Traditional classical music from the Ottoman Empire by Kudsi Ergüner.
Producer: Cobie Ivens
I –
Nezih Uzel & Kudsi Ergüner.
This music uses a completely different tone system than Western music. The so-called makams can be compared to scales but contain many more different tones. Where compositions are central in European classical music, the emphasis in Ottoman music is on improvisation. Instruments such as the ney (a type of flute), kemence (a string instrument) and the oud (a string instrument) are used for this.
Tracks: I. 04:57 min + II. 13:45 min + VII. 08:28 min.
CD. Musique soufi – ilahi et nefes – Nezih Uzel, Kudsi Ergüner.
LABEL: Auvidis (1991), code: W 260021.
II – Kudsi Ergüner.
The music of the ney flute is mainly used to accompany the dancing Dervishes or Sufi priests (Sufi is the mystical branch of Islam). The sound of the ney is deep and soft and therefore very soothing. There are two ways to play the ney: the Iranian style, in which you blow into the opening, and the Turkish style, in which you blow across the opening. On this album, Kudsi Ergüner plays a Mansour ney that has a deeper sound. He received the art orally from his father, as prescribed by tradition; a tradition that Kudsi has literally breathed new life into.
Tracks: II. 11:07 min + IV. 09:04 min.
CD. Ney – Kudsi Ergüner.
LABEL: Al Sur (1996), code: ALCD 170.
III –
Kudsi Ergüner.
The ideas of the Islamic poet and philosopher Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273) are still relevant centuries later. Kudsi Ergüner lives in Paris and has been the Western ambassador of this classical Ottoman music for decades. The album Sufiyan is, according to the artist, a reflection of ‘his conversations with the ney’. Kudsi Ergüner’s instrumental improvisations have a strongly meditative character and a calming effect.
Tracks: V. 06:27 min + VI. 03:25 min.
CD. Sufiyan – Kudsi Ergüner.
LABEL: Equinox (2012), code: EMCD0012.
Producer: Cobie Ivens
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