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Oriental Classical music is a genre of music that originated in the Middle East and North Africa. It is characterized by its use of traditional instruments such as the oud, qanun, and ney, as well as its use of improvisation and ornamentation. It is often characterized by its use of modal scales and its focus on melody over harmony. It is often used in traditional ceremonies and celebrations, as well as in modern popular music.

Albums

The most popular albums in the Oriental Classical genre.
Komitas: Piano & Chamber MusicKomitas / Mikael Ayrapetyan / Vladimir Sergeev
2017
Osmanlı Sarayı'ndan Avrupa MüziğiEmre Aracı
2000
Rumi Symphony Project: UntoldHafez Nazeri
2014
Kurtuluş ve CumhuriyetMuammer Sun / Gürer Aykal / Prof. Hikmet Şimsek & 4 more
2020
Kabalevsky: Romeo and Juliet - Suite, The Comedians - Suite, Colas Breugnon - SuiteDmitry Kabalevsky / Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra / Loris Tjeknavorian
1996
Shahram Nazeri Concert (Live in Tehran, 2005)Shahram Nazeri / Loris Tjeknavorian
2012
מתי כספי שר סשה ארגובMatti Caspi / Sasha Argov
1982
I Will Not Stand AloneKayhan Kalhor / Ali Bahrami Fard
2012
Ulvi Cemal Erkin (Türk Bestecileri Serisi, Vol. 6)Ulvi Cemal Erkin / Fazıl Say / Atilla Gündoğdu
2021
Çok Sesli Halk TürküleriAhmet Adnan Saygun / İbrahim Yazıcı / Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Devlet Çoksesli Korosu & 2 more
2020

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Symphony No. 5, "Galatasaray": III. —Kamran Ince / Tulay Uyar / Levent Gunduz & 3 more
6:06
Rain DropsShardad Rohani / Scheherazade Quartet
3:31
KöçekçeUlvi Cemal Erkin / Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra / Theodore Kuchar
9:27
Duyuşlar: II. Küçük Çoban - AndanteUlvi Cemal Erkin / Fazıl Say
1:25
İnci'nin Kitabı: I. İnciAhmet Adnan Saygun / Fazıl Say
0:50
Untold: Stage I: The QuestHafez Nazeri / Paul Neubauer / Johannes Moser & 4 more
2:55
Turkiye (Turkey): X. Allegro giocosoCemal Reşit Rey / Budapest Symphony Orchestra / Hikmet Şimşek
2:44
Concierto para Clarinete en La Mayor, KV 622: II. AdagioShardad Rohani / Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra
6:29
Violin Concerto, Op. 1: III. Allegro con spiritoLoris Tjeknavorian / Emmanuel Tjeknavorian / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra & 1 more
7:34
Pardis & Parisa Suite, No. 2 for Orchestra: III. Dance of the PeacockLoris Tjeknavorian
1:46
Lüküs Hayat 2Cemal Reşit Rey
1:39

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