Elusive Lights
Works for Cello solo by Giovanni Sollima, Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Fazil Say, Gaspar Cassadó and Ernest Bloch
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Tracklist
- Giovanni Sollima (*1962)
La Folia (2007) - Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1907–1991)
Partita for Violoncello Alone op. 31 (1955)
Lento - Vivo
- Adagio
- Allegretto
- Allegretto moderato
- Fazil Say (*1970)
Sonata for Cello Solo op. 92b (2020)
Largo espressivo - Allegro assai molto energico
- Gaspar Cassadó (1897–1966)
Suite for Cello (1926)
Preludio–Fantasia - Sardana (Danza)
- Intermezzo e danza nale
- Ernest Bloch (1880–1959)
Suite No. 1 for Cello Solo (1956)
Prelude - Allegro
- Canzona
- Allegro
- Giovanni Sollima
La Tempesta (2001)
Turkish Booklet / Türkçe kitapçık
The cello is said to be the instrument most similar to the human voice. On his new GENUIN CD, the outstanding cellist Dorukhan Doruk brings out the vocal qualities of the cello and its ability to let the tones shine. On the recording, he plays exclusively works for cello solo of the 20th and 21st centuries, including two works by great Turkish composers, namely Ahmet Adnan Saygun and Fazıl Say, as well as compositions by Gaspar Cassadó, Ernest Bloch, and Giovanni Sollima. The winner of multiple international prizes has recorded a program "from Darkness into Light", which ranges from Saygun’s veiled sounds to Sollima’s virtuoso caprices. Exciting new territory!
The album is nominated for ICMA 2024 in the category Solo Instrument.
Nominated for the German Record Critics Award, Longlist 3/2023
American Record Guide
"He is an outstanding player, thoughtful, meditative and virtuosic by turns. Excellent sound." Review by David Moore, published in September/Oktober 2023 issue
Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Carola Malter talks to Dorukhan Doruk about his album Elusive Lights. Listen to the broadcast from 21.08.2023
Klassik-heute
"Doruk presents an excellent interpretation, full of character, which sets standards especially with regard to its expressivity." Review from 09.08.2023
Pizzicato
"On the whole, then, this is truly a fine cello CD by any standard, and for its intelligent programming it is recommended." Review from 6 June 2023