30-minute suite for orchestral with female chorus from Khachaturian’s celebrated ballet Spartacus (1955). Scene 9 presents the culmination of the drama to music strongly reminiscent of Khachaturian’s Cello Concerto: Spartacus among treacherous pirates faces the apparent collapse of the rebellion and his death is followed by a powerful yet relatively restrained Requiem with chorus followed by a stirring apotheosis. Performance materials available on hire. Suitable for advanced standard performers.
