Isil Bengi

Işıl Bengi – HiKAYE (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:43 minutes | 953 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Fuga Libera

The Turkish-Belgian pianist Işıl Bengi is an insatiable artist who has developed a unique personality, thanks especially to her curiosity about the rich diversity of cultures, her keen interest in the different styles and techniques of the piano, and her extreme sensitivity. Here she presents an original and colourful programme, in which intimacy and virtuosity, gentleness and violence, joy and rage are heard as expressions of the memory of the peoples who form part of her family history. The modernity of the works is characterised by a very natural and organic aspect, often nourished by the musical folklore of the countries of origin of the respective composers. Rhythm is a particularly prominent feature, highlighted in most of the pieces, notably through the use of irregular metres and polyrhythm.

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Isil Bengi – Terre de Jeu (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 43:58 minutes | 715 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Insolite Records

Isıl Bengi, au piano, partage actuellement la scène avec Laetitia Casta pour esquisser un portrait de Clara Haskil (1895-1960) au travers d’une évocation scénique de sa vie courageuse, artistique et personnelle. Clara Haskil, prélude et fugue (qui sera donné à Paris en janvier) est à la racine du nouvel album de la pianiste turco-belge qui, après les mille fragrances de « Hikaye », conté avec passion, se tourne vers l’enfance de Clara Haskil (1895-1960) qui l’a tout particulièrement touchée. Isıl Bengi choisit des pièces évocatrices de l’enfance composées par des contemporains de Haskil, tous nés, comme elle, vers la fin du XIXe siècle à l’exception de Robert Schumann (1810-1856).
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