Name: Khatchaturian
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2003
Duration: 1 min 23 s

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Also Known As

Aram Khachaturian

Genre

Documentary

Music

Release Date

2003

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 23m

Synopsis

A documentary profile of Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978). The program includes rare archival materials from Russian archives in Moscow and Armenia, as well as interviews with family his members. Khachaturian was the President of the Composer's Union of the Soviet Union, and as a communist functionary wielded great influence over the course of Russian music. However, he was also a comrade and personal friend to the dissident composers of the time, including Shostakovich and Prokofiev.