100th Anniversary March
Picc. · 3 · 3 · 3 · 3 – 6 · 2 · 3 · 1 – P. S. (I: kl. Tr.; II: Beck.; III: gr. Tr.) (3 Spieler) – Chor – Str.
Fenerbahçe Symphony
I Fenerbahçe II Akılla Bir Konuşmam Oldu III Anılar IV Coşku Picc. · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · Kfg. – 4 · 1 Picc.-Trp. · 3 · 2 · 1 – S. (Xyl. · Vibr. · Gl. · Trgl. ·
Gezi Park 3
Fazıl Say, to whom the International Beethoven Prize for Human Rights was awarded in 2016, reflects on the events in Istanbul in May / June 2013 in his cycle Gezi Park. Gezi Park 3, first composed as a ballad for soprano, piano and string
Gezi Park 3
for Mezzo-soprano, piano and string orchestra Fazıl Say, to whom the International Beethoven Prize for Human Rights was awarded in 2016, reflects on the events in Istanbul in May / June 2013 in his cycle Gezi Park. Gezi Park 3, first composed as a ballad
Goethe-Lieder
In his set of five lieder with finale, Fazıl Say sets a selection of contrasting poems from Goethe’s cycle West-Eastern Divan in which the poet skilfully intertwines the intellectual Western world with oriental mysticism. Say creates passages of aria and recitative, the latter being
Hermiyas-The Boy on the Dolphin
for Narrator, mezzo soprano, children’s voice, piano and orchestra I Hermiyas – II Deniz’in çocukları (Children of the Sea) III Hermiyas kaybolur (Hermiyas is lost) – IV Yunus (The Dolphin) V Ege’de büyük arama (Big search in Aegean) VI Final Picc. · 2 ·
Kadın Şairler – Dünya Anne
for Piano, contrabass, percussion and soloist I Kuş Sadece Bir Kuştu – Furuğ Ferruhzad II Suçlu Var – Şükûfe Nihal III Avcı – Sezen Aksu IV Maviş Anne – Didem Madak V Sorma Dön – Gülten Akın VI Eskiden – Bejan Matur VII
Metin Altıok Ağıtı
I Düşerim II Yıkıcılar Geldi III Rüzgar IV Yalnızlık V Konyak, Kitap ve Kahve VI Bir Gün Ölürüm VII Soneler VIII Final
Nazım Oratorio
Nâzim Hikmet has been one of Fazil Say’s greatest influences as an artist and personality since his youth. The poet suffered nearly his entire life under censorship, publication bans, persecution, expatriation and imprisonment. Despite all of this, he became a formative voice of Turkish
Sait Faik
With this stage work, Fazıl Say commemorates the 60th anniversary of the death of the popular Turkish author Sait Faik. His short story focuses on Trifon, a boy who loves the sea more than anything else. His greatest pride and joy is a small
Ses
I Bir bahar dalıyla (Behçet Aysan) II Odasında bir evin (Metin Altıok) III Sivas acısı (Aziz Nesin)
Şu Dünyanın Sırrı
for Piano, violoncello, bendir I Ayna – Ömer Hayyam II Sen Derviş Olamazsın – Yûnus Emre III Ruhumun Dalgaları – Sabahattin Ali IV Ergene Köprüsü – Kaygusuz Abdal V Ses (Sıvas Acısı) – Aziz Nesin VI Kendinin Avcısı – Metin Altıok VII Dönen Dönsün
The Bells
Fazıl Say drew inspiration for his singlemovement cantata The Bells from the lyrical cycle of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe, and the music of Carl Orff ’s Carmina Burana. Poe explores the nature of bells in four poems according to their diff
Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım
for Piano, soprano and strings
Watercolor
for Piano, violin, violincello, soprano