Khachaturian - Adagio From Spartacus

[DavidRK125]

Does anyone else notice the resemblance of the opening chord progression from :05 - :18 to "Something" by the Beatles? It sounds nearly identical. Just thought that was neat...

anyway, phenomenal performance of a classic piece!

[89Czeko]

Thats crazy... so wonderful!!! bravo!!!

[noeljokait]

Superb !!!!BRAVO!!!

[WVWandering]

совершенно красивейше

[junksabs]

Does anybody know WHERE I COULD BUY THE SHEET MUSIC in FRANCE, preferably in a PDF downloadable version? Thanks!

[junksabs]

Simply Amazing. Amazing transcription, so acute in rendering the whole orchestra; amazing performance, so expressive... AMAZING!

[PiiZett]

Thank you for this beautiful performance...

[zdevol7]

překrásná hudba díky za upozornění na toto video. 

[denpl]

Bravissimo, maestro! This is really a perfect encore!

[changchehao]

From heaven thanks for showing how to play too. Always wondering how to play like this. The work is under it's merit of being known by the whole world. Thanks again

[Barbara713]

wow, 89 don't be such a hater. It's clear your so jealous of Mr. Cameron.

[davidgiardino]

WHY in the name of God making a mistake at 0:47 on the B-C notes that are the most important of the whole piece!!

[gogolmol]

@davidgiardino

Good question. I wouldn't notice it... I'm not a pianist.

But anyway this is not THE interpretation. Everyone knows the orchestral works, but who played it well on the piano? Neither Richter o Gilels (both hated orchestral translations). Who else was living at that times? Horowitz? Gould? Michelangeli? Some others....

I'm afraid none of the great people played "The Theme of Love" on the piano.

We have to take this work 'as is'. The guy is (was) trying to do his best.

[89hedgehog]

@davidgiardino It's not only that. This is wanting, totally misses and mutes the spirit of the original work.

[Bruchag]

@89hedgehog Like you carried Arams inkpot and Modest's Vodka bottle......it sounds as it sounds all the way from downtown Tiblisi :-))

[ghostlat]

@davidgiardino Because he's human, maybe?

[baghend]

Despite Having absolutely no musical talent myself, I think I can recognize genius when I see it.

I am in tears watching this, that the human brain is capable of remembering, and that those marvellous hands can perform so beautifully.

And the adagio by Katchaturian is hauntingly lovely. Sad how he was treated.

Thankyou Mr. Cameron. I am just in awe. absolute awe of your performance your talent and your gift.

-Bill in canada

[noeljokait]

how can 14 people dislike this great performance is just beyond me? bravo!

[baghend]

@noeljokait because some people are petty, stupid, talentless and jealous. And have no class or the ability to recognize beauty and genius.

And they have no poetry, and nothing worthwhile to offer.

Thats why.

-Bill

[oolongcolluphid]

Very emotive piece. Great performance. I shed many tears this morning.

[xerdiz]

Sencillamente brutal. Impresiona de verdad.

[armeniangeneve]

bravissimo !!!!!!!!!!!1

[terrydonaldson]

wonderfully done.......

[dearmalika]

wonderful...

[Bruchag]

Billarooni, and just so exquisite. It is like reversing Modest Mussorgsky.

Gentle and subtle delights

[KimberleeT1961]

I love to see a man play so expressively. Beautiful. I am intrigued and deeply moved. My goodness this is wonderful.

[deelsb]

absolutely stunning...the music is great too.lol.this peice is played perfectly.its like there is a whole orchestra playing.its so emotional.love it.

[Octavia1818]

A gorgeous transcription - bravo. As a classical pianist myself, I thought I was set in my list of favorite pieces and discovering the original piece and now your rendition makes me feel like a kid in a candy store. Thanks so much.

[venadem]

es una versión espectacular

[xzxc1256]

Khachaturyan was born in Xojari near Tiflis in ARMENIAN family.

[ThePlanetlove]

Absolutley beautful, thank you for posting this video.

[1stcenturyproduction]

Mr. Cameron you have all my respect.....what a performance....it's like the whole orchestra is playing...

[sindrawing]

IMPRESIONANTE..... me ha gustado muchisimo. que emotivo y presioso.

[jos0020]

Thanks so much for posting this. It's one of my favorite pieces of music, and this performance is so full of emotion it makes me weep (in the absolutely best way). Truly lovely!

[Pototal65]

Absolutamente genial. De una sensibilidad exquisita!!!!

[Pototal65]

Absolutamente genial.

[byArmenAntonyan]

Composed by Armenian Great Composer Aram Khachaturian! It's really fantastic... Thanks for shareing.... :)

[serormed]

Una versión muy bella, muy fiel.

[JumpShotDude]

@byArmenAntonyan imo people credit too much of the performance to the composer, when really it is the performer who is making it alive and touching your heart. of course, the composer should have some credit. but give some credit to the performer too. :)

[byArmenAntonyan]

@JumpShotDude

...of course ;)

[gimi83]

Thanks from Italy.

[ZupaDub]

... this is such abeautiful BEAUTIFUL interpretation, so enjoyed,  many thanks for posting, marvellous..

xxx

[27elt]

WHY would there be a dislike button for this????

Simply WONDERFUL!!

[evalewis1]

If I could compose music this would be the one...:))

[evalewis1]

Beautiful! Loved it!

[4c00h]

that was a pretty poor clap effort for such an amazing performance

[4c00h]

12 dislikes ??????????????????????

[harvardkarbodie]

@4c00h maybe they didn't like his haircut. :o)

[Layna8]

Very attractive young man!...play like this and u will have any womans heart in your hands...

Blessings,

Layna.

[NathalyVAinshtein]

Love it!

[belairfed]

I hope he gets $ so he can do this all the time. a blessing to do something you love and get paid for it also.

[KAPNIZW]

Excellent performance .......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[aimeeeishere]

Perfection

[Michaella55]

Magnificent Aram Khachaturyan!!! I am proud of being Armenian and having such national treasures.

[bittersweetsunlife]

Wow, what a gread piano transcription for this piece.

And also played very lyrically...

I felt transcendent after listening.

Respect!

[aydin84000]

Belle interprétation sensible . Du beau piano, tout en nuance.

[spaz01112]

C A L I G U L A

[27elt]

Thank you for posting this! Wonderful music. It sounds beautiful on the piano! Bravo!!! So talented.

[nperrin01]

I have to learn to play this wonderful piece myself. Is the transcription published?

NAP 2010

[medullao]

Another great music. Khachaturian is a GENIUS. 

[dsm009]

excellent rendition

[NEFESHI]

Who made this transcription? Its played very well, softly and still.

[BergerKing064]

@NEFESHI You're pretty stupid.

[NEFESHI]

@BergerKing064 Khachaturian wrote this music for orchestra, its a ballet. Do you understand? Not for piano.

[BergerKing064]

@NEFESHI You asked who made the transcription, when it says it obviously in the title.

[CruelDelta]

Piękne!!!

[countvalentino]

Very fine, Matthew, very fine indeed. Perhaps your best output since the Transylvanian affair.

[ievusiokas]

OMG it is marvelous!!! It is music when you can born - live in fary tale colourful life and dye in ten minutes ... Thankyou!

[fabjohnhall]

This is absolutely yummy! Guilty pleasures are the best.

[ammamona]

Achingly beautiful. Thank you for this.

[countrymusic12344]

Tanx Aram ! Tanx Armenia !

[Neishapour]

Bravo!

[charliedontsweat]

do you know where i could find the music for this? preferably cheap i dont want to spend like 50 quid on a song like some places charge

[rkrealtorva]

Takes my breath away...

[chutdigadut]

beautiful

[44atpiano]

amazing performance. amazing piece. I've just started played a short khachaturian piece. i think i'm going to listen to more of his'

[BergerKing064]

I bet he's related to James Cameron.

[harvardkarbodie]

@BergerKing064 I hope he's not.

[aydin84000]

Je ne connaissais pas cette transcription, c'est superbe et très bien interprété. Bravo au pianiste.

[dampnickers]

If anyone can mail me a copy of the sheet music, drop me a line!!! Cheers!

[Dario4290]

Can someone have this sheet music on pdf??, plz, or any piece of aram for piano.. i would appreciate that! thnks

[woofy18]

I got the sheet music. thanks for everyone who replied! :)

[DissonanceBeauty]

would you be as kind as to send some music my way?

[MrDhamma13]

They should use the orchestral version of this

piece for the Sochi Olympics.

[thunderstruck1967]

Absolutely sublime!!!!

[JumpShotDude]

Matthew has just made a beautiful piece even more enchanting! I love music!

[SalMessina1]

Eccellente!!!

[zamliyniyesuh]

this piece is one of my favorite pieces

[neospider0001]

WOW AMAZING I LOVE IT

[blablahism]

Hal Leonard or Music Forte, Inc. It is listed as item # 50486875 Piano Solo - Adagio Spartacus PNO Khachaturian

Got that from another comment.

[woofy18]

is there a place where i can find this sheet music?

[BergerKing064]

Scribd.

[jacobolarriva]

por favor donde puedo conseguir las partituras!!!!

[impmel]

Bellisima interpretacion!

Bravo, Bravo

Mil gracias (las lagrimas me saltan de los ojos por tanta emocion y belleza)

Mi eterno agradecimiento a Matthew por regalarnos tan bella transcripcion. Ojala la pudiera conseguir aqui en Mexico.

[drmidi2007]

Great piano performance of this classic adagio by Aram Khachaturian from his ballet suite, 'Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia'. Wonderfully executed as a piano score, Matthew. Wonderful!

[BalinSilay]

This is the best piano transcription of all. Aram Katchaturian will be proud. I have seen many versions of this pas de deux danced by many great ballerinas on stage and you can see the sadness and tragedy through the music and the choreography. Listening to this piano work is so pure. Bravo! from California.

[FRANCAVILLA62]

meraviglioso! grazie...

[sugarpacketchad]

Beautifully Done!

[Chesterton01]

How could I get the sheet of this version? I'd like to learn it but local musicsheet seller never heard of a piano version. :)

[stevec5353]

You can get an orchestral version with piano from sheetmusicplus. Their reference is HL.48010434, and hours of fun adding the melody from various instruments into the piano line. After two weeks, I think I've cracked the first minute or so.

[ann03071874]

What type of piano is this? It sounds a bit like a Fazioli...

[kerstinwernermironow]

It was also the theme to the soap of the early 70`s "onedin line"

[isaurin3m2]

me encantaa¡¡¡ es fantasticoo¡¡

[shmichal]

do you have any idea where can i get the sheet fot this piece?

[logorhythm10]

I think this music was in the movie Hudsucker Proxy

[Yates33333]

It was the background music for, Mayerrling (1968) [VHS]: starring Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve. It is also played in a portion of the movie Spartacus starring Kirk Douglas. Lovely, isn't it?

[drmidi2007]

More recently, it was a dominant theme in the movie, "The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) starring Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman and Charles Durning, though uncredited in the film, it is listed at imdb.

[randomcitizen]

indeed, in the first scene actually.

[BRONKY2000]

WHO is this on the piano please ?

[phialinrf]

Matthew Cameron --it is written by the poster Adenhakimi. Up there on the right hand side of the screen..hahaha

[firstalto13]

Thank you for pointing out the obvious...

I hate when people refuse to use their brains, eyes, or the ever-effective combinaion of the two.

[phialinrf]

Thank you dear. I appreciate it. Age, it must be my age. hahaha.

[gandy74]

I agree with everyone. It's a magnificent transcription and marvelous performance. Baby boy's earnestness is absolutely adorable. I must say however, and It may just be the recording, I am DEFINITELY not feelin' the clangorous tone of that piano.

[Jatkoske]

WONDERFULLLLLLLLLLLL

[MrZhuKeeper]

Somebody please tell me where can I buy his transcription.

[MrZhuKeeper]

anybody got the music sheet to this?

[santiagoenri]

A los pocos días compre el CD Spartacus de Khachaturiam, lo escuché con detención y analicé los acordes del tema y la secuencia armónica, y me dí cuenta que hay una coincidencia en varios compases de la armonía que acompaña melodía del Adagio de Spartacus y la canción "My Way".

[santiagoenri]

Les sugiero escuchar una pieza hermosa que se llama "The single petal of a rose" de Duke Ellington que pertenece a "The Queen's Suite" y los preludios de interludios de Ellington para piano que están en la "The Mexican Suite"

[santiagoenri]

Hola.

Una noche escuché esta obra en la radio y dije que buen arreglo de "My way", que fantástico quedó, el arreglador debe haber estado muy inspirado me dije, ¿Quién podría haber tomado la canción "May Way" y realizar tan magnifico desarrollo musical?, pero fue una sorpresa al finalizar el programa y escuchar al locutor de radio decir: "han escuchado ustedes Adagio of Spartacus and Phygia"! de Aram Khachaturiam.

[willmurphy1951]

Like so much wonderful Classical music (and classic poetry) it took a TV programme to use this wonderful piece as it's theme tune, for it to become popular. Other poetic excerpts? "The Darling Buds of May "and "Chariots Of Fire" to name but two.

[suriko85]

im shocked, get me out of this, so so so so beautiful...

[armenstar]

Magnífica interpretación de una pieza adorable que el genio de Aram Kachaturian regaló a la humanidad !!!

[Kylymageeli]

Where can I download the sheet? Or is it available?

[jamesnorman1981]

Simply amazing! Always puts a smile on my face listening to this wonderful adaptation of a lovely piece of music. Check out the 3rd movement of Beethoven's moonlight sonata for another extraordinary piece.

[f315xxx]

worndeful!!

[atflovejjr]

I'm proud to say I'm related to the man who wrote this beautiful piece of music!

[RandomPenguinAttack]

You're related to Khachaturian????

[JPC2007ANGEL]

SO BEAUTIFUL.

[nir71]

such a great performance, very touching..

[luisfiori]

Extraordinaria tarea, cuanta belleza.

[tatevik37]

Armenian music is soo deep... love it

and great performance, seems like he is so comfortable with playing it... Khachaturian would like it :)

[ahbahpuh]

Idiot, this guy studied music in Moscow, "Gnesincoye musicalnoye uchilishe - Gnesincoye music school". Of course, he's armenian, but without this education he couldn't compose this wonderful music.

[mikhaildrabkin]

@tatevik37 Чушь в перьях - Хачатурян - русский советский композитор армянского происхождения... Bloody nonsense - Khachaturyan is a russian soviet composer of Armenina ethnicity.

Perhpas the Turks have more right to claim him than the contemporary dashnaks... Wy stop there - claim him a Westerner... in the land of russian untermenschen.

Позор вам...

[harvardkarbodie]

@mikhaildrabkin hmmm "The decree (by Zhadnov, on formalist art) affected Khachaturian profoundly: “Those were tragic days for me... I was clouted on the head so unjustly. My repenting speech at the First Congress was insincere. I was crushed, destroyed. I seriously considered changing professions.” Khachaturian died in Moscow ...just short of his 75th birthday. He was buried in Yerevan, Armenia, along with other distinguished Armenians who made Armenian art accessible for the whole world.

[Trutzblatt]

@tatevik37

Get some educaton.... Khachaturian was born in Armenia.....!!!!

[petrie1230]

@Trutzblatt Khachaturian was born in Imperial Russia, what is not called Georgia. Tiflis, Georgia. But his music was influenced by Armenian folk. Very close to Armenia, but not quite.

[Gregory10000000000]

Superb!5*

[ani018]

how really really really beautiful

[piloty66]

what a beautiful man, what a wonderful music, not so "bombastic" like with a great orchestra... so many memories to my childhood, traveling in mind over the oceans

[jamesnorman1981]

Awesome adaptation! Any possibility of this appearing as sheet music?

[londonscot1]

jamesnorman1981 - the sheet music has been published as a full score arrangement (including piano), rather than a piano transcription, by Boosey and Hawkes. It's available online from Sheetmusicplus for USD44.95. Search under 'K' for Khachaturian and it's currently on page 2. I bought my copy a few months ago; I don't think it's as good an arrangement as Mr Cameron's excellent transcription but it's a good start if, like me, you want to replicate the above version for solo piano. Good luck!

[bebethomthom]

this is quite delicious (:

[7Cheeky7]

@fortleelawyer

do u know how long im after this movie and its soundtrak?

i remember it from my childhood...its been years now and no one could tell me the name of this great drama, so i also could never find the soundtrack.

thank u very much

[Psycofishy]

Need the sheet music! Ive looked everywhere, is it actually available?

[londonscot1]

Psycofishy - the sheet music has been published as a full score arrangement (including piano), rather than a piano transcription, by Boosey and Hawkes. It's available online from Sheetmusicplus for USD44.95. Search under 'K' for Khachaturian and it's currently on page 2. I bought my copy a few months ago; I don't think it's as good an arrangement as Mr Cameron's excellent transcription but it's a good start if, like me, you want to replicate the above version for solo piano. Good luck!

[helisto]

yeah...as much as i hate the idea, i weep everytime i hear this. so good

[kingfro374]

amazing.

[shai32]

excellent!

[fortleelawyer]

Can't believe nobody picked this up yet. This wonderful music was also used as the opening theme song for the famous British TV sailing saga called Onedin Line which aired in England in the 1970's I believe till 1980. The music brings back wonderful memories of that really great tv drama. What fantastic acting!

[devlin2002]

great!

[siebhirn]

i think must be great fun to play on THIS piano-sounds very very interesting.of corse, the recording is not so good-but someone can imagine how good this piano is!!!!

of corse the interpredation is WONDERFULL.

i feel this is played "in the name of music"

thank you so much for this one !!!

[JeremiVW]

It only helps that a handsome guy's playing the piece..

[dannyboybrighton]

The bit around 5m38s has to be one the most mindblowing recapulations in the history of music (especially the original orchestral version). I have a recording from the early '70s with Khachaturian himself condusting the LSO- feels like you're riding a wave-incredible stuff.

Props to Matthew Cameron- this is a great transcription. :-)

[hayastan44]

god bless khachaturian the armenian composer!!

great song

[Tristan1947]

In 1974 in Sydnet, Australia, Phillips used this Masterpiece in a commercial of filter for industrial chimneniyes.Ahead of the Time!!

[stuffed159]

jst nice and calm wish i could play this!!!

[o0xst]

Wow!  I love it.

[pddwatch81]

This music originally written for:

watch?v=9Z2gSeGNzyk

[EscapeArtistPatric]

I think....this could make Debussy or Satie teary....

[BosPercussion]

IDK about Satie, but very Debussy - makes me think of the middle of Clair de Lune

[Czerniakowska]

Wonderful. Just wonderful.

[Czerniakowska]

Wonderful. Just wonderful.

[zallyn1]

Amazing transcription! I just wish that they would show his hands more...

[sylvie3468]

J'aimerais me procurer cette partition.. où puis-je me la procurer??? L'interprétation de Mr Cameron est absolument divine!!!... Existe t-il un enregistrement sur DC ? Est-ce l'extrait que l'on entend à la fin du film L'ère de glace?

[shela2]

This is a ravishing transcription...I think it was used for a UK TV series, called "The Onedin Line" in recent years.?

[jamtnas]

...if 25 years ago is "recent", then yes ;)

[cjl0808]

Does anyone know if there is a copy of this sheet music available? It's absolutely incredible.

[Liina33]

nothing more to say than: great!!

[hhaygagan]

magnifique...que dire de plus

[criscokid05]

Could someone tell me please, was this the music in the "Hudsucker Proxy" with Tim Robbins and Paul Newman? Thanks !! If it is I just think this is the best I have heard since that movie.

[poghospetros1]

criscokid05 you are absolutely right. You can also hear this piece in the movie "Mayerling" starring Omar Sharif and in "Ice Age: The Meltdown".

[Sanrus]

Beautiful transcription and performance, bravo!

[SilentMonody]

Matthew, I love this music.

[source202]

marvellous.

[PrincessZ5]

russell crowe -- maximus who cares where it came from

this is so beautiful

[HybridPhoenix08]

That's Gladiator. Also a fantastic movie, but alas, this is from Spartacus.