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Arno BABADJANYAN        Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano fis-moll

01. Largo-Allegro espressivo 9:03
02. Andante   6:32
03. Allegro vivace   5:44

Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH     Trio No. 2 e-moll. op.67

04. Andante Moderato   7:25
05. Allegre con brio   2:43
06. Largo     4:35
07. Allegretto 10:30

Recorded at Aram Khachaturian House-museum

Khachaturian trio was founded as trio “Arsika” in 1999. It has toured extensively throughout the Central and South America, Switzerland, Russia and Armenia. The Trio has participated in a number of prestigious festivals, the Festival de las Artes (Costa Rica), Festival International Cervantino (Mexico), to name a few. The Arsika Trio’s performances have been frequently broadcasted by TV and Radio.
In 2008 Trio took name of an outstanding Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian.
The critics have highly praised the Khachaturian Trio’s virtuoso performances, subtle sense of style, warmest sound, brilliant and deep musicality. Members of the Trio are involved in pedagogic activity by giving master classes in music schools of various regions of Armenia.
The Trio works in tight collaboration with contemporary composers. It has premiered a number of new works, which were commissioned by them. The members of the Trio are three established and highly regarded chamber musicians. The Trio’s repertoire covers a wide range of music styles