RICHARD YARDUMIAN

'Richard Yardumian' (April 5 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — August 15, 1985 in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania) was an American classical music composer. Yardumian was born to Armenian parents and began studying the piano at a very early age.

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Selected works

References

Selected works

★ ''Armenian Suite'' ([1])

★ ''Cantus animae et cordis'' for strings (1955) ([2]) (recorded by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra in string orchestra form ([3]))

★ ''Chorale-prelude on plainsong Veni Sancte Spiritus'', for orchestra ([4])

★ Flute quintet (1951)

★ Symphony no. 1 (1950), no. 2 ''Psalms'' for medium voice and orchestra (written 1947-64 [5])

★ Violin concerto (1949, revised 1960) ([6])

★ ''Passacaglia, Recitative and Fugue'' for piano and orchestra (1957; played by John Ogdon in concert [7] and recorded by him with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Paavo Berglund ([8])).

★ Chromatic sonata (1946; recorded by John Ogdon on HMV SLS 868)

References

★ Richard Yardumian page at Bach-cantatas.com