Hosharian/Ariondo: Accordion Concerto ~ Gevork Gyulatyan, pianist

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Ed Hosharian/Nick Ariondo "Accordion Concerto in G Minor" for accordion and orchestra evolved through many years of working and collaborating together. The three separate movements: Maestoso-Allegro con fuoco / Lento con espressione / Danza Viva showcases the accordion's massive range, diversification and challenging virtuoso style. Incomparable Armenian pianist Gevork Gyulatyan plays the orchestral accompaniement with Nick Ariondo in this Memorial Concert Tribute to Edward Hosharian -- an exhilarating and electrifying duo performance!. . .Nick was most fortunate to work with Gyulatyan, a master himself at the piano. . . Upon Edward Hosharian's passing in 1990, Ariondo finished the incomplete 1st and 3rd movements, adding a second movement for final completion.....Ed first heard Nick performing at the famous Russian-Armenian Kavkaz nightclub-restaurant in West Hollywood where a mutual respect and a longtime friendship transpired. Hosharian, born in Kiev, Russia, of Armenian parents, was a highly educated teacher, musician, conductor, composer and founder/director of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra (Hosharian featured Ariondo as soloist with the orchestra as well as an orchestra member). The accordion concerto is composed in a modern contemporary style with shades of Khatchaturian, Prokofiev and Shostakovich, embodying the melodic inventiveness of Armenian folk music with the dramatic and rhapsodic Russian classic idiom....... Other related Youtube/Nick Ariondo videos for piano & accordion, see 'Matsuri (Festival)'    • MATSURI (Festival) by Nick Ariondo✺Akiko D...   , 'Tango Indo-Serene'    • Ayke Agus/Nick Ariondo: Tango Indo-Serene ...   and Variations on a Jazz Theme:Duo for Piano & Accordion    • Ariondo: Variations on a Jazz Theme for Pi...