Composer: Fazil Say, Robert Schumann
Performer: Fazil Say, Casal Quartet
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Solo Musica
Catalogue: SM340
Release: 2020
Size: 888 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Say: 3 Ballads, Op. 12 (Arr. for Piano Quintet)
01. No. 1, Nazim
02. No. 2, Kumru
03. No. 3, Sevenlere Dair
Say: Yürüyen Köşk, Op. 72b
04. I. Enlightenment
05. II. Struggle Against Darkness
06. III. Believing in Life
07. IV. Plane Tree
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
08. I. Allegro brillante
09. II. In modo d’una marcia. Un poco largamente
10. III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
11. IV. Allegro ma non troppo
“With his extraordinary pianistic talents, Fazıl Say has been touching audiences and critics alike for more than twenty-five years, in a way that has become rare in the increasingly materialistic and elaborately organised classical music world. Concerts with this artist are something different. They are more direct, more open, more exciting; in short, they go straight to the heart. On the CD now being released by Solo Musica together with the casalQuartett “Ballads & Quintets” there are two works by Fazil Say in addition to the Piano Quintet in E flat major op. 44 by Schumann. The casalQuartett, which has won numerous awards, has developed itself a unique sound and style that sheds new light on the heyday of the string quartet. The 3 Ballads op. 12 for Piano Quintet were originally solo piano ballads, which were rearranged especially for this publication for piano quintet. The piano quintet “”The Moving Mansion”” breathes new life into stories of the past. The background is a spectacular tale about the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.”