At first glance, principally Armenians would consider themselves admirers of the music of Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978) Many enthusiasts of his art may well have fruition of more than just the colorful Violin Concerto (1940) or the driving "Saber Dance" from the ballet Gayaneh (1939- 42 revised 1957) or the athletic early Toccata (1932) In this 90th year of the composer's birth, an annotated list of recordings for the familiar and unfamiliar listener might help display why Khachaturian was and it, the in the greatest degree internationally known of all Armenian
