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Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra
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20th Century ClassicalIstanbul State Symphony Orchestra
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ISTANBUL STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (IDSO) Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra’s roots goes back to the beginning of the nineteenth century. In 1827, Ottoman Sultan Mahmut II invited the famous Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti’s brother, Guiseppe Donizetti, and awarded him “Pasha” title. Donizetti Pasha founded Mızıka-i Humayun (Imperial Ottoman Orchestra), which is the predecessor of the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, and remained as its musical director for over twenty five years until his death in 1856. Then many Italian conductors; such as Angelo Mariani, Pisani and Callisto Guatelli followed the path which Donizetti Pasha opened. After having its first Turkish musical director Saffet Atabinen, the orchestra made his first European tour to Vienna, Berlin, Dresden, Munich, Budapest and Sofia in 1917, which included Beethoven’s Eroica, Wagner’s Parsifal Prelude and Weber’s Oberon Ouverture. After the foundation of the Turkish Republic by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1923, Mızıka-I Humayun has moved to Ankara, newly founded Republic’s capital. At that time, in Istanbul, some members of the famous “Turkish Five Composers” namely; pianist/composer/conductor Cemal Resit Rey, Hasan Ferit Alnar and Ahmet Adnan Saygun were organizing concerts with the remaining members of the orchestra. In the mid-thirties top-notch artists such as Alfred Cortot, Zino Francescatti and Jascha Heifetz visited Istanbul and gave numerous concerts with the orchestra. In 1945, the orchestra start
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Concerto in D Minor for Oboe and Orchestra, Op. 9/2: II. Adagio
5292Suite from "The Gadfly", Op. 97a: VI. Galop
4333Suite from "The Gadfly", Op. 97a: VII. Introduction
1144Suite From "The Gadfly", Op. 97a: Nocturne
775Suite from "The Gadfly", Op. 97a: Galop
676Suite from "The Gadfly", Op. 97a: Romance
457Suite From "The Gadfly", Op. 97a: Barrel-organ Waltz
448Suite from "The Gadfly", Op. 97a: III. Folk Festival
429Suite From "The Gadfly", Op. 97a: Finale
4010Suite From "The Gadfly", Op. 97a: Overture
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