"liszt-modern", Colorations, On The Solo Piano, Cd By Mehmet Okonsar

Just about the most revolutionary and inventive pianists and composers of the 19th century, Franz Liszt was known for using beautiful masterpieces of music through literature. Some belittled him for his boldness nevertheless his works continue to be probably the most beautiful works within classical music today.

The tracks presented in the CD "Liszt-Modern" by Mehmet Okonsar are: "Fantasie und Fuge uber das Thema B-A-C-H"; "Variationen uber das Motiv von Bach ("Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen")"; the two "Legendes"; "Les Jeux d'Eaux a la Villa d'Este", the famous Bagatelle Without Tonality and the two "Csardas" "Macabre" and "Obstine". Additionally, the artist Mehmet Okonsar offers in his official website the two "Threnodies" (from the third year of the "Annees de Pelerinages")

A enchanting, electrifying quickness and also dependability characterizes the "Lisztian" octaves. Even so, they aren't dry out nor mechanized in Okonsar's playing.

In Okonsar's playing the vast majority of "fancy" sets of octaves which are oftentimes conducted as outbursts of a machine-gun, become orchestral in sound. This is exactly mainly because that Mehmet Okonsar uses the extra attempt to do all of them pretty much "legato" and they sound just like Violins One as well as Two of an orchestral ensemble.

The continuity and also the sense of coherence is without question specific throughout Okonsar's performances. The compositions performed take shape in addition to occur as a properly elaborated story. This happens to be caused by a true dedication to the composer's indications in addition to it happens to be inherited within the terrific musicians and artists, the pianist and composer Okonsar obtained the opportunity of studying with. These people are typically Alexis Weissenberg, Jean Claude Vanden Eynden in addition to to a certain extent Eduardo del Pueyo.

There isn't a avoidable touch at the hands of Mehmet Okonsar. Every single and every approach is just intended to arrive at the key inside a manner to stimulate the mechanics behind it for the purpose of the wanted sound. Hands and fingers are calm as well as they stretch virtually at eyesight. The Turkish born Belgian pianist's fingertips really don't replicate a playing "machine" it's possible to almost observe the particular extension and the astonishing flexibility.

One generally essential aspect for the effectiveness and even power connected with transmission for any kind of pianist, or possibly just about any musician at large, is actually the plethora of dynamic power. Precisely how well it is in fact used is yet another purpose, although along with a thin range that does not really matter naturally. The dynamic assortment for the purpose of a piano player, means how far is really the actual most sublime "pianissimo" from the splitting "fortissimo" is really a major point throughout the particular connection power of the musician.

Pianists, as with any musician or vocalist by the way, are segregated within a pair of classes. Those together with a typical dynamic range as well as others with an extraordinary palette of sound which in turn works together with practically every and every instrument.

The Variations and Chorale on the theme by Bach demonstrates how far a composer can embark upon working on a chromatic-only theme.

The theme, that is inspired by the "basso continuo" associated with the Cantata from Bach is really executed basically by featuring almost every sensitive nuance. The chorale shows pretty much a choral sound out of the piano. The pianist and composer Okonsar realizes that along with a exceedingly developed finger legato procedure.

The particular late pieces in this recording are the two Csardas. They are often thought of as the latest Hungarian Rhapsodies. We've here all the first Bartok in a musical vocabulary which in turn at the same time outshines the Bagatelle Without Tonality also in this valuable release.

The actual bonus tracks definitely worth a trip along at the artist's official webpage. Generously offered there, the two "Threnodies" (Cypres de la Villa d'Este) with typically the number two paraphrasing the particular Tristan opening theme by Wagner are usually splendid pieces. They are usually interpreted along with a deep sensibility by the multi-faceted music artist Okonsar.

Mehmet Okonsar was born in Istanbul (Turkey) and resided in Paris during his first schooling. He started learning piano at the National Conservatory of Ankara, with Nimet Karatekin and Necil Kazim Akses.

Right after about a year and half studying at the Ankara Conservatory, the Okonsar family moved to Belgium where Mehmet entered the class of Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden at the Brussels Royal Conservatory of Music.

Additionally, the specific style and principles of Pierre Sancan who has been the educator of Michel Beroff, met with Okonsar in the person of one of the master's students he met during his short stay in the Turkish capital at the last years of the seventies.

Even at his primary public appearance in 1979, the particular eclecticism of his recital programs to come can be noticed. He presented a collection of the Preludes by Messiaen among others.

The piano studies of Okonsar finished with the top honors any student can ever get at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. "Premier Prix avec Distinction", performing the "Dante Sonata" by Liszt and then "Diplome Superieur de Piano Avec la plus Grande Distinction, Premier Nomme", in 1986, executing the Piano Concerto Op. 42 by Arnold Schoenberg.

At the end of his piano studies, Okonsar got the actual privilege of working with one of the better composers of Belgium: Madame Jacqueline Fontyn. He also studied with a pupil of Messiaen, Claude Ballif. In 1989 he obtains his certifications in Composition-Orchestration from the Royal Conservatory of Music of Brussels.

Alexis Weissenberg, right after listening to a recording by Okonsar invited him (on a scholarship) to study in Switzerland.

Soon there after becoming a Belgian national, Mehmet Okonsar and his wife Lale, artist went back to Turkey following an invitation by the President Suleyman Demirel who presented him the particular most sought-after title of "State Artist of the Turkish Republic".

"Really I do not live in Turkey but in the Internet" says Okonsar.

He has crafted a fantastic reputation on the World wide web, running many web pages, weblogs and publishing businesses.
He's the actual manufacturer of his personal records and books.

A first prize at the International Young Virtuoses Competition of Antwerp in 1982, has been the start of his international career.

Generally programming the most difficult pieces, Okonsar's orchestral debut was initially the 3 rd Concerto by Rachmaninoff performed at the de Singel Concert Hall in Antwerp.

Nevertheless his authentic leaping board were definitely in Utah, the sixth prize at the "Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition", 1991.

The "Academie des Arts Contemporains" of Enghien, Belgium rewarded him in 1991, for his acoustic and electronic compositions with the Gold and Bronze medals respectively.

He has been a guest judge at the National Piano Competition of Japan beneath the auspices of the P.T.N.A. ("Piano Teachers National Association").

His researches on music and technologies were given in a lecture at the Yamaha headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan.

His repertoire encompasses a variety from the early 17.th century ("The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book") including composers, amongst others, Orlando Gibbons and Giles Farnaby and reaches late 20.th century with all the works by Karlheinz Stockhausen and Witold Lutoslawski.

Important works in this particular repertoire are: J.S. Bach "The Art of Fugue" executed on organ (or piano) and harpsichord; the Goldberg Variations, the integrale of Well-tempered Keyboard.

The composer, conductor and musicologist as well as pianist Okonsar is undoubtedly a particular adept of the entire "Free Music" vision. Each of his downloads are really shared by the most of the third party creator. This is undoubtedly a brand new mindset which in turn, according to the particular composer is going to be of huge profit to both the artist, the very launch combined with the main classical music field.

In a similar fashion the main number one video portal Youtube(r) features a range of the Belgian artist Mehmet Okonsar's performances at the piano clips. Oftentimes his Compact disc publications are in addition submitted as live videos into the artist's Youtube(r) channel: mokonsar.