In Azeri music, the Mugam is both a scale and a discipline of performance, related to the Arabic Maqam, though it differs in certain essential details. Fikret Amirov was one the great Azeri composers of the Soviet period, converting the traditional Mugam -- regarded by UNESCO as "oral and intangible -- into tangible orchestral music. It can be described as mildly modern in effect, though one wonders how much of that would be the result of the exotic scales Amirov employs; nevertheless it is brilliantly scored in a manner ...
Read More
In Azeri music, the Mugam is both a scale and a discipline of performance, related to the Arabic Maqam, though it differs in certain essential details. Fikret Amirov was one the great Azeri composers of the Soviet period, converting the traditional Mugam -- regarded by UNESCO as "oral and intangible -- into tangible orchestral music. It can be described as mildly modern in effect, though one wonders how much of that would be the result of the exotic scales Amirov employs; nevertheless it is brilliantly scored in a manner reminiscent of Rimsky-Korsakov. Conductor Dmitry Yablonsky leads the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra in Naxos' Fikret Amirov: Shur, and it contains all three of Amirov's orchestra Mugams -- Shur (1948), Kürdo Ovshari (1948), and Gyulistan Bayati Shiraz (1971) -- along with a related work, Azerbaijan Capriccio (1961). The first two works made Amirov's reputation when they were first heard at a concert in Baku in 1948, and Gyulistan Bayati Shiraz likewise has been a favorite of Azeri...
Read Less
Add this copy of Fikret Amirov: Shur to cart. $20.39, new condition, Sold by Importcds rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sunrise, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Naxos.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fikret Amirov. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
Add this copy of Amirov: Shur / Kyurdi Ovshari / Gyulistan Bayati Shiraz to cart. $28.97, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Naxos.
Add this copy of Amirov: Shur (Shur/ Kyurdi Ovshari/ Gyulistan Bayati to cart. $36.74, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by NAXOS.
Portions of content provided by Rovi Corporation. © 2024 Rovi Corporation.