Click here to download RealPlayer 8 Basic Scroll down page. Look on Left side! It's free! A new series of classical music has just been produced in June 1997, featuring the original works of Azerbaijan's classical composers. "Classical Music of Azerbaijan" is a collection of six CDs-Symphonic, Ballet, Concerto, Piano, Opera and Chamber Music-a total of 74 works by 15 Azerbaijani composers including Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Muslim Magomayov, Fikrat Amirov, Gara Garayev, Vasif Adigozal and Haji Khanmammadov. Ninety musicians, performing with the Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra (Yalchin Adigozalov, Conductor) and the Azerbaijan State Chamber Orchestra (Yashar Imanov, Conductor), were involved in these recordings. The project was conceived and produced by Azerbaijan International and sponsored by Amoco. Volume 1. Symphonic Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra Fikrat Amirov Azerbaijan Capriccio (1961) 8:07 Kurd-Afshari Gara Garayev Leyli and Majnun Soltan Hajibeyov Karvan 9:13 Ogtay Zulfugarov Holiday Overture 4:01 Volume 2. Ballet Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra Gara Garayev - Seven Beauties (1952) Waltz 3:31 Adagio 5:39 Most Beautiful of All Beauties 4:25 Procession 3:11 Fikrat Amirov - Nasimi (1977) The Dance of Executioners 0:58 Nasimi's Monologue 1:07 The Girls' Dance 2:10 Invasion 1:22 The Grief of the Girls 0:32 The Protest of Nasimi, Struggle, Immortality 3:01 Fikrat Amirov - Arabian Nights (1979) Baghdad Market 2:40 Dance 2:50 Orgy 5:12 Gara Garayev - Path of Thunder (1958) Dance of the Girls with Guitars 5:11 Scene and Duet, Adagio 4:50 The Path of Thunder, Finale 5:10 Volume 3. Concerto Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra Vasif Adigozal Piano Concerto No. 4 (Murad Adigozalzade, Piano) Haji Khanmammadov Concerto for Tar and Orchestra (Ramiz Guliyev, Tar) Volume 4. Piano Uzeyir Hajibeyov Sansiz 4:14 (Tamilla Guliyeva, Piano) Ismayil Hajibeyov Three Sketches (Ulviyya Valiyeva, Piano) Gara Garayev-Preludes (1950) Preludes (Murad Adigozalzade, Piano) Fikrat Amirov (1954-all) Murad Adigozalzade, Piano Ballad 1:12 Ashug's Song 0:50 Nocturne 1:17 Humoreska 0:41 Lyrical Dance 1:27 Waltz 1:00 Lullaby 1:56 Toccata 0:37 Vasif Adigozal Elegy (1992) 1:25 (Murad Adigozalzade, Piano) Rafig Babayev - Two Pieces (1994) Two Pieces (Murad Adigozalzade, Piano) Vasif Adigozal - Six Preludes (1992) Six Preludes (Elnara Hashimova, Piano) Gara Garayev Preludes 3:36 (Elnara Hashimova, Piano) Volume 5. Opera Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra Uzeyir Hajibeyov-Koroglu (The Blind Man's Son) (1913) Koroglu Overture 3:45 Nigar's Aria, First Act-Garina Karimova 4:11 Nigar's Aria, Second Act-Garina Karimova 5:10 Song of the Khananda (Singer)-Safura Azimi 4:21 Dance from the Third Act, Jangi (Warrior) 2:24 Uzeyir Hajibeyov - Arshin Mal Alan (The Cloth Peddler) (1913) Askar's Aria - Ulgar Muradov 5:04 Muslim Magomayev - Shah Ismayil (1916) Overture 5:49 Aslan Shah's Aria - Mukhtar Malikov 5:26 Muslim Magomayev - Nargiz (1935) Nargiz's Aria - Garina Karimova 3:01 Gara Garayev & Jovdat Hajiyev - Vatan (Motherland) (1945) Mardan's Aria 4:32 Fikrat Amirov - Sevil (1953) Sevil's Aria 5:35 Volume 6. Chamber Azerbaijan State Chamber Orchestra Uzeyir Hajibeyov Arazbari (1928) 3:39 Ashugsayaghi (1931) 2:23 Fikrat Amirov-Nizami (1947) Part 110:18 Part 2 3:55 Part 3 6:20 Nizami, Part4 4:39 Gara Garayev-Preludes for Piano (1950) Preludes for Piano, Parts 1, 2, 3 3.37 Vasif Adigozal Garanfil 5:44 (Ramiz Guliyev, Tar) Agshin Alizade Jangi 1:55 (Oleg Grechko, Oboe) Azer Rezayev Meditation 3:18 Gaytaghi 3:24 (Ramiz Guliyev, Tar) Gambar Huseinli The First Love (1952) 5:36 (Ramiz Guliyev, Tar) Hasan Rezayev Chahargh 5:54 (Ramiz Guliyev, Tar) Back to AI Store: To order "Classical Music of Azerbaijan" CDs or Tapes - As a set or individually _____ From Azerbaijan International © Azerbaijan International 1998. All Rights Reserved. AI Home Music Section