Composer: Fazil Say
Performer: Fazil Say, Friedemann Eichhorn
Orchestra: Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach
Audio CD
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Label: Naxos
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Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 82 ‘Mount Ida’
01. I. Decimation of Nature
02. II. Wounded Bird
03. III. Rite of Hope
04. Cleopatra, Op. 34
Sonata for Violin & Piano, Op. 7
05. I. Melancholy
06. II. Grotesque
07. III. Perpetuum mobile
08. IV. Anonymous
09.V. Melancholy
Violin Concerto “1001 Nights in the Harem”
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Allegro assai
12. III. Andantino
13. IV.
Fazil Say is one of the world’s most prominent pianists but he is also a much-admired composer with a substantial catalogue of works. He combines both these accomplishments in his two Violin Sonatas, the first of which is suffused with Turkish motifs and dances, such as the horon. The second sonata takes as its theme the abuse of nature and the need to resist despoliation. His Violin Concerto is subtitled 1001 Nights in the Harem and is full of rich melodies and atmosphere, and features an array of Turkish percussion instruments.