Embedded within atmospheric descriptions of the bustling Aegean metropolis, one finds portraits enriched with Turkish hues of Chopin, Brahms, and Rachmaninoff: all three homage movements quote the well-known İzmir March (İzmir Marşı) with the opening lyrics İzmir’in Dağlarında Çiçekler Açar (Flowers bloom in the mountains of Izmir), a political statement marking the 100th anniversary of the Turkish War of Independence and commemorating the founding father of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
I Körfez Dalgaları · Waves on the gulf
II Brahms İzmir’de · Brahms in Izmir
III Kordon’da sessiz Sabah · Quiet morning on the Kordon
IV Chopin İzmir’de · Chopin in Izmir
V Urla şiiri · Urla Poetry
VI Rahmaninov İzmir’de · Rachmaninov in Izmir
VII Final Caz-Zeybek · Finale Jazz-Zeybek