Rhapsodies

For this week’s Rhapsody we have Köçekçe, dance rhapsody for orchestra by Ulvi Cemal Erkin. Erkin was part of the Turkish Five a group of composers who were trying to help create a national identity for the new Turkish Republic by fusing Turkish folk music with the classic western orchestral style. If this is a standard sample I have to check more of their stuff out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvFJ3foaX3k