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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0822186049549 Label: Valois Manufacturer: Valois Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Valois Release Date: January 20, 2004 Studio: Valois Sales Rank: 182828 MPN: 4954 Disc 1: Related Items:
Editorial Review: Album Description: After a dazzling start to his career, which has made him one of the world’s best-known and most popular pianists, and a run of recordings of Mozart, Bach, Gershwin and Stravinsky which have made their mark on the classical catalogue, Fazýl Say now shows us another facet of his art: his own compositions. Anyone who has attended one of Fazýl Say’s concerts has heard some of his own compositions played as encores, among them the now famous Black Earth for solo piano, based on a Turkish folksong, in which Fazýl, evoking the saz, a Turkish traditional instrument, simultaneously plays the keys and the strings inside the piano, producing an incredible sound. This Turkish pianist is also a passionate enthusiast for improvisation and jazz: ‘Art Tatum and Ravi Shankar are just as much of an inspiration to me as Bach or Beethoven,’ he likes to say. These influences are obvious in this disc’s stunning closing track, Dervish in Manhattan, recorded live at the 2000 Radio France & Montpelier Festival before an electrified audience. Contrasting traditional Sufi music and the modernity of "swing," Dervish in Manhattan dazzles with its constantly changing time signatures, rhythmic sequences, syncopations and offbeat accents. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Music For The 21st CenturyAt the moment, Black Earth is the only recording of Fazil Say's own music that is officially available in America. The title composition is an homage to Turkish "minstrel" (we need a better word here!) Asik Veysel and the sound of his stringed baglama. Say's use of hand damped strings to create the sound of a folk instrument not only led him to bridge the gap between "world music" and "classical music" genres, but also becomes the basis of his pizzicato string and orchestral percusssion effects ... Read More Rating: - a must listen...a must listen for real music lovers, say`s piano is talking from anatolia and europe through the new world. you can taste modern jazz to classical music with a brilliant performance. Browse for similar items by category:
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