Turkish March (Ippolitov-Ivanov)

The Turkish March, Op. 55 is a composition by Russian composer Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, which was published in 1932 in Moscow.

Composition

This symphonic march lasts approximately 5 minutes. It is a very conventional work by Ippolitov-Ivanov, and therefore, all harmonies and rhythms are conventional. He wrote this composition as a part of his own research for Turkish, Uzbek and Kazakh folk music in its later years, and two years after composing his Turkish Fragments, which, indeed, recreate the same atmosphere with Turkish melodies and rhythms. He died three years afterwards, and this march is one of his last works.[1][2]

Notable recordings

Notable recordings of this symphony include:

Orchestra Conductor Record Company Year of Recording Format
Singapore Symphony Orchestra Choo Hoey Marco Polo 1989 CD[3]
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine Arthur Fagen Naxos Records 1995 CD[4]

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Keith (1995). Booklet from the CD 8.553405 from Naxos catalogue. New York: HNH International Ltd.. pp. 3–4. 
  2. ^ Anderson, Keith (1989). Booklet from the CD 8.220217 from Naxos catalogue. Marco Polo. http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.220217&catNum=220217&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&language=English#. Retrieved July 26, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Tracklist from the CD 8.220217 from the Naxos catalogue". Hong Kong: Naxos Digital Services Ltd.. 1990. http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.220217. Retrieved July 25, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Tracklist from the CD 8.553405 from the Naxos catalogue". Hong Kong: Naxos Digital Services Ltd.. 1995. http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.553405. Retrieved July 25, 2011.