* 28 May 1947 Baku

"Every time music helped me and took away the problems of life....every time when I compose music I feel so much stronger, more creative."

„My message to the young people: Music is the best what God gave us in our life. If you play music, if you compose music, you are a really lucky person in life!“
Franghis Ali-Zadeh

Among compositions for many different instruments, including folk music instruments from Azerbeidjan, Franghis Ali-Zadeh also has written music for piano and for prepared piano, songs, piano chamber music and two piano concertos (if we include the "IMPROMPTU-CROSSINGS" for prepared piano, five azerbaidzhani folk instruments and chamber orchestra to this genre).

Enjoy the following PIANOVERSAL listenig tips and discover some of Ali-Zadeh's works with piano!

 PIANOVERSAL listening tips: Franghis Ali-Zadeh

Music for piano (1989/97)
Mirna Lekić, piano, live recording 2016, University of New York, 28th Februray 2016
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Apsheron Quintet - part II. Reverse Time (2001)
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, piano & Kronos Quartet
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There is short but interesting Interview with Franghis Ali-Zadeh about her projects with the Kronos Quartet (in English):
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Impulse for violin and piano (2012)
"The Hilary Hahn Encores"
Hilary Hahn, violin & Cory Smith, piano
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Browse in our PIANOVERSALRegister to find many details about Franghis Ali-Zadeh's piano music and piano chamber music.

Franghis Ali-Zadeh: composer of the week No. 13 / April 2018