Alla Turca Jazz
The final movement of the Sonata in A major KV 331 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Rondo Alla Turca, is one of the most famous piano pieces of all time. Once only familiar to musical experts, later a universal piece for all piano pupils,...
Fantasy Pieces
An evocative cycle from the early years of the Turkish pianist and composer which appears again and again in his piano recital programmes. I Vision II Elegy of Old Istanbul III A Dervish in Manhattan IV Gipsy Girl
First Songs
Singer Serenad Bağcan and Fazıl Say recorded ten songs on texts by the most famous Turkish poets for the CD album İlk Şarkılar (First Songs) in 2013. In these early compositions, Say lays the foundation for many melodic elements of later large-scale works such...
Paganini Jazz
The concert piece Paganini Jazz by Fazıl Say, which was inspired by classical, modern and jazz styles, is reminiscent of the music of such greats as Scott Joplin, Art Tatum, Gershwin and Bernstein, and was originally designed as a charming encore work (1988); following...
Silk Road, Piano Concerto No. 2
At the age of 24, Fazil Say composed this concert in Berlin, depicting the fascinating story of the Silk Road adventure. The folkloric styles of four contemporary countries (Tibet, India, Mesopotamia, and Anatolia) are handled in this work with contemporary sensitivity. Say invested five...