin's Play "Spring Stream" (1953)
Composed with Nina Makarova. First performance: 18 November 1953.
Opus 82: Spartacus, ballet in four acts (1950-1954)
Libretto by N. Volkov. First performance: 27 December 1956.
Opus 82A: First Suite from the ballet "Spartacus" for orchestra (1955)
CD: Chandos CHAN 8927 (1991).
Opus 82B: Second Suite from the ballet "Spartacus" for orchestra (1955)
CD: Chandos CHAN 8927 (1991).
Opus 82C: Third Suite from the ballet "Spartacus" for orchestra (1955)
CD: Chandos CHAN 8927 (1991).
Opus 82D: Symphonic Pictures from scenes 4 and 5 of the ballet "Spartacus" (1955)

Opus 82E: Symphonic Pictures from scene 9 of the ballet "Spartacus" (1955)

Opus 83: Music to B. Lavrenev's Play "Lermontov" (1954)

First performance: 30 December 1954.
Opus 84: Music to W. Shakespeare's Tragedy "Macbeth" (1955)
First performance: 30 December 1955.
Opus 85: Music to the Film "Saltanat" (1955)

Opus 86: Music to the Film "The Bonfire of Immortality" (1956)

Opus 87: Music to the Film "Otello" (1956)

Opus 87A: Suite from the Music to the Film "Otello" for orchestra (1956)

CD: Marco Polo 8.223314 (1993).
Opus 88: Ode To Joy, cantata for mezzo-soprano, mixed chorus, ensemble of violinists, ensemble of harps and orchestra (1956)
Text by S. Smirnov. First performance: Autumn 1956.
LP: Melodiya CM 04377-8
Opus 89: Gayaneh, ballet in three acts (1957)
Libretto by B. Pletnev. First performance: 22 May 1957.
Opus 90: Music to the Film "The Duel" (1957)

Opus 91: Greeting Overture in D flat major for orchestra (1958)

First performance: 3 April 1960.
Opus 92: Music to W. Shakespeare's Tragedy "King Lear" (1958)
First performance: 8 May 1958.
Opus 93: Sonatina in C major for piano (1958)

Opus 94: Suite from the Music to Lavrenev's Play "Lermontov" for orchestra (1959)

Opus 95: Sonata in E flat major for piano (1961)

Dedicated to the Memory of his Teacher Nikolai Miaskovsky. First performance by Gilels in 1961. Revised in 1976-1978.
CD: REM 311219 XCD (1993)
Opus 96: Concerto-Rhapsody for violin and orchestra in B flat minor (1961)
Dedicated to Leonid Kogan. First performance: 7 October 1962.
Opus 97: Ballad of the Motherland for bass and orchestra (1961)
Dedicated to the 40th Anniversary of Soviet Armenia. Text by A. Garnakerian. First performance: 24 October 1961.
Opus 98: Music to the Film "The Tocsin of Peace" (1962)

Opus 99: Concerto-Rhapsody for cello and orchestra (1963)

Dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich. First performance: 4 January 1964.
LP: Eurodisc-Melodiya 86 881 KK.
Opus 100: Children's Album, book II for piano (1964-1965)

Opus 101: Recitatives and Fugues for piano (1966)

Opus 102: Concerto-Rhapsody for piano and orchestra in D flat major (1967)

First performance: 9 december 1968.
LP: Eurodisc 66697 4.
Opus 102A: Arrangement of Concerto Rhapsody in D flat major fot two pianos.

Opus 103: March of the Soviet Militia in E flat major (1973)

Orchestrated for large wind band by D. Braslavsky.
Opus 104: Sonata-Fantasy in C major for cello solo (1974)

Opus 105: Triumphal Fanfares in F major for trumpets and drums (1975)

For the 30th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Opus 106: Sonata-Monologue for violin solo (1975)
Dedicated to Viktor Pikaizen.
Opus 107: Sonata-Song for viola solo (1976)

Opus 108: Vocalise in C major for piano (1978)

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