Gio Israel Armenian Essentials Vol

The Funky Jackin House sound returns to Loopmasters as Scott Diaz delivers the second Funktabulous instalment of Jackin House Essentials, loaded with a fresh collection of Bumpy Beats, Funky Bass Lines and Hooky Synths that will work in a wide variety of musical genres including Bass House, Jackin, Nu Disco, Funky, Nu School Deep and More.

Easily the finest account of Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto since Moura Lympany’s pioneering recording under Fistoulari (Decca, 3/53 – nla), this new version on ASV is the one to have. Dora Serviarian-Kuhn and her Armenian compatriot, Loris Tjeknavorian are in every way first-class: both identify naturally with the sinuous oriental flavour of the melodic lines and understand – as did Lympany and, in America in 1946, William Kapell (RCA, 5/95) – that the outer movements need above all to convey thrusting vitality. (Remember that the first Moscow performance – which delighted the composer – was by the Russian virtuoso, Lev Oborin.) Here there is plenty of drive and rhythmic lift in the outer movements.