Franghiz Ali-Zadeh
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Born: 28 May 1947, Baku (Azerbaijan)
Died:
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Music
Other scores: music for documentary and artistic films, Azerbaijan Film Studio, 1982–1990.
| Opus | Title [subtitle] | Key | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symphony | |||
| Symphony | 1976 | ||
| Concerto | |||
| Piano Concerto | 1972 | ||
| Concerto for Chamber Orchestra | 1986 | ||
| Opera | |||
| Opera: Legend about White Rider | 1985 | ||
| Chamber music | |||
| String Quartet | 1974 | ||
| Sonata | |||
| Sonata: To the Memory of Alban Berg | 1970 | ||
| Not (yet) classified | |||
| Songs about Motherland | 1978 | ||
| Gabil-Sajahy | 1979 | ||
| Fantasy | 1982 | ||
| Partita | 1985 | ||
| Three Water-Colours | 1987 | ||
| Dilogia 2 1990 | 1988 | ||
| Dilogia I | 1988 | ||
| Music for Piano | 1989 | ||
| From Japanese Poetry | 1990 | ||
Biography
Studied piano under U. Khalilov at the Music School of Baku, 1954–65; Azerbaijani State Conservatory 1965–72 under Kara Karayev. Post-graduate research in composition at Azerbaijan State Conservatory 1974–76; candidate degree in 1989. In 1982 she married the filmmaker Dzhangir Gasanga Zeinalov. Since 1989 she has been Professor at the State Conservatory. Her works are published through Union of Composers of Azerbaijan, Baku.
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh lives since July 1999 in Berlin, Germany. Her e-mail address is <AliZadaaol.com>.
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EAN: 0075597980424
Label: Nonesuch
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Nonesuch
Release Date: January 11, 2005
Studio: Nonesuch
Disc 1:
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh is equally at home in the world of Western moderns and the culture of her homeland, Azerbaijan. The disc's title means "in the style of mugam," a sophisticated, emotional form of traditional music and poetry. The first piece, Oasis, begins in mystery, with the sound of dripping water, and builds to a dreamland of turbulent, slashing strings and shimmering chords: a mirage universe in its concentrated 13-minute span. The composer is at the piano for her Apsheron Quintet, whose 2nd movement is a gorgeous otherworldly evocation. Music for Piano is a solo exploration notable for turning the middle register of the instrument into a stand-in for the "tar," a brilliant-sounding lute-like instrument. Finally, Mugam Sayagi is a string quartet that discreetly incorporates a drone, synthesizer, and local instruments. It features a mournfully moving opening section and odd juxtapositions such as innocent folk dances instantly turning into aggressive battle music. Ali-Zadeh is a composer with much to say who says it well, aptly partnered by the committed playing of the Kronos Quartet, which gives us another of its many stimulating discs. --Dan Davis
Rating:
- Not really bad music, but uncompelling and the best has already appeared elsewhere
The Azeri composer Franghiz Ali-Zadeh has been talked about more and more over the last two decades, but appearances of her music on disc are still rare. Kronos Quartet, who brought Ali-Zadeh to great attention by including "Muyam Saghi" on their 1993 album NIGHT PRAYERS, has now dedicated an entire CD to her work. The composer herself appears as pianist on two of the pieces.
"Muyam Saghi" for string quartet (1993) is the finest of the pieces here. Inspired by the music of Muslim troubadours ... Read More
Rating:
- Very interesting music
Wow! A Kronos CD with over 60 minutes of music and good liner notes. They actually discuss the composer and the music. Maybe Kronos reads Amazon reviews afterall.
But it's still a bit overpriced so wait until the price drops a few dollars and Marketplace sellers start offering this for $8.50. With shipping the total cost will be about $11 and it will be worth buying.
Rating:
- Mugam Sayagi
Everything about this presentation of Franghiz Ali-Zadeh's music is beautiful, right down to the cover art of the CD (Black Bird by Ali Dadgar). You can tell right from the start that what this CD has is some beautiful music from a rich land.
Though the liner notes say that Franghiz tries to avoid the exotic, her music whispers, sometimes moans, of longing and thirst for beauty in a parched land. She avoids the sultry and the barbaric presentations of her music from past composers, and in turn ... Read More
Mugam Sayagi: Music of Franghiz Ali-Zadeh
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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0075597980424
Label: Nonesuch
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Nonesuch
Release Date: January 11, 2005
Studio: Nonesuch
Disc 1:
- Oasis
- I. Tactile Time
- II. Reverse Time
- Music For Piano - Franghiz Ali-Zadeh
- Mugam Sayagi
- Nuevo
- You’ve Stolen My Heart: Songs from R.D. Burman’s Bollywood
- Kronos Caravan
- The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
- Night Prayers
- see more
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh is equally at home in the world of Western moderns and the culture of her homeland, Azerbaijan. The disc's title means "in the style of mugam," a sophisticated, emotional form of traditional music and poetry. The first piece, Oasis, begins in mystery, with the sound of dripping water, and builds to a dreamland of turbulent, slashing strings and shimmering chords: a mirage universe in its concentrated 13-minute span. The composer is at the piano for her Apsheron Quintet, whose 2nd movement is a gorgeous otherworldly evocation. Music for Piano is a solo exploration notable for turning the middle register of the instrument into a stand-in for the "tar," a brilliant-sounding lute-like instrument. Finally, Mugam Sayagi is a string quartet that discreetly incorporates a drone, synthesizer, and local instruments. It features a mournfully moving opening section and odd juxtapositions such as innocent folk dances instantly turning into aggressive battle music. Ali-Zadeh is a composer with much to say who says it well, aptly partnered by the committed playing of the Kronos Quartet, which gives us another of its many stimulating discs. --Dan Davis
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- Not really bad music, but uncompelling and the best has already appeared elsewhereThe Azeri composer Franghiz Ali-Zadeh has been talked about more and more over the last two decades, but appearances of her music on disc are still rare. Kronos Quartet, who brought Ali-Zadeh to great attention by including "Muyam Saghi" on their 1993 album NIGHT PRAYERS, has now dedicated an entire CD to her work. The composer herself appears as pianist on two of the pieces.
"Muyam Saghi" for string quartet (1993) is the finest of the pieces here. Inspired by the music of Muslim troubadours ... Read More
Rating:
- Very interesting musicWow! A Kronos CD with over 60 minutes of music and good liner notes. They actually discuss the composer and the music. Maybe Kronos reads Amazon reviews afterall.
But it's still a bit overpriced so wait until the price drops a few dollars and Marketplace sellers start offering this for $8.50. With shipping the total cost will be about $11 and it will be worth buying.
Rating:
- Mugam SayagiEverything about this presentation of Franghiz Ali-Zadeh's music is beautiful, right down to the cover art of the CD (Black Bird by Ali Dadgar). You can tell right from the start that what this CD has is some beautiful music from a rich land.
Though the liner notes say that Franghiz tries to avoid the exotic, her music whispers, sometimes moans, of longing and thirst for beauty in a parched land. She avoids the sultry and the barbaric presentations of her music from past composers, and in turn ... Read More
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Links
- http://www.ali-sade.tk
- [Aga Khan Trust for Culture], Yo-Yo Ma Performs on the Silk Road for Aga Khan Award. First Performance of Ensemble in one of the oldest cities on the Silk Road
- Kühn, Georg-Friedrich, "Seidenstraße und Saitenklang. Zum Ultraschall-Festival Berlin 21.-31. Jan. 2000" in: Georg-Friedrich Kühn: Neue Musik
- [Sikorski-Musikverlage], Frangis Ali-Sade im schweizerischen Zermatt
- [Theaterballett "Blauer Vogel"], Künstler und Ensemble
- ["Xenia" Ensemble] Ali Sade
- Ali-Zadeh Page
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