Fazil Say & Nicolas Altstaedt – 4 Cities (2017) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Fazil Say & Nicolas Altstaedt – 4 Cities (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz  | Time – 01:12:34 minutes | 1,17 GB | Genre: Classical
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This bracingly eclectic recital opens with Fazıl Say’s Four Cities, a musical celebration of four Turkish locations the composer describes as “full of personal memories”. Originally a BBC commission, it was premiered in June 2012 during the City of London Festival by Nicolas Altstaedt and José Gallardo.

“4 Cities is a dive into the world of poetry, mysticism, into the history, the secrets and passions of the Orient. I have never been more fascinated exploring the miracles and the stories of people’s daily life challenging the limits of my own instrument. The cello is transformed into a flute, a fiddle, a percussion instrument until it becomes the voice of the people inviting us to a world that feels closer to us than ever before having encountered it through its music.” (Nicolas Alstaedt)

Tracklist

Fazil Say (b.1970)
Cello Sonata, ‘Four Cities’
1 Say: Cello Sonata, ‘Four Cities’: I . Sivas 05:32
2 Say: Cello Sonata, ‘Four Cities’: II. Hopa 04:33
3 Say: Cello Sonata, ‘Four Cities’: III. Ankara 10:01
4 Say: Cello Sonata, ‘Four Cities’: IV. Bodrum 02:46

Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
Cello Sonata in D Minor, L. 135
5 Debussy: Cello Sonata in D Minor, L. 135: No. 1 Prologue 04:00
6 Debussy: Cello Sonata in D Minor, L. 135: No. 2 Sérénade 03:01
7 Debussy: Cello Sonata in D Minor, L. 135: No. 3 Final 03:21

Leos Jánacek: Pohádka (1854 – 1928)
(Fairy Tale; ‘The Story of Tsar Berendyey’), JW 7/5
8 Janacek: Pohádka (Fairy Tale; ‘The Story of Tsar Berendyey’), JW 7/5: No. 1 Con moto 05:15
9 Janacek: Pohádka (Fairy Tale; ‘The Story of Tsar Berendyey’), JW 7/5: No. 2 Con moto 03:41
10 Janacek: Pohádka (Fairy Tale; ‘The Story of Tsar Berendyey’), JW 7/5: No. 3 Allegro 02:38
11 Janacek: Presto for cello & piano, JW 7/6 02:39

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975)
Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40
12 Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40: No. 1 Allegro non troppo 10:38
13 Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40: No. 2 Allegro 03:02
14 Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40: No. 3 Largo 07:39
15 Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40: No. 4 Allegro 03:47

Personnel
Nicolas Altstaedt cello
Fazil Say, piano

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