Fazil Say - Pictures (2011)

Tracklist
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01. Pictures At an Exhibition: Promenade I
02. Pictures At an Exhibition: I. Gnomus
03. Pictures At an Exhibition: II. Il vecchio castello
04. Pictures At an Exhibition: III. Tuileries Gardens
05. Pictures At an Exhibition: IV. Bydlo
06. Pictures At an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
07. Pictures At an Exhibition: VI. 'Samuel' Goldenberg und 'Schmuÿle'
08. Pictures At an Exhibition: Promenade II
09. Pictures At an Exhibition: VII. The Marketplace at Limoges
10. Pictures At An Exhibition: VIII. Catacombæ, Sepulchrum Romanum
11. Pictures At an Exhibition: IX. The Hut on Fowls' legs
12. Pictures At an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev
13. Sonata 1.X.1905: I.Foreboding (Predtucha)-Con moto
14. Sonata 1.X.1905: II.Death (Smrt)-Adagio
15. Piano sonata No 7 in B Flat Major: I. Allegro inquieto
16. Piano sonata No 7 in B Flat Major: II. Andante caloroso
17. Piano sonata No 7 in B Flat Major: III. Precipitato

Four years after his last solo recital disc of piano sonatas by Haydn (V5070), this is the much-awaited new project for Naïve by the celebrated pianist Fazil Say. The three pieces featured here, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Janacek’s Sonata “1.X.1905” , and Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 7, are powerful and intense works composed between 1874 and 1942, frequently performed by Fazil Say in concert. Also included is a bonus DVD which features a concert performance of “Pictures” and some behind the scene footage.

The Turkish pianist and composer Fazil Say was born in Ankara and studied piano and composition at the State Conservatory of his home city. At seventeen he was awarded a scholarship enabling him to work for five years with David Levine at the Robert Schumann Institute in Düsseldorf. Fazil Say’s discography includes a recording of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the New York Philharmonic and Kurt Masur, a Bach recital, and Stravinsky’s four-hand arrangement of The Rite of Spring, in which Say plays both parts himself. This recording brought him several international awards, including the 2001 Echo Preis Klassik and the German Music Critics’ Best Recording of the Year. His first recording with Naïve was entirely devoted to his own music, while the second featured three Mozart concertos performed with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra conducted by Howard Griffiths. A CD of Beethoven piano sonatas was released in 2005, and a selection of Haydn sonatas in 2007. Fazil Say is not only a solo pianist, but also a composer, improviser, and regular collaborator with award winning violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja (V5246). His most recent release is a recital with Kopatchinskaja of music by Beethoven, Ravel, Bartók, and his own violin sonata.

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