Tara Artemis Kamanga, pianist

Presented by the National Gallery of Art

August 23, 2010, 9:00 pm

Pianist Tara Artemis Kamangar performs rarely-heard works by Persian composers including Aminollah Hossein, Loris Tjeknavorian and Iran's leading female composer, Golnoush Khaleghi.
Recorded June 21, 2009 at the National Gallery of Art.

Featured performances:

AMINOLLAH HOSSEIN:  Persian Legend, Op. 35 No. 1   
Prelude No. 1 "Homage to Omar Khayyam"          

LORIS TJEKNAVORIAN:  Excerpts from Danses fantastiques, Op. 2 (1960)
    Danse amoureuse
    Danse lyrique
    Danse élégiaque                           

ARAM KHACHATURIAN:  Adagio from Spartacus         

GOLNOUSH KHALEGHI:  Fantaisie (1987)           

SERGEI PROKOFIEV:  Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28   

ANOUSHIRVAN ROHANI:  Loving Whisper           

AMINOLLAH HOSSEIN:  Excerpts from Mosaiques, Op. 19
    Scenes from Summer
    Sérénade Tartare                           

AMINOLLAH HOSSEIN:  Etude No. 2 "Circassian Dance"   

JAVAD MAROUFI:  Isfahan Rhapsody               

GOLNOUSH KHALEGHI:  Looking Back (1998)           

ENCORE:  KAMANGAR:  Melody     (composition by the pianist/artist)