Beethoven “alla turca” at the Istanbul Music Festival

Por Mark Pullinger, 27 septiembre 2020

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“their tone is lean and lithe, underpinned by Burak Ayrancı’s buoyant cello lines”

Crítica hecha desde Palace of the Porphyrogenitus, Istanbul el 27 septiembre 2020

Beethoven, Cuarteto de cuerda núm. 2 en sol mayor, Op.18 núm. 2

Dede Efendi, Ferahfeza Peşrev

Dede Efendi, Excerpts from Mevlevi Ritual in Ferahfeza Mode

Sultan III Selim Han, Pesendide Saz Semai

Erdener, Nonet Pastoral “alla turca” (*)

Semplice Quartet

Murat Anıl Erginol, Violín

Rüstem Mustafa, Violín

Pınar Dinçer, Viola

Burak Ayrancı, Violonchelo

Kağan Yildiz, Contrabajo

Derya Türkan, Kemenche

Serkan Mesut Halili, Qanun

Yurdal Tokcan, Oud

Aykut Köselerli, Percusión

A feast for peripatetic music lovers in Istanbul

Jonathan Sutherland, 3rd June

An arcane Armenian orthodox chapel, two glittering Greek Orthodox churches, a waterfront palazzo and a sumptuous Austrian villa were fascinating venues for a delightful day of mini-concerts at the Istanbul Festival.

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Melodies of Istanbul present a rich blend at Istanbul Music Festival

Jane Shuttleworth, 3rd June

The complexities of Istanbul's rich culture and history, explored in a heady mixture of music from Bach to Afganistan, played by the Melodies of Istanbul Orchestra, directed by Hakan Güngör.

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Resonancias entre tiempos: viaje ulterior con Nicolas Altstaedt

Maria Sánchez, 19th April

Entre la variedad estilística y las diversas maneras de hacer, la música del violonchelista alemán desplegó un muestrario de posibilidades instrumentales en la intimidad monástica.

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Brunello transita entre Bach y Weinberg un concierto pleno de carácter

Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 10th April

Mario Brunello recorrió obras de Bach y Weinberg en una interpretación plena de personalidad, cuyo carácter unitario mostraba voluntad por ofrecer una experiencia viva.

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Orquesta de Extremadura y la de Cámara de Toulouse con Roberto Forés

Andrea Lorenzo Lancho, 10th April

La Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse, Kholodenko, Forés y la Orquesta de Extremadura ofrecieron un programa lleno de lirismo y memoria con obras Dvořák, Lutosławski y Bartók.

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Precioso homenaje del Grup Instrumental de València a György Kurtág

Daniel Martínez Babiloni, 1st April

Ell Grup Instrumental de València presentó un programa de marcado carácter narrativo en homenaje al compositor György Kurtág.

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.