Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907-1991)
Meseli
Sketch n° 1
Prélude n° 4
Sonatine, op. 15

Hasan Ferit Alnar (1906-1978)
On The Slope
Foggy Morning
Moonlight Through The Curtain
Languorous Dance

Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906-1972)
Little Shepherd
The Brook
Halvah Maker
Five Drops
Don't Weep My Beloved
Game

Necil Kâzim Akses (1908-1999)
Village
Poem
Andante n° 8

Cemal Resit Rey (1904-1985)
Horon


Beyza Yazgan, piano

"To Anatolia" is Turkish/American pianist Beyza Yazgan's passionately played collection of Turkish classical piano repertoire from a group of composers known as “The Turkish Five” (Cemal Resit Rey (1904-1985), Ferid Alnar (1906-1978), Ulvi Cemal Erkin (1906-1972), Adnan Saygun (1907-1991), and Necil Kazim Akses (1908-1999). The music was composed between 1931-1976 with most of the pieces inspired by Anatolian folksongs, stories, dances, dirges, and lullabies. Though the compositions were all written for piano, the colors and influences of eastern instruments are present throughout.