Kemal Belevi: Guitar Duos Duo Tandem

• Kemal Belevi (b. 1954):
• 1 Cyprian Rhapsody No. 1 (Version for Guitar Duo) 03:55
• Suite Chypre:
• 2 Suite Chypre: I. Lapta (Version for Guitar Duo) 03:12
• 3 Suite Chypre: II. Elegie (Version for Guitar Duo) 03:35
• 4 Suite Chypre: III. Çiftetelli (Version for Guitar Duo) 04:59
• Kemal Belevi:
• 5 Vals No. 1 (Version for Guitar Duo) 03:24
• 6 Cyprian Rhapsody No. 2 (Version for Guitar Duo) 05:35
• 7 Vals No. 2 (Version for Guitar Duo) 05:39
• Turkish Suite:
• 8 Turkish Suite: I. Danza 01:57
• 9 Turkish Suite: II. Song 02:30
• 10 Turkish Suite: III. Hicaz 01:46
• Kemal Belevi:
• 11 Romance (Version for Guitar Duo) 05:26
• 12 Cyprian Rhapsody No. 3 (Version for Guitar Duo) 07:00
• 3 Fragments:
• 13 3 Fragments: No. 1, — 01:29
• 14 3 Fragments: No. 2, — 01:36
• 15 3 Fragments: No. 3, — 01:35
• Kemal Belevi:
• 16 Cyprian Rhapsody No. 4 (Version for Guitar Duo) 08:33
• Total Runtime 01:02:11

Info for Kemal Belevi: Guitar Duos

Kemal Belevi’s music is steeped in the colours and atmosphere of the eastern Mediterranean, and his aim is ‘to create beautiful music’ based on melodies and rhythms that have been absorbed from the folk music of Greece, Turkey and the Middle East. Belevi’s own arrangements of works such as the evocative Suite Chypre and the richly varied Cyprian Rhapsodies have significantly extended the repertoire for two guitars. The Duo Tandem are drawn towards this composer’s skilful modernity and his celebration of traditional heritage reimagined within the sound world of the classical guitar.

Duo Tandem:
Necati Emirzade, guitar
Mark Andreson, guitar

Duo Tandem
is an instrumental guitar duo with an emphasis on story-telling through music. Collaborating with composers and writing for themselves, Duo Tandem has compiled a far-reaching set of new music based on old world imagery and new world stories.

Having already established themselves as virtuoso solo performers, Necati Emirzade and Mark Anderson formed Duo Tandem while studying at the prestigious San Francisco Conservatory of Music. What they discovered working together in San Francisco was a shared artistic vision as they sought to blend their distinct, individual cultural backgrounds into a unique, combined musical voice. This pursuit continued even after Necati moved to London and Mark moved to Chicago.

While this ‘long distance relationship’ is in many ways an obstacle, it has also allowed Duo Tandem to expand their reach with performances throughout the US and Europe. Acclaimed as ‘Magical’ (Marc Teicholz) and praised for their ‘beautiful articulations, rhythm, and timing’ (Larry Ferrara), Necati and Mark are able to bring audiences into their world through their unique performance style.

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