Istanbul Symphony
composer: Fazil Say
(Symphony No. I)
for an extra large orchestra and Turkish Instruments
Commissioned work: Auftragskomposition des KONZERTHAUS DORTMUND und des WDR
Premiere: March 13, 2010 Dortmund, Konzerthaus (D) Zeitinsel II – Fazil Say »Istanbul-Sinfonie« · Conductor: Howard Griffiths · WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Orchestra instrumentation: 3 (3. auch Picc.) · 2 · Engl. Hr. · 3 · 2 · Kfg. - 4 · 3 (3. auch kl. Trp.) · 2 · 1 - P. S. (Xyl. · Trgl. · Marimba · Beckenpaar · hg. Beck. · Tamt. · Tamb. · Snare Drum · Tomt. · Tenor Drum · gr. Tr. · Oceanwaves · Chimes · 3 Woodbl.) (4 Spieler) - Hfe. - Ney (verstärkt) · Kanun (verstärkt) · Kudüm · Bendir · Darbuka - Str. (16 · 14 · 12 · 12 · 8)
Publisher: Schott Music
Duration: 45' 0''
Year of composition: 2008/2009
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Two of the European Cultural Capitals in 2010 - Istanbul and the Ruhr area - are united in the personality of the composer and pianist Fazil Say. He lives in Istanbul and has for the past five years also been exclusive artist at the Konzerthaus Dortmund, the largest city in the Ruhr area. This cooperation will culminate in the highlight of a concert, the World Première of Say’s Istanbul Symphony in which the composer has created a portrait of the city in seven movements capturing everyday situations and the atmosphere, history and people of this great metropolis.
Content
I Nostalgia
II Religious order
III Blue Mosque
IV Merrily clad young ladies aboard the ferry to the Princes Islands
V About the travellers to Anatolia departing from the Haydar Pasha train station
VI Oriental night
VII Finale
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