SONGS OF MY CHILDHOOD (Suren Bagratuni) 2 CDs

Songs of My Childhood is a tribute and a “thank you” to all those teachers who shared their knowledge, mastery and love of the cello over the years for cellist Suren Bagratuni. Each piece is a stand-alone work of art that illustrates he instruments virtuosic, timbral and lyrical depth.

Disc 1

1.       Adagio (from oboe concerto)  B.Marcello/J.S. Bach  3:53

2.       Arioso (from keyboard Concerto F minor)  J.S. Bach 4:48

3.       Melody (arr. Wilhelmi) Ch.W. Gluck 2:55

4.       Adagio & Rondo (trans. Piatigorsky) C.M. Weber 4:27

5.       Silent Woods, Op. 68/V.  A. Dvorak  5:15

6.       Humoresque A. Dvorak 2:42

7.       Vocalise (Op. 34) S. Rachmaninov 5:25

8.       Sicilienne, Op. 78 G. Faure 3:30

9.       Clair de Lune C. Debussy 4:20

10.   Prayer (from Jewish Life, No. 1) E. Bloch 3:51

11.   Etude, Op, 8, No. 11 (Piatigorksy) A. Scriabin 3:47

12.   Nocturne, Op. 19, No. 4 P.I. Tchaikovsky 3:32

13.   Autumn Song, Op. 37b, No. 10 P.I. Tchaikovsky4:23

Divertimento (transc. Piatigorsky)J. Haydn 

14.  Adagio 3:11

15.   Menuet  2:44

16.   Allegro di molto 2:07

  Disc 2

 1.       Pastorale (arr. Cassado) F. Couperin 2:17

2.       Aria (from Orchestra Suite D major) J.S. Bach 4:48

3.       Song without words, Op. 109 F. Mendelssohn 3:33

4.       Prelude (Op. 23, No. 10) S. Rachmaninov3:02

5.       Kroonk (trans. Bagratuni) Komitas4:03

6.       Chinar es (trans. Bagratuni) Komitas 2:47

7.       Apricot tree (trans.Bagratuni) Komitas 2:47

8.       Apres un Reve (arr. Casals) G. Faure2:46

9.       Papillon, Op. 77 G. Faure 2:50

10.   Nocturne in C# minor, Op. posthumous F. Chopin 3:29

11.   Sushanik (Girl named lily, trans. Bagratuni) E. Mirzoyan 5:12

12.   The Bee (trans. Casals) F.A. Schubert 1:16

13.   Chant du Menestrel, Op. 71 A. Glazonunov 3:37

14.   Melody, Op. 3, No. 1 A. Rubinstein2:24

15.   Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6 P.I. Tchaikovsky1:49

16.   Pezzo Cappriccioso P.I. Tchaikovsky 6:28