Adagio.FM - Fazil Say - 1001 Nights In The Harem (Luzerner Symphony Orchestra, Patricia Kopatchinskaja)

#	Track Listing	Length	Played
01	Violin Concerto - Allegro Fazil Say	7:07	79
02	Violin Concerto - Allegro Assai Fazil Say	6:27	79
03	Violin Concerto - Andantino Fazil Say	8:39	79
04	Violin Concerto - IV Fazil Say	6:26	79
05	Summertime Variations Fazil Say	5:29	122
06	Patara Ballet Fazil Say	25:58	116
07	Alla Turca Jazz Fazil Say	1:55	78

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Fazil Say Violin Concerto - Andantino

By:	irincou
Date:	6 Oct 2009
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This melody is an old Greek song from when Istanbul was Constantinople. It was called "Apo kseno topo" meaning "From a foreign land" and it is still sung in Greece as a traditional song which can be also danced!
Fazils interpretation is surprisingly nostalgic!

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Different views

By:	horizon
Date:	7 Oct 2009

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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Not exactly different...

By:	irincou
Date:	9 Oct 2009
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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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