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Beethovenfest

Özkan Manav: "Portamento Lento"

Listen to a live recording of the world premier of Portamento lento, composed by Turkish composer Özkan Manav and commissioned by Deutsche Welle for the 2002 Beethoven Festival.

Award-winning composer Özkan Manav

The title "Portamento lento" "refers to slow glidings from one pitch to another. Portamento is principally an idiom peculiar to singing and string playing," explained composer Özkan Manav.

Some sections of the piece give a feeling of collective improvisation, while others simulate Anatolian folk melodies. "Portamento lento" is dedicated to the victims of the Gölcük and Düzce earthquakes that hit northwestern Turkey in 1999.

Manav was born in Mersin, Turkey, in 1967 and studied composition in Istanbul and Boston. Deutsche Welle commissioned him to compose the piece, which premiered at the 2002 Beethovenfest in Bonn and was awarded the DW Composition Prize. The work was performed by the Istanbul National Conservatory Orchestra.

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, D Minor, Op. 125

Listen to a live recording of the European anthem by the Ukrainian National Music Academy's symphony orchestra. The concert took place in the Beethovenhalle Bonn on October 8, 2001 under the direction of Roman Kofman.  

Beethoven: Symphony Nr. 6, F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral"

Listen to a live recording of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, the "Pastoral," performed by Istanbul's National Conservatory orchestra at the 2002 Beethoven Festival in Bonn.  

Beethovenfest Bonn: Symphonies and Premieres

"Rossija" -- this year's Beethovenfest Bonn is focused on Russia. As media partner and one of the festival's three major sponsors, Deutsche Welle is helping bring the month-long music event to the world.  

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