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Turkish Fragments, Op. 62 (Russian: Тюркские Фрагменты) is an orchestral suite written in 1930 by Russian composer Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov and published in 1931. This suite is sometimes titled as Orchestral Suite No. 3, even though there is no official numbering. This work for large orchestra was dedicated to Shevket Mamedova, an Azerbaijani soprano.

Structure

This suite has four movements and would take approximately 15 minutes to perform. The movements are listed as follows:

  • I. Caravan (Караван)
  • II. At Rest (У становища)
  • III. Night (Ночью)
  • IV. Festival (На празднике)

All of the movements use material drawn from Azerbaijani, Turkish, Uzbek and Kazakh folk music. The Turkish fragments contain dominant chimes strings and beats. The Caravan has a steady ambitious beat and a characteristic Turkish melody that goes on for the entire piece and the loudest of all the Fragments. At Rest is rhythmic but tranquil, with a central section of a livelier nature. Night is a peaceful, more quiet part and respects its name; it has plenty of Turkish melodies and also has a central, livelier section. Festival closes this suite. It consists of a dance, sounds upbeat and at times peaceful.

Notable recordings

Notable recordings of this suite include:

Orchestra Conductor Record Company Year of Recording Format
Singapore Symphony Orchestra Choo Hoey Marco Polo 1989 CD
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine Arthur Fagen Naxos Records 1995 CD

References

  1. ^ Hofmeister: Musikalisch-literarischer Monatsbericht (in German). Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister. December 1931. Retrieved 2014-06-14 – via ÖNB (Austrian National Library). The suite was co-published by Universal Edition of Vienna and Russian State Publishers, Moscow.
  2. Сюита «Тюркские фрагменты»: У становища, симфоническая пьеса
  3. ^ Anderson, Keith (1995). Booklet from the CD 8.553405 from Naxos catalogue. New York: HNH International Ltd. pp. 3–4. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  4. "IPPOLITOV-IVANOV: Symphony No. 1 / Turkish Fragments". Hong Kong: Naxos Digital Services Ltd. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
  5. "Tracklist from the CD 8.220217 from the Naxos catalogue". Hong Kong: Naxos Digital Services Ltd. 1990. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  6. "Tracklist from the CD 8.553405 from the Naxos catalogue". Hong Kong: Naxos Digital Services Ltd. 1995. Retrieved July 25, 2011.


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