Various Artists - The Pain of Separation: Turkish Gazels, 1926-1935 (Various Artists) - CASSETTES

From the very first note, violinist Annette Unger's new GENUIN album will captivate you with an eclectic program featuring early and contemporary music from Dresden, full of electrifying contrasts. The oldest composition is by Bach contemporary Johann Georg Pisendel, while the most recent by Manfred Weiss was premiered by Annette Unger as recently as 2015. Aside from Pisendel's great work, all the other pieces in this production are world premiere recordings. Annette Unger, who plays flawlessly and with a wealth of color, presents a kaleidoscope of violinistic possibilities, compositional ideas, and intellectual approaches to music, intimately connected to the musical city of Dresden. Album Tracks 1. Contrasts from 50 Aphoristic Studies, Op. 34 2. Sonata for Solo Violin Without Bass in a Minor 3. Allegro Appassionato, Foxtrot, Waltz, Polka and Mazurka from 50 Aphoristic Studies, Op. 34 4. Three Pieces for Solo Violin 5. Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 1 6. Fantasy for Solo Violin 7. Frivolities for Solo Violin 8. Maestoso, Gypsy Melody from 50 Aphoristic Studies, Op. 34

This celebrates the Bektashi ceremony of the djem, which features semah sacred dancing and sung poetry accompanied on the saz lute. The djem is both a liturgy commemorating the founding myths of the Bektashi faith and a fraternal agape (ritual feast) uniting an entire community. Music, listened to with great intensity, is a link between all that permeates this entire ritual. In these recordings from the Turkish region of Antalya, two 'choirs' are present one, conducted by Muzaffer Gurgu, recorded in 2004; the other, conducted by Suleyman Can, in the 'mother' house (the house of the ancestral djem) in 2011. Album Tracks 1. Prières D'introduction [Extraits] 2. Invocation Des Douze Imams 3. Semah Des Baba [Babalar Semahi] 4. Dem Nefesi 5. Chant Dans Le Makam Avshar 6. Nous Sommes Les Roses Bektashies 7. Nous Venons de la Lignée Des Quarante 8. Si Ce N'est Pas Le Cœur Qui Joue Sur Le Saz de Ton Amour 9. Louanges À Ali 10. Poème de Shah Hatay [Shah Ismail] 11. Malédictions À Yezid 12. Semah Du GÖZCÜ

Begging the Moon is a collection focused upon an early-to-mid 20th century style of Thai popular song, commonly named Phleng Thai sakon (meaning Inchsong which is both Thai and universalInch). Details 1. Somyot Tassanphan - It's Not Raining All Over the Sky 2. Wongchan Pairot - Deceived 3. Ruangthong Thonglantom - Wedding Tomorrow 4. Wongchan Pairot - Begging the Moon 5. Songphan Kwanphoon - Touch 6. Komin Nilwong - Majesty Above the Sky 7. Poonsak Pattayakosol - Look 8. Phongsri Woranuch - Sorry Letter 9. Phon Pornphakdee - Frightening 10. Thanongsak Phakdithewa - One Love 11. Wongchan Pairot - Lonely 12. Ruangthong Thonglantom & Winai Chulabusapa - Swan and Crow 13. Phongsri Woranuch - the Farmstead Awaits You 14. Chen Yenkhae - Poor Homeless People 15. Nanta Pitanilapalin & Naris Aree - Love Me for a Long Time 16. Suwanna Seneewong - Beyond Desire