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Fahir Atakoglu - Fahir's Music: First Of All
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| In short, this is the story of a nation's war of independence ! |
| By: |
horizon
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| Date: |
19 Jul 2010 |
| Rating: |
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Actually, all the songs are written for the love, aren't they?
For the nature, often a lover, sadness or gladness…
Anatolia has been the migration routes of people throughout history,
perhaps is the center of the ancient world, the intersection point
Alexander's knot, Pandora's box, the meeting point of three religions…
This land is fertile, Cybele's territory, Anatolian lands were irrigated with blood and tears at the same time.
Fahir's work describes the situation of Turkey between 1918 to 1923
Ottoman Empire is a sick man of Europe at the beginning of the century, entered the first world war with Germany. Ottoman territories occupied after the World War I ,
"Isgal" (Invasion) tells this period.
Turks six centuries ruled this land, They had no intentions to leave of course.
Great Leader M.kemal Ataturk founded an army that they live in this land were poor but proud people. Notice that The success of this army against the imperialism was the light of the emergence of The Nation States.
Yol (Way), Heyamo, Anadolu (Anatolia), Ana ( Mother ) describes the difficulties of this term and refers to 1919 - 1920. People are going to the army to defend their homeland. Known fact that children will probably be orphaned. The country is under occupation, The management and the economy has collapsed, people need to have a slice of bread.
There were tears, blood and death in between 1920 and 1922, Years of war heats up.
Pencereden kar geliyor (the snow is coming through the window) , Gelmez yola gidiyorum (No turning back this way) Savaş Başlıyor ( the war has begun ), Savaş ( Thewar ), Taarruz( Attack) , All this song symbolizes the stage of the war.
And July 24, 1923 war ended with the Treaty of Lausanne and was founded the modern Republic of Turkey On October 29, 1923 . The song of Cumhuriyet (Republic) describes these events.
Other songs that are related to the development of democracy.
In short, this is the story of a nation's war of independence
P.S: I'm sorry for my english but I just want to tell the spirit of the songs belonging to a foreign culture.
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8 of 8 found this review helpful |
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Tony Banks - Seven: A Suite For Orchestra
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| From Progressive Rock to Classical |
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As a founding member and driving force of the progressive rock band, Genesis, Tony Banks provided exceptionally brilliant and full sounding keyboards as well as the basis of the Genesis sound. In addition to the creative genius within Genesis, Tony has also done a number of solo albums from A Curious Feeling to Strictly Inc.
Finally, in 2004, he released his first classical album giving his listeners a chance for the first time to hear an orchestra playing his unique styling of melody and chords. Many have related his style to being Mahler-like. However, his use of chords with soundtrack like melodies to express feelings, emotions, and beauty still seems completely unique to him.
When listening to this album, try not to think of rocker turned classical because as a progressive musician he has always added a sense of the classics to his music. Instead, listen to Tony Banks, Modern Classical Composer!
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3 of 3 found this review helpful |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Shawshank Redemption, The (Soundtrack)
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| That's the beauty of music. They can't take that away from you! |
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Newman made a very nice score. This is also my all time favorite movie adapted from Stephen King's novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption.
The score brings you in the right mood.
The whole album can be found on StreamingSoundTracks
Here the only track of that soundtrack is The Marriage Of Figaro.
Of course the scenes when The Marriage Of Figaro is played and afterwards when Andy came back from the hole says (see my signature and title of this little review) gives a good illustration of survival.
So enjoy the very nice version.
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2 of 2 found this review helpful |
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Eric Whitacre - Whitacre: Cloudburst (Polyphony & Stephen Layton)
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| Water night (lyrics) |
| By: |
irincou
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| Date: |
3 Nov 2009 |
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Night with the eyes of a horse that trembles in the night,
Night with eyes of water in the field asleep
Is in your eyes, a horse that trembles is in
Your eyes of secret water.
Eyes of shadow-water,
Eyes of well-water,
Eyes of dream-water.
Silence and solitude,
Two little animals moon-led,
Drink in your eyes,
Drink in those waters.
If you open your eyes, night opens doors of musk,
The secret kingdom of the water opens
Flowing from the center of the night.
And if you close your eyes
A river, a silent and beautiful current
fills you from within
flows forward, forward
darkens you
Night brings it's wetness to beaches in your soul
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1 of 2 found this review helpful |
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Leos Janacek, Antonin Dvorak, Bedrich Smetana (...) - Supraphon Selections
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| Rusalka, tender topcomposition, bad rough recording. |
| By: |
Haino
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| Date: |
14 Oct 2009 |
| Rating: |
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Awfull recording!
When hearing this track of Dvorak's "Rusalka",
"O moon in the deep deep sky",
i did not get that fine imagination of the ultimate
expression of female tenderness, fragility, care, beauty,
which this composition should give. A mermaid fallen in love.
Not that tender touching of the words, in the pronounciation.
Not a fluent synchronious orchestra.
Neither did i hear a quiet bright sound,
like one expects on a very lonesome quiet night.
On the edge of a romantic lake with ribbling
fullmoon-reflections in the water, and gentle soft,
allmost inaudible, warm breezing backgroundsound
of that water wind, and owls in the distance.
I prefer the recordings of Eva Urbanova,
Frederica von Stade ('Dvorak in Prague'),
and Renée Fleming.
Listening to them gives tears of tenderness,
a quiet compassion for a tender woman in need.
One can compare it via youtube, for example,
or in a shop. Rusalka is a very beautiful opera.
What i heard in this recording was a scraping sound,
and a performance of a less quality than average.
Haino.
(Relive the beauty in opera. )
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4 of 4 found this review helpful |
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Fazil Say - 1001 Nights In The Harem (Luzerner Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Kopatchinskaja)
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| Not exactly different... |
| By: |
irincou
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| Date: |
9 Oct 2009 |
| Rating: |
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Never said the entire album is Greek! I truly don't believe that. The melody in this Andantino is the Greek song I mentioned! Of course the work is original and very good! I believe that the Orient culture has influenced all the people in this part of the world!
Of course it is a whole chapter in culture! There are also Greek composers who have used Orient melodies. As we (who study history) all probably know, People in this part of the world were so much blended that nobody can claim culture exclusively for one's self! You are right Horizon!
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4 of 4 found this review helpful |
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Fazil Say - 1001 Nights In The Harem (Luzerner Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Kopatchinskaja)
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| Different views |
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Lucerne Symphony Orchestra (in Switzerland ) made to order and the modernity, Turkey's culture and the influence of the subtle art of violin playing come together with the sincerity and passion in "1001 Nights in the Harem" that is completed at the beginning of 2008.
Fazil has shown success Anatolian culture of the different layers of inspiration, as the music of this land have used successfully, sometimes as atonal contemporary lines, in places, tonal, melodic capture the hearts.
It can be determine in this work Bektashi music Mevlevi Ayin, the Ottoman Turkish mode, a former folk song of Istanbul " KATIBIM" and Fazil's love of his own compositions were Ballade section.
The most interesting part of Fazıl's new composition " 1001 Nights in the Harem " is the style BALLAD. This is the song which is mentioned in İrincou's comments. It is incorrect to make generalizations for the entire work. "1001 Nights in the Harem" is a new composition.
Now, “Recently several Macedonian bloggers published the documentary Whose Is This Song ? by a Bulgarian director Adela Peeva on their blogs and started discussing the story. The documentary was filmed as an idea that the director got during a dinner in Istanbul with several friends (a Macedonian, a Serb, a Greek and a Turk), when all of them said that the song playing in the background was from their country.”
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/01/20/balkans-whose-is-this-song/
Please watch this video, note that the Ottoman Geography and the decision is yours! “Whose Is This Song ?”
In my opinion ; The music belongs to the time, not any country!
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12 of 12 found this review helpful |
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Giuseppe Verdi - Verdi Choruses
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| Fuoco di gioia |
| By: |
irincou
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| Date: |
23 Jun 2009 |
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(As the singing goes on around the fire of rejoicing, the tavern-keepers hang varicolored Venetian lanterns from the pergola, giving a festive illumination to the scene. The soldiers gather around the tables, some sitting, some standing, chattering and drinking.)
Fuoco di gioia! - l'ilare vampa
Fuga la notte - col suo splendor,
Guizza, sfavilla, - crepita, avvampa,
Fulgido incendio - che invade il cor.
Dal raggio attratti - vaghi sembianti
Movono intorno - mutando stuol.
E son fanciulle - dai lieti canti,
E son farfalle - dall'igneo vol.
Arde la palma - col sicomoro,
Canta la sposa - col suo fedel;
Sull'aurea fiamma, - sul lieto coro
Soffia l'ardente - spiro del ciel.
Fuoco di gioia - rapido brilla!
Rapido passa - fuoco d'amor!
Splende, s'oscura, - palpita, oscilla,
L'ultimo guizzo - lampeggio e muor.
(The fire slowly dies out; the storm is over.)
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1 of 1 found this review helpful |
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