The four movements of this concerto, written in 1988 and first performed in Erevan in 1989 by virtuoso Rouben Aharonian, especially illustrate the expressive fugal characteristics of the great Armenian composer.

The first movement (Andante sostenuto) is intense and dramatic, a kind of serene lyric heroicism. The second (Allegretto scherzando) is a capricious 3/4, very vigorously rhythmic, producing a kind of furious and relentless gaiety. The third (Adagio recitativo), of great harmonic bea...