Mozart - Alla Turca - Arranged for Piano & Orchestra

Turkish March by Mozart arranged for piano and orchestra. Rondo alla Turca was originally composed for solo piano in 1783 by W. A. Mozart and it is the final movement of his Piano Sonata Nо. 11 K. 331

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Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arranged for piano and orchestra by Georgii Cherkin
Piano performance by Georgii Cherkin
Conducted by Grigor Palikarov
Classic FM Orchestra

230 years later for the first time was premiered the version for Piano & Orchestra in the arrangement by Georgii Cherkin. This video represents the live event and was highly acclaimed by the public. The style of the orchestration is however a little bit more romantic while the piano part remains original. The melodic lines in the orchestra are more in the style of Tchaikovsky than Mozart, and remind a little bit of the James Bond Theme, but the concept of the piece is strictly followed. Let's say that this is a modern version of the Turkish March enhanced with the rich orchestral sound. I put a lot of love when I did this arrangement with the intention to add more beauty and expression to this already famous piano piece and I hope that I succeeded and that people will really like it.

Actually I am not the first who adds a romantic touch to an already existing composition by Mozart. In the past I was very impressed by Max Reger - Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 132 which is over the same Piano Sonata K 331 by Mozart. It really enrich the nice simple theme with great romantic passion.

The arrangement is also available for Piano & Strings and suitable for Piano and String Quartet.

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2013 Bulgaria Hall - LIVE

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[GeorgiiCherkin]

Yes, finaly I got a high quality audio recording from my last concert, when I played this piece as an encore :)

[GeorgiiCherkin]

Thank you very much! Actually the new thing here is the orchestra, since this piece was never performed before in such formation and I was curious to know people's oppinions about this version. I am happy that you liked it :)

[GeorgiiCherkin]

I did not rearrange it, just added an orchestral sound. The original piano remains the same. When I was young was very impressed by Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart by Max Reger - this work is in the repertoire of the most famous orchestras in the world and it is a composition over the same Piano Sonata K 331. There is nothing about 'improving' the piece, just about adding a new breath to something already established. I suggest you to listen to Max Reger an let me what you think :)

[GeorgiiCherkin]

It's a good question. Actually the performance required me a lot of concentration, but after the end I already immediately felt relaxed, so I could also smile after the succesful performance :)

[GeorgiiCherkin]

I believe he would be less amused with today's modern music than with this arrangeement ;)

[boutFootball]

It's one of the best versions i ever heard, pure talent

[AndrewLee-wzmq]

This is definitely one of the best versions of Turkish March. Outstanding performance.

Forgot to say Georgii Cerkiin is the best pianist I have ever seen. I'm taking piano lessons for almost 5 years and I know how hard it is my dream to be able to play even half of his

[GeorgiiCherkin]

That's true, but my intention was to keep the original piano part and just adding orchestral colors to the piece :)

[GeorgiiCherkin]

How could I hate you ;) You are right, the orchestra part is just support for the piano. My intention was the original piano part to remain the same with a very delicate orchestral colors. Thank you for your comment :)

[GeorgiiCherkin]

Thank you! It is a new video (1 day) but it will gain a lot of views, I believe.

[RakchartThai]

This is the most beautiful version as I have ever heard.

[iunguoivn]

Listen to this song over and over but never get bored with it. Greatest song ever.

[S_A-n-yk]

My 3 year-old sister absolutely love this and keeps replaying it while dancing to this music 😀😀😀

[GeorgiiCherkin]

Thank you for your comment! Actually I did it with the risk to be critisized from all over the world :) Yes, there is some influence from Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff that I have. The piano part is just the same and the orchestra adds slightly romantic touch to the piece mainly in the principal theme. There are some conservative people who do not like it and think that the world should remain just the same with no changes at all ;)

[wesdaaawg]

That last part from 2:45 to the end gives me the chills every time...beautiful.

[GeorgiiCherkin]

That was my intention whlie I was creating this arrangement. Thank you! :)

[GeorgiiCherkin]

Thank you! That's really a very interesting point of view. Music can be surely described using colors and Purple is really more suitable for the music of Tchaikovsky or Chopin. As you probably know Scriabin had a great influence of color..

[GeorgiiCherkin]

Thank you so much!

Kind regards,
Georgii Cherkin

[GeorgiiCherkin]

Thank you very much! I just used a more modern harmonic language, which was not available at that time. Actually it is a common practice famous composers to rearrange compositions from other composers from the past. Such examples are Brahms - Händel Variations, Rachmaninoff - Paganini Variations etc. :)