Aram Khachaturian — 'Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia' from the ballet Spartacus

Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
Music director & Chief conductor — P. Kogan

Tchaikovsky Concert Hall (Moscow Philharmonic)
Moscow, 2021

Conductor — Azim Karimov

[nanicastillo]

This is what “ Falling In Love” sounds like .

[marcburger]

I was five or six years old when I first heard this piece on television. It was the theme song from "The Onedin Line“. The music uplifted me and I was moved to tears. I had never heard anything like this before. I was falling in love.

But I didn't know the name of the piece or the composer. I only knew: it’s this song from that „TV series with the sailing ships.“ For years I searched for the song, asked my grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles. Nobody knew it. There was no internet and no google to ask back then.

Years went by. When I was 30 years old, I was in Speyer, Germany. All of a sudden I heard some music from a distance. There was a violinist at the cathedral. And he played that piece! I could not believe what I was hearing. I rushed towards the violinist. Talked to him. He told me the name of the piece and the composer. And played it again. Just for me.

I felt like I had finally met the love of my life again - after losing her. And I could finally take her in my arms. After years of separation.

And this is exactly what Spartacus & Phrygia is about.
With one exception: i didn’t die.

[fernandantoniodiascarvalhoneto]

The feeling when listening to the Adagio is that A. katchaturian had either been snatched up to Heaven for a few moments, or that an angel inspired him.

[blackie-jmtr]

When the main theme starts full force it feels like all walls have dropped and you're finally free...

[peterbroad]

If this doesn't give you goosebumps, then you truly have no soul.

[gagik]

The Armenian vibes of Aram Khachaturian❤️

[tamarahambardzumyan]

Հրաշք, հրաշք, հրաշք։ Կարծես հոգիս սավառնում է տիեզերքում։Բրավո մեծ վարպետ Արամ Խաչատրյանին

[brynjarhoff-lrhw]

We need this music to day….Khachaturian have deservd a much bigger name in the music world!!!

[juriepost]

If they play this in heaven, eternity can never be long

[Phenomune]

In my 14 years of living, I’ve genuinely never been so captivated by music before. I heard this somewhere and had been searching for it for a whole week straight, and I’m absolutely awestruck. Goose bumps.

[NCMame]

This piece epitomizes tragic romance; first, romanticizing the death of Spartacus, and secondly, Phrygia’s heartbreak for the loss of her beloved Spartacus.

[joaquinvina]

It is incredible that a slave who tried to be free gave birth to such beautiful music. Obviously Spartacus won, the Romans disappeared.

[ingeumbach]

Einfach nur wunderschön...es geht unter die

[PaulSmith-mhyq]

As a teenager growing up in the UK in the 1970's, Sunday evenings, BBC1 The Onedin Line with its beautiful theme - Khachaturian's "Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia".

[mikethompson]

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! The climax at c. 6.32 is perfect and so emotional

[khgfnus]

🇦🇲🙏💋Արամ Խաչատրյան հայ մեծ հսկա, թող քո հոգին լույսերի մեջ լինի։

[abocas]

This Armenien piece of Music is womderful and played equilly wonderful

[Prismatic_Truth]

In my opinion this is the single most beautiful piece of music ever created.

[verkaufsenergizer-einmentor]

Musik 🎶 is the way over all Limits, all borders, all nations
🕊🕊🕊
Thank you all so much for this perfect adagio ❤

[madelainelevy]

U Tube
Please stop interrupting beautiful pieces of such emotional music
You are breaking the composer’s mood and the mood of the listeners!