Qara Qarayev - Ballet Suite No.2 from "The Path of Thunder"

Описание: Qara Qarayev - "İldırımlı yollar" baletindən ikinci süita (1956 ‒ 1957)

0:00 I. General Dance. Allegro
5:35 II. Dance of The Girls with Guitars. Andantino
11:11 III. Dance of The Black Community. Allegro
14:32 IV. Night in Stilleveld. Sostenuto
19:58 V. Scene and Duet. Con moto
29:41 VI. Lullaby. Lento
33:40 VII. The Path of Thunder. Molto ritmico, marcato

Qara Qarayev (1918 ‒ 1982) was one of the most famous and significant Soviet Azerbaijani composers. Enrolling in the state conservatory at age eight, Qarayev eventually moved to the Moscow State Conservatory in 1938, where he met and became good friends with the noted Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich. He wrote around 110 works, such as ballet, opera, orchestral and chamber pieces.

Qarayev's "Path of Thunder" is a ballet based on the eponymous novel by South African novelist Peter Abrahams. Set in the 1940's, the work tells a love story between a black teacher and a white girl in Apartheid South Africa. It is one of Qarayev's most famous and successful pieces. The second orchestral suite from this suite consists mostly of dances, the famous lullaby, as well as the finale of the ballet.

Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky
(Audio:    • Gara Garayev [Qara Qarayev]: The Path of T...  )
Score: Azerbaijani National Library
Publisher: Moscow. Sovetskiy kompozitor, 1960.