Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906-72)

Started by kyjo, December 17, 2018, 09:08:10 AM

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kyjo

Erkin was a member of the "Turkish Five" and produced a modest but substantial catalogue of compositions, much of which is colorfully imbued with the influence of Turkish folk music. A couple years ago I discovered his catchily rhythmic (esp. the finale) 2nd Symphony on an old Hungaroton CD. (Naxos just recently released a CD of the 2nd Symphony and his Violin Concerto). Just last night I listened to his 1st Symphony on YouTube (in very good performance and sound) and was even more impressed - it's a vividly atmospheric work which draws the listener into its spell. It could almost be the soundtrack to some ancient exotic epic: https://youtu.be/8NlJjJasJaU

Anyone else know Erkin's music?
"Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music" - Sergei Rachmaninoff

vandermolen

I bought Symphony 2 on Naxos in 2016 but can't recall much about it. I must listen again and thanks for alerting us Kyle.
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While the Naxos disc is an enjoyable recording, piano concerto (Idil Biret) and the 1st Symphony are nice as well.

Roy Bland

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I have this Piano Concerto + Symphony good recording (Tabakov is a strong conductor) but quite expensive

Could i observe that after all turkish composers are less influenced from folklore than greeks?

Symphonic Addict

The Piano Concerto can be also found on this big set:

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