Turkish Fragments, Op. 62 ( Russian: Тюркские Фрагменты) is an orchestral suite written in 1930 by Russian composer Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov and published in 1931. [1] [2] 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. [3]
This suite has four movements and would take approximately 15 minutes to perform. The movements are listed as follows:
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. [3]
Notable recordings of this suite include:
Orchestra | Conductor | Record Company | Year of Recording | Format |
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Singapore Symphony Orchestra | Choo Hoey | Marco Polo | 1989 | CD [5] |
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine | Arthur Fagen | Naxos Records | 1995 | CD [6] |