In Gayaneh a ballet composed in the 1930 s Aram Khachaturian portrays the story of the heroine in the title a woman fighting mightily between romantic love on one hand and nationalistic zeal on the other.
Transcribing and publishing it for the first time ever for viola and piano facilitates the inclusion of this musical gem into the viola-piano duo repertoire..
At the climax of the ballet the plot comes to a halt and Gayaneh deploring her husband s cruelty and abusive behavior begins to sing her child to sleep with a haunting Lullaby of mysterious beauty.
In Gayaneh a ballet composed in the 1930 s Aram Khachaturian portrays the story of the heroine in the title a woman fighting mightily between romantic love on one hand and nationalistic zeal on the other
