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Hikaye (the Turkish word for tale or story) is an album for listeners interested in broadening their horizons, as it crosses several different worlds. Envisioned by the Turkish pianist Işıl Bengi and based on her life, it evokes the story of a family who leave Istanbul to cross Turkey, Yugoslavia, Greece, Switzerland, Japan and Armenia, a mixture of voluntary and forced departures. The content of this unusual album is inspired by traditional folk music and its strong links to rhythm and dance, but also with singing. We are transported to the Greek islands through the music of Yannis Konstantinidis (1903-1984), then to Armenia with Six Pictures by Arno Babadjanian (1921-1983). The music of Turkish shepherds is represented by Kücük Çoban, and composed by Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906-1972).
Jeux, composed by Stéphane Galland between 2010 and 2012 is one of the most recent works to feature, and probably one of the least conventional on an album which also passes through Switzerland with Ex-Voto, composed in 1914 by Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) before his permanent relocation to the United States. Danse lente in F minor by César Franck (1822-1890) is the oldest piece (1885) on this original programme which ends with Litany by Töru Takemitsu (1930-1996): a finale which conveys a strong feeling of sadness and separation. This unique journey on the keyboard was carried out on a Chris Maene straight-strung piano, specially designed for Daniel Barenboim who inaugurated it in 2015. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Eight Greek Island Dances (Yiannis Konstantinidis)
Yiannis Konstantinidis, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - C. Papagrigoriou-H. Nakas Co., MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Yiannis Konstantinidis, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - C. Papagrigoriou-H. Nakas Co., MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Yiannis Konstantinidis, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - C. Papagrigoriou-H. Nakas Co., MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Yiannis Konstantinidis, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - C. Papagrigoriou-H. Nakas Co., MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Yiannis Konstantinidis, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - C. Papagrigoriou-H. Nakas Co., MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Yiannis Konstantinidis, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - C. Papagrigoriou-H. Nakas Co., MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Yiannis Konstantinidis, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - C. Papagrigoriou-H. Nakas Co., MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Yiannis Konstantinidis, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - C. Papagrigoriou-H. Nakas Co., MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Six Pictures (Arno Babadjanian)
Arno Babadjanian, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - Internationale Musikverlage Hans Sikorski GmbH, MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Arno Babadjanian, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - Internationale Musikverlage Hans Sikorski GmbH, MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Arno Babadjanian, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - Internationale Musikverlage Hans Sikorski GmbH, MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Arno Babadjanian, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - Internationale Musikverlage Hans Sikorski GmbH, MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Arno Babadjanian, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - Internationale Musikverlage Hans Sikorski GmbH, MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Arno Babadjanian, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - Internationale Musikverlage Hans Sikorski GmbH, MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Composer - Schott Music GmbH & Co., MusicPublisher - Isil Bengi, MainArtist
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Six Dances (Vasilije Mokranjac)
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Vasilije Mokranjac, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Vasilije Mokranjac, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Vasilije Mokranjac, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Vasilije Mokranjac, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Vasilije Mokranjac, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Vasilije Mokranjac, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Jeux (Stéphane Galland)
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Stéphane Galland, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Stéphane Galland, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Stéphane Galland, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Ernest Bloch, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - Broude Brothers Limited., MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Cesar Franck, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Isil Bengi, MainArtist
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Litany (Töru Takemitsu)
Toru Takemitsu, Composer - Schott Music GmbH & Co., MusicPublisher - Isil Bengi, MainArtist
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Toru Takemitsu, Composer - Isil Bengi, MainArtist - Schott Music GmbH & Co.Copyright Control, MusicPublisher
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
Album review
Hikaye (the Turkish word for tale or story) is an album for listeners interested in broadening their horizons, as it crosses several different worlds. Envisioned by the Turkish pianist Işıl Bengi and based on her life, it evokes the story of a family who leave Istanbul to cross Turkey, Yugoslavia, Greece, Switzerland, Japan and Armenia, a mixture of voluntary and forced departures. The content of this unusual album is inspired by traditional folk music and its strong links to rhythm and dance, but also with singing. We are transported to the Greek islands through the music of Yannis Konstantinidis (1903-1984), then to Armenia with Six Pictures by Arno Babadjanian (1921-1983). The music of Turkish shepherds is represented by Kücük Çoban, and composed by Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906-1972).
Jeux, composed by Stéphane Galland between 2010 and 2012 is one of the most recent works to feature, and probably one of the least conventional on an album which also passes through Switzerland with Ex-Voto, composed in 1914 by Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) before his permanent relocation to the United States. Danse lente in F minor by César Franck (1822-1890) is the oldest piece (1885) on this original programme which ends with Litany by Töru Takemitsu (1930-1996): a finale which conveys a strong feeling of sadness and separation. This unique journey on the keyboard was carried out on a Chris Maene straight-strung piano, specially designed for Daniel Barenboim who inaugurated it in 2015. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:28
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Isil Bengi
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fuga Libera
- Genre: Classical
2019 Outhere 2019 Işıl Bengi
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