Alongside with five works by Bach, the concert also featured compositions by George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, Domenico Scarlatti, and Giuseppe Tartini. Among those performing in the concert were People’s Artist of Turkmenistan Gulnar Nuryeva (soprano), Honored Artists of Turkmenistan Islam Jumaev (baritone), Bibijemal Amanova (soprano), Vladimir Mkrtumov (piano) and his student Leyla Babaeva, Ibragim Orazov (violin), a winner of the International Music Competition, Aybolek Muhieva (piano), and Emir Bayramgeldyev (flute).
A great roar of applause from the audience greeted Giuseppe Tartini’s The Devil’s Trill Sonata, performed by violinist Ibragim Orazov. As the Italian virtuoso and composer told himself, once he had heard the wonderful melody in a dream of the Devil playing the violin. When Giuseppe Tartini woke up, he wrote the melody from memory, having given it the name that speaks for itself.
Johann Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, a popular musical composition for organ was arranged for piano. Leyla Abaeva’s virtuoso performance created the dramatic effect of total immersion in the world of organ music. The audience broke into applause, shouting “Bravo! Bravissimo!”
The Hallelujah Chorus from George Frideric Handel’s The Messiah was a dramatic finale to the event. It was performed by a string orchestra led by conductor Tahir Ataev. The concert of emotionally charged and wonderfully expressive works by Baroque composers aroused tremendous admiration of the audience.
The evening of music, a truly spectacular event in the capital’s musical scene, was organized by the Chamber Ensemble Department of the Turkmen National Music Conservatory with Stella Faramazova, a winner of international competitions, as the concertmaster.
