Fazil Say: Symphony No. 1 & Concerto for ney-flute

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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…

Release Date: 5th Nov 2012
Catalogue No: V5315
Label: Naive
Length: 67 minutes

Fazıl Say: Istanbul Symphony, Op. 28

Work length42:17

$5.60

$7.35

Fazıl Say, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic, Gürer Aykal

I. Nostalgia

Track length9:36

$0.80

$1.05

II. Religious Order

Track length3:41

$0.80

$1.05

III. Blue Mosque

Track length7:03

$0.80

$1.05

IV. Merrily Clad Young Ladies Aboard the Ferry to the Princes’ Islands

Track length4:09

$0.80

$1.05

V. About the Travellers to Anatolia departing from the Haydar Pasha Train Station

Track length4:14

$0.80

$1.05

VI. Oriental Night

Track length7:21

$0.80

$1.05

VII. Final

Track length6:13

$0.80

$1.05

Fazıl Say: Hezarfen Concerto for Ney and Orchestra, Op. 39

Work length25:42

$3.20

$4.20

Fazıl Say, Orchestre De Mannheim, Dan Ettinger

I. Istanbul 1633

Track length6:11

$0.80

$1.05

II. Galata Tower

Track length4:57

$0.80

$1.05

III. The Flight

Track length7:30

$0.80

$1.05

IV. Algerian Exile

Track length7:04

$0.80

$1.05

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Fazil Say's first symphony, 'Istanbul', is a tribute to the legendary main Turkish city, a bridge between Europe and Asia, an absolutely exciting universe. Each movement is representative of something unique and specific about the city. Mixing Occidental music with turkish folkmusic, much of this inspiration appears to have come from places within and around the city that Say has lived for almost ten years.

This is the third recording of works composed by Fazil Say, following the successful 'Black Earth' [V4954] released in 2003 and '1001 Nights in the Harem' [V5147] released in 2009.

Fazil Say: Naturally, the Istanbul that I have been trying to describe was always a nostalgic, dreamy, vintage Istanbul. The composer, the work, the ney player, everyone is in search of that Istanbul. And what they want to find, what they want to ome back to, is the hijaz theme of “Nostalgia” which comes before the F sharp formation at the beginning of our symphony. And just as the symphony rose through the rustling of the waves of the Sea of Marmara at the very beginning, and so at the end it will be buried in the waves again with hijaz makam theme.

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April 2013

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 works benefit from energetic and passionate performances.

23rd May 2013

[the Symphony] is a unique piece and in this live performance, absolutely convincing in its aims. It’s superbly recorded and performed...This symphony does not just make a general bow to Turkish orchestral musical culture but is a proper Turkish Symphony and proud of it

Fazil Say: Symphony No. 1 & Concerto for ney-flute

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