Browse: Concertos, Say (composer)

This is the most interesting and successful recording of new Chinese music I have yet heard, even if it emanates from Taipei, and if the opening work is by a Turk dedicated to evoking his homeland...But... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The results comprise on the one hand an exciting interweaving of cultures but, on the other, a raid on the store cupboard of musical clichés. Both extremes co-exist in these four works, which... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2020, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Say's Eastern-imbued tonal and rhythmic language is driven forwards, sometimes quite relentlessly, by a strong programmatic element...The airy tone of the ney is used to good effect, and both... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 More…

Say creates epic soundscapes that combine traditional orchestration with instruments from his native Turkey…Grand Bazaar conjures the vibrancy of the market…If, at times, the music threatens... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[The Violin Concerto] is colourful and consistently engaging, filled with ear-catching textures, rhythms and melodies...The orchestra matches Kopatchinskaja's vigour and suppleness with incisive... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…