Franz Liszt taught a number of pianists who went on to achieve world renown, but Faik Bey Franz Della Sudda was his only student from Turkey, whom he affectionately called ‘Der Pasha’. Della Sudda’s European concerts saw him acclaimed as ‘the most remarkable, graceful, and brilliant pianist of the present age’. With his own lyrically picturesque but complex and unorthodox compositions aimed at society’s elite Della Sudda moved in exalted circles until his return to Istanbul where he eventually died isolated and alone. These world première recordings of Della Sudda’s piano music are performed by the prize-winning Turkish pianist Zeynep Üçbaşaran.
Della Sudda, Faik Bey Franz
In der Hängematte
1 In der Hängematte 03:13
Mazurka in G Major
2 Mazurka in G Major 05:19
Mazurka-Caprice in A Major
3 Mazurka-Caprice in A Major 02:40
Menuet in D Major
4 Menuet in D Major 04:23
Lacerta, kleiner Walzer
5 Lacerta, kleiner Walzer 02:19
Wiegenliedchen
6 Wiegenliedchen 02:42
Resignation
7 Resignation 02:16
Ballade in C Minor
8 Ballade in C Minor 02:15
Petite Valse No. 2 in C Major
9 Petite Valse No. 2 in C Major 03:24
Aubade in E-Flat Major
10 Aubade in E-Flat Major 05:13
Ländliche Mazurka in C-Sharp Minor
11 Ländliche Mazurka in C-Sharp Minor 04:38
Venezia
12 I. Gondoliera funèbre 05:11
13 II. Sonntagsglocken 02:27
14 III. Barcarolle-Sérénade 10:04
Walzer in D-Flat Major
15 Walzer in D-Flat Major 06:06
Total Playing Time: 01:02:10
