4 CITIES - This bracingly eclectic recital opens with Fazil Say's Four Cities, a musical celebration of four Turkish locations the composer describes as "full of personal memories". Originally a BBC commission, it was premiered in June 2012 during the City of London Festival by Nicolas Altstaedt and JosÃ© Gallardo. "4 Cities is a dive into the world of poetry, mysticism, into the history, the secrets and passions of the Orient.I have never been more fascinated exploring the miracles and the stories of people's daily life challenging the limits of my own instrument. The cello is transformed into a flute, a fiddle, a percussion instrument until it becomes the voice of the people inviting us to a world that feels closer to us than ever before having encountered it through it's music." - Nicolas Alstaedt

Tracklist:

Cello Sonata, 'Four Cities': I. Sivas
Cello Sonata, 'Four Cities': II. Hopa
Cello Sonata, 'Four Cities': III. Ankara
Cello Sonata, 'Four Cities': IV. Bodrum
Cello Sonata in D minor, L. 135: No. 1 Prologue
Cello Sonata in D minor, L 135: No 2 Serenade
Cello Sonata in D minor, L. 135: No. 3 Final
Pohadka (Fairy Tale; 'The Story of Tsar Berendyey'), JW 7/5: No 1 Con Moto
Pohadka (Fairy Tale; 'The Story of Tsar Berendyey'), JW 7/5: No 2 Con Moto 1
Pohadka (Fairy Tale; 'The Story of Tsar Berendyey'), JW 7/5: No 3 Allegro 1
Presto for Cello ; Piano, JW 7/6 1
Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40: No. 1 Allegro Non Troppo 1
Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40: No. 2 Allegro 1
Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40: No. 3 Largo 1
Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40: No. 4 Allegro

UPC: 190295867249
Label: Warner Classics
Release Date: 3.24.17
Format: CD

Fazil Say / Altstaedt,Nicolas - 4 Cities (CD)