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SAYGUN: 12 Preludes on Aksak Rhythms / 10 Sketches on Aksak Rhythms / Piano Sonatina

Composer(s):Saygun, Ahmet Adnan
Artist(s) Ucbasaran, Zeynep, piano
Period(s) 20th Century
Genre Classical Music
Category Instrumental
Catalogue 8.570746
Label Naxos
Quality   320kbps
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A colleague of Béla Bartók in the collection of Turkish folk-music, Adnan Saygun was among the most distinguished Turkish composers of the twentieth century, writing music that combined Western techniques with essential elements of his country's own musical traditions. His piano music includes works that explore characteristic ‘limping’ rhythm, Turkish dance-forms and, in Inci’s Book, children's pieces of charm and simplicity.


   



Turkish classical
Review By Nereffid,April 2008

The 3 pieces “From Anatolia” are the most obviously folk-like, with unusual rhythms and a strong bass sound. They're dances so they're entertainments first and foremost, and very enjoyable they are.

The 12 Preludes on Aksak Rhythms are a different kettle of fish. 'Aksak' means 'limping', and the booklet notes provide some information on the various metres used, although that makes them sound a little drier than they are. The rhythms occasionally give them a folk-like character but they can be called modern music. There's little 'tune' as such but there's plenty going on. I found the music to be somewhat arbitrary - at times it sounds like someone just noodling away, improvising, and I suspect they may be more enjoyable to play than to listen to. But they are worth hearing, more....


Review By Christopher Howell, MusicWeb International,June 2008

…the Naxos recording sounds fine, I should add. The one piece which actually seems to have been reconsidered by Uçbasaran is the fourth Prelude which is more fluid, I would say to its advantage, adding to the attractiveness of what is in any case the most communicative—to me—of this group of pieces.




 

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