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

Just about the most innovative and inventive pianists and also composers of the 19th century, Franz Liszt was in fact known for getting beautiful masterpieces of music from literature. Some criticized him with regard to his boldness yet his works keep on being many of the most breathtaking works within classical music these days.

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 magical, impressive rate and accuracy and reliability characterizes the "Lisztian" octaves. Then again, they aren't dry neither mechanical in Okonsar's playing.

In Okonsar's performance the most "flashy" rounds of octaves that are many times executed as outbursts of a machine-gun, turn into orchestral in sound. This really is because of the fact that the multi-faceted music artist Okonsar uses the extra hard work to do all of them almost "legato" and they sound like the Violins One as well as Two of an orchestral ensemble.

Sets of chords moreover wear a "legato" in addition to an orchestral sound. The pianist and composer Okonsar produces that by keeping them nearly as much as one can do, compared with various other pianists who punch them and leave for the pedal to extend the sound. The influence of Weissenberg's playing is obvious there. Hands are just about "sliding" over the keyboard they do not elevate and strike.

The continuity and the sense of coherence is original within Okonsar's performances. The compositions completed acquire design and also unfold as being a properly elaborated history. This is undoubtedly the result of a a true commitment towards the composer's symptoms in addition to it is without a doubt passed down on the wonderful artists, the Belgian artist Mehmet Okonsar acquired the advantage of studying with. These people are typically Alexis Weissenberg, Jean Claude Vanden Eynden and also partly Eduardo del Pueyo.

There is no such thing as a unwarranted touch at the hands of Okonsar. Every last shift is just considered to arrive at the key within a course of action to trigger the mechanics lurking behind it for the purpose of the required sound. Hands are calm in addition to they expanse nearly at view. The Belgian pianist from Istanbul, Okonsar's hands and fingers never copy a playing "piece of equipment" you can practically observe the extension and also the spectacular flexibility.

One most essential aspect for the actual effectiveness and even power of communication for the purpose of just about any pianist, or simply any sort of musician in particular, is the range of dynamic power. Just how very well it is actually utilised is one more matter, nonetheless together with a thin range that does not likely make a difference obviously. The dynamic range with regard to a piano player, means how far is in fact the particular most sublime "pianissimo" from the splitting "fortissimo" is really a major point inside the particular connection power of the performer.

Everyone knows that an excellent singing voice has a lot of power without any ever pressuring it. Pretty much every nuance will come the natural way practically easily. Well the same true for pianists. Just about every single nuance have got to come similarly without difficulty from a excellent pianist's fingers. This is exactly the case with Mehmet Okonsar.

Pedal is in no way used to disguise blemishes. With Okonsar, pedaling is usually occasionally with the boundaries of the harmonic blur, nonetheless, this is exactly on purpose and it becomes at once obvious. For example: the lengthy recitatives or perhaps the extremely individual sound effects requested by Franz Liszt (i.e. the 3rd. Hungarian Rhapsody where the left hand performs a melody inside the extreme low register and it is mentioned with a long pedal sustain) or inside the renowned passage of the "Tempest" Sonata (op.31 number:2) by Beethoven, the place where a elongated sustained pedal is actually plainly indicated by the composer to give the particular passage its specific sound, are consistently performed. Additionally inside parts without having pedal, the actual playing is never dry.

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

The theme, that is from the "basso continuo" of the Cantata by Bach is really accomplished by highlighting each and every fragile nuance. The chorale exhibits nearly a choral sound out of the piano. Okonsar realizes that together with a remarkably intended finger legato method.

The particular atonal Bagatelle is certainly experienced like a scary waltz. This piece of superior importance within the heritage of music, which in turn is the first to have "atonal" inside the actual title is basically designed as being the fifth Mephisto Waltz. The Turkish born Belgian artist delivers here each of the diabolic accent connected with Mephisto.

The actual bonus tracks seriously worth a visit at the artist's recognized Internet site. Generously offered there, the two "Threnodies" (Cypres de la Villa d'Este) with the number two paraphrasing the main Tristan opening theme by Wagner are amazing pieces. They are usually interpreted along with an in-depth sensibility by the multi-faceted music artist Okonsar.

The Belgian pianist (but additionally composer, conductor and musicologist) Mehmet Okonsar was born in the "bridge-city" of Istanbul. Actually this idea of a "bridge" in between East and West is actually the key point in asserting the unique position of this artist within the international classical music stage. Despite the fact that having started his education at Ankara, at the National Conservatory of this city established by Paul Hindemith, he frequently maintained that all his "real" musical education has been provided in Belgium.

It is in the currently well-known European capital city of Belgium that Mehmet Okonsar truly obtained virtually all, he says "completely all", musical education.

In the course of this period associated with uncertainty who had been the 1970's in Turkey, Okonsar connected on both friendly and professional basis with a pianist and conductor, ex-student of Pierre Sancan. Via this friendly relationship he learned basic fundamentals of the keyboard ideas of Pierre Sancan who was the teacher of pianists like Michel Beroff and the student of Yves Nat.

His initial crucial recital happened in 1979. The program included Preludes by Messiaen and the Pictures of an Exhibition by Mussorgsky.

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

Generally anticipating studying more, Okonsar pursued still at the Brussels Conservatory, on Composition and Orchestration classes and again he had the best instructors out there: Madame Jacqueline Fontyn the primary Belgian composer and also sporadically he likewise studied with a student of Messiaen, Claude Ballif.

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

Okonsar performs today from Turkey on a hectic agenda concertizing, composing, writing and teaching. He owns and manages a CD label exclusive to his own recordings, LMO-Records, plus a publishing enterprise "inventor-musicae."

Mehmet Okonsar's worldwide career commenced with the help of the first prize at the International Young Virtuoses Competition of Antwerp in 1982. His orchestral debut was the third Concerto by Rachmaninoff executed at the "de Singel" Concert Hall in Antwerp, Belgium. His additional prizes are: Paris, 1989, "J. S. Bach" at the Salle Gaveau: 2nd prize; 1990, Rome, Association Chopin "Premio Etruria": 1st prize; and 1991, United States, Utah, the sixth prize at the "Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition".

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

The composer, conductor and musicologist as well as pianist Okonsar is actually one adept of the actual "Free Music" viewpoint. Every bit of his CD's happen to be shared by the very 3rd party musician. This is definitely a fabulous brand new way of thinking which in turn, regarding to the musician and performer will be of tremendous returns to both the main artist, the main launch as well as the entire classical music universe.

Moreover the actual the top video sharing site Youtube(r) carries a range of the multi-faceted music artist Okonsar's piano playing online videos. Frequently his Compact disk releases are all at once submitted as live performance video clips into the artist's Youtube(r) channel: mokonsar.