HARO STEPANIAN (1887-1966): 8 Preludes, Op. 47, 8 Preludes, Op. 48, 8 Preludes, Op. 63, Preludes in A and in F Minor.

Description: Building on the models of Chopin, Rachmaninov and fellow Armenians such as Komitas and Tigranian, these 26 varied and sharply contrasting Preludes from 1947, 1948, 1956 and single from 1964 and 1965 are exquisite folk-influenced miniatures suffused with sadness, poetic contemplation, the natural world and scenes of Armenian life. Mikael Ayrapetyan (piano).