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Variations on an Anatolian Folksong
(C. Domeniconi)
The Anatolian Variations is one of Carlo Domeniconi’s most prominent works for solo guitar. Influenced from Turkish folk music and culture, these variations are derived from a folk song originating in Anatolia, the southern Asian area of Turkey that stretches from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. The work is based on the song ‘Uzun ince bir yoldayim’ (I am traveling down a long narrow path) which Domeniconi learned from Asik Veysel, a popular blind Turkish folk singer.
Intermezzo No. 1 Op. 117
(J. Brahms)
As part of the three Intermezzi Op.117, Intermezzo No.1 reveals Johannes Brahms’ tender and introspective writing. Originally written for piano in the summer of 1892, Brahms described these pieces as “lullabies to my sorrows” and were inspired by a Scottish poem from Herder’s Volkslieder:
Sleep softly my child, sleep softly and well !
It hurts my heart to see you weeping.
Arrangement by Stewart French
Neil Gow’s Lament for the Death of His Second Wife (Scottish Air)
A beautiful Scottish lament by Neil Gow (1727-1807) written for his second wife, Margaret Urquhart. Story has it that deeply hurt by her death, Neil Gow stopped playing the fiddle for while. Convinced by friends to pick it up again, the lament was the first thing he played.
Arrangement by David Russell - ‘Celtic Music Vol. 1’