Now Hear This – “The Call of Istanbul” Preview
Preview: Season 53 Episode 15 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
With a host of Turkish musicians, Scott Yoo explores the city.
Istanbul sits at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, a melting pot of diverse peoples, languages and ideas. With star Turkish pianist Fazil Say, conductor Çem Mansur, and a host of Anatolian folk and Turkish jazz musicians, Scott Yoo and his wife, flutist Alice Dade, explore the city.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Now Hear This – “The Call of Istanbul” Preview
Preview: Season 53 Episode 15 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Istanbul sits at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, a melting pot of diverse peoples, languages and ideas. With star Turkish pianist Fazil Say, conductor Çem Mansur, and a host of Anatolian folk and Turkish jazz musicians, Scott Yoo and his wife, flutist Alice Dade, explore the city.
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I'm Scott Yoo.
Join me and my wife Alice Dade, in Istanbul.
I wanted to find out why this city sounds like no other.
So we take in the traditions, the art, and an astonishing variety of music.
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How Does a Turkish Ney Get Created?
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Clip: S53 Ep15 | 2m 28s | Alice Dade learns from Rifat Varo about how the Turkish reed flute gets made. (2m 28s)
Turkish Court Music and the Kanun
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Clip: S53 Ep15 | 2m 18s | Scott Yoo learns about the kanun and Turkish court music. (2m 18s)
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