FTP identify this work that is often paired with Spartacus, and features the "Sabre Dance" a ballet by Aram Khachaturian.
Its composer created this piece's music for Nina Anisimova and it proved so popular that he extracted three orchestral suites out of its themes. Featuring such sections as "Mountaineer's Dance," "Gopak," and "Ayesha's Dance," its 1942 premiere sought to strike a patriotic chord and its plot focuses on the title woman who helps entrap a spy bent on stealing secrets from a collective farm. Featuring "Kurdish Dances" and "Armen's Variation," its most famous piece features an electrifying movement between major and minor sevenths. FTP identify this work that is often paired with Spartacus, and features the "Sabre Dance" a ballet by Aram Khachaturian.
Its composer created this piece's music for Nina Anisimova and it proved so popular that he extracted three orchestral suites out of its themes.
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