Saygun, Ahmet Adnan

Idil Biret: Archive Edition, Vol. 11 / Saygun, Francaix, Alkan, Balakirev / Idil Biret, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-12-13

Works: Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 34; Preludes (12) on Aksak Rhythms for piano, Op 45; Jean Françaix: Piano Sonata; Charles-Valentin Alkan: Le chemin de fer, etude for piano in D ...
Performers: Biret, Idil

'One notable aspect of the concert was the appearance on the podium of each composer in turn to conduct his own work: Messrs Cemal Resit...continue...

Gülsin Onay in Recital [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2011-03-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1; Felix Mendelssohn: Variations Sérieuses (17) for Piano in D minor, Op. 54; Frédéric Chopin: Variations Bri...
Performers: Onay, Gulsin

Run Time: 76 min.
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Turkish Music for Violin & Piano

1 CD / ERM Media / 2010-02-23

Works: Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Sonata for Violin, Op. 20; Suite for violin & piano, Op. 33; Inci'nin Kitabi (Inci's Book), for piano, Op. 10; Ekrem Zeki Ün: Yudumluk, for violin & piano; Muammer Sun: Soyle...
Performers: Chun-Young, June [Piano]; Giray, Selim [Violin]

"Ahmed Adnan Saygun is perhaps Turkey's most famous composer...Both of these programs are well played. Even though there is a duplication of one work, both...continue...
Recording information: Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music....continue...

Ahmed Adnan Saygun: Piano Music

1 CD / Albany Records / 2010-02-09

Works: Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Theme and Variations, for piano; Sketches (10) on Aksak Rhythm, Op. 58; Anadolu'dan (From Anatolia), Op. 25; Inci'nin Kitabi (Inci's Book), for piano, Op. 10; Etudes on Aksak Rhyt...
Performers: Woodard, Kathryn

The music of Turkish composer Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907-1991) is often framed as a bridge between East and West. Upheld as a central figure in...continue...

A European Encounter - Béla Bartók, Ahmed Adnan Saygun / Vogler, Nemtsov

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2008-11-25

Works: Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2, Sz 76; Rhapsody for Violin and Piano no 1, Sz 86; Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Suite for violin & piano, Op. 3; Sonata for Violin, Op. 20
Performers: Nemtsov, Jascha; Vogler, Tim

Saygun: Piano Concertos no 1 and 2 / Griffiths, Onay, Bilkent SO

1 CD / CPO / 2008-10-28

Works: Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 34; Concerto for Piano no 2, Op. 71
Performers: Onay, Gulsin
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard
Ensemble: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra

"We probably won't get any more recordings of these pieces anytime soon, so it's a good thing that the performances here sound wholly fresh, idiomatic,...continue...

Saygun: Piano Music / Zeynep Üçbasaran

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-04-29

Works: Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Anadolu'dan (From Anatolia), Op. 25; Preludes (12) on Aksak Rhythms for piano, Op 45; Inci'nin Kitabi (Inci's Book), for piano, Op. 10; Sketches (10) on Aksak Rhythm, Op. 58; Sona...
Performers: Ucbasaran, Zeynep

A colleague of Bela Bartok in the collection of Turkish folk-music, Adnan Saygun was among the most distinguished Turkish composers of the twentieth century, writing...continue...

Ahmed Adnan Saygun: Cello and Viola Concertos

1 CD / CPO / 2008-01-29

Works: Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Concerto for Cello, Op. 74; Concerto for viola, Op 59
Performers: Hugh, Timothy; Tschopp, Mirjam
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard
Ensemble: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra

World Keys - Bolcom, Chen, Liszt, Prokofiev / Joel Fan

1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2006-06-13

Works: Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Sketches (10) on Aksak Rhythm, Op. 58; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 3 in A minor, Op. 28; Dia Succari: Lu Nuit du Destin ("The Night of Destiny"), for piano; Halim El-Dab...
Performers: Fan, Joel

This is the debut album of outstanding young talent Joel Fan, known for his recordings and performances with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project....continue...

Saygun: Complete String Quartets / Quatuor Danel

2 CD / CPO / 2006-03-21

Works: Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Quartet for Strings No 1, Op 27; Inci'nin Kitabi (Inci's Book), for piano, Op. 10; Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 35; Quartet for Strings no 3, Op. 43; Quartet for Strings no 4, Op...
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Ensemble: Quatuor Danel

"The CPO label has already given us five symphonies by Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907-91), probably the premier Turkish composer of the 20th century. Saygun was...continue...

Scarlatti, Beethoven, Saygun, et al / Uchasaran

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2005-10-04

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 9/L 413; Sonata for Harpsichord in C minor, K 11/L 352; Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 146...
Performers: Ucbasaran, Zeynep

Saygun: Symphony no 4, etc / Rasilainen, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2005-06-21

Works: Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Symphony no 4, Op. 53; Concerto for Violin Op. 44; Suite for orchestra, Op. 14
Performers: Tschopp, Mirjam
Conductors: Rasilainen, Ari
Ensemble: Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

Saygun: Symphony no 3 & 5 / Rasilainen, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2004-06-01

Works: Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Symphony no 3, Op. 39; Symphony no 5, Op. 70
Conductors: Rasilainen, Ari
Ensemble: Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

Saygun was a member of the 'Turkish Five', a group of composers who figured significantly in the formation and representation of the musical life and...continue...

Saygun: Symphony no 1 & 2 / Rasilainen, et al

1 CD / CPO / 2002-08-01

Works: Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Symphony no 1 ("Birinci Senfoni"), Op. 29; Symphony no 2, Op. 30
Conductors: Rasilainen, Ari
Ensemble: Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

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Saygun speaks in a very powerful, ethnically inflected language. Hopefully this release will mark the beginning of a more systematic exploration of an important,...continue...