Adagio Opus 86 for both orchestra and solo piano composed by world-renowned composer and pianist Fazıl Say. The work has a duration of 12 minutes and was commissioned by the Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the orchestra and the end of...
After his spectacular cadenza of Beethoven's Concerto in C minor (contained in ED 20140), the well-known Turkish pianist and composer now presents cadenzas of two of the most popular concertos by Mozart. Imitating timpani and horns in a virtuoso manner, the cadenza of Krönungskonzert KV...
The solo instruments in Fazıl Say’s virtuoso Concerto for 2 trumpets and orchestra dazzle with their consummate display of technical and tonal feats. All instruments of the trumpet family take part in this work ranging from the bass trumpet and flugelhorn up to the piccolo trumpet. The...
I Introduction II Nostalghia III Bass Flute 0 · 0 · 1 · 2 · Kfg. - 2 · 0 · 0 · 0 - S. (P. · Vibr. · Trgl. · Tamb. · Bong. · Kudüm · Darbuka · Tomt. · Bar Chimes · Waterphone) (4 Spieler)...
Following Martin Grubinger’s performances in the world premieres of Fazıl Say’s Variations for two pianos and percussion (2013) and the cantata The Bells (2014), the composer has created a unique concerto especially for the percussionist. The four movements in this highly energetic concerto are systematically named...
Preliminary note: Fazıl Say relates the Gezi Park incidents in 3 separate works: - Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra (30th and 31st May, the days the incidents began). - Solo piano sonata (1st and 2nd June, the days of resistance and clashes; the increasing hard-line attitude of...
Fazıl Say has composed a thoroughly 'Turkish' work for Mannheim: he has not only chosen to inclued the solo instrument and the rhythmic structures from the culture of his native land, but also the subject matter which has its origins in Istanbul. 'Hezarfen' is the...
In the wake of concertos for violin and trumpet, Fazıl Say has now composed his first solo concerto for clarinet for Sabine Meyer. The title of the work refers to the Persian poet, philosopher, mathematician and astronomer Omar Khayyam who lived during the eleventh century...
I Prelude II Earth III Forest IV Interlude V Sea VI River VII Postlude ...
As he did in his Gezi Park series, Fazıl Say makes reference to current political events in his new cello concerto. According to the composer, Never give up is an ‘outcry for freedom and peace’, focusing on the ‘harrowing terror attacks in Europe and Turkey’....
The concert piece 'Nirvana Burning' was commissioned by the Salzburg Festival and premiered by Fazıl Say and the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra at the festival opening in August 2010. It consists of the movements Nirvana and Burning which blend into each other 'attacca'. 'The topic...
Less than two years after the premiere of Never give up, Fazıl Say has composed a new work for solo cello and orchestra. The composer focuses on the theme of night from different perspectives in the five movements of November Nocturnes (Endless Night Nocturne, Solitude...
In his concerto for piano 4 hands, Fazıl Say takes up the ancient Persian saga of Simurgh, which shares similarities with the Western fable of the Phoenix. In the mystic legend, 1000 birds undertake a long journey, flying through seven valleys (symbolic for the steps...
I Şahmeran Cennet Bahçesi (Paradise Garden of Shahmaran / Shamarans Paradiesgarten) II İhanet (Betrayal / Verrat) Picc. · 1 · 2 · 2 · 2 - 2 · 2 · 1 · 0 - Hfe. - S. (Waterphone · Kudüm) (1 Spieler) - Str. (max. 10 ·...
Picc. · 2 · 3 · 3 · 3 - 4 · 3 · 2 · 0 - P. S. (Xyl. · Marimba · Trgl. · Beckenp. · Tamb. · kl. Tr. · gr. Tr. · Clav. · Guiro · Bar Chimes) (4 Spieler) -...
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 months...
Fazıl Say's Violin Concerto No. 2 was composed in April 2020 from his home in the Turkish town of Urla on the Agean Sea. 'During lockdown, I always went for a walk on the empty beach very early in the morning. Each sunrise had its...
Yürüyen Köşk (The Moving Mansion) Art of Piano No. 4 | Hommage à Atatürk Concert rhapsody for piano Yürüyen Köşk traces a well-known episode that shows Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, as a progressive nature lover: In 1930, to save a plane tree, he had a...
The Trumpet and Organ Concerto is a piece I composed in the last days of 2020, during the pandemic period. For the first time, I composed a piece of music for the organ. In this sense, it was a difficult but also interesting experience for...
I Universum II Rhythm and Relativity III Thinking Einstein 1 · 2 · 1 · 2 - 2 · 0 · 0 · 0 - S. (4 P. · Vibr. · 2 Paar Kudüm · Trgl. · Bar Chimes) (2 Spieler) - Str....
Fazıl Say wrote his Trumpet Concerto for Gábor Boldoczki on commission of the Festival of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Written in the classical three-movement concert form, the work refers directly to Fazil Say's Turkish roots, be it in the orientalizing melody and harmony, by characteristic metrical shifts...
My Violin Concerto consists of four movements whose inspiration is loosely connected with Scheherazade’s One Thousand and One Nights. The first movement is set inside the harem; a variety of women from the harem are introduced, each with her own different personality. The second movement...
As the titles of the movements of the work already suggest, the first part Blue Water is on the seas, second part Black Water revolves around the nights and lakes, whereas the third part Green Water is based on rivers. Blue Water is a meditative attempt...