Third Naghmeh program criticism about Melal (The nations) orchestra concert was performed

21 Jan 2006

Third Naghmeh program which specified to recent Melal (The nations) orchestra under the conduction of Peyman Soltani was held with

The presence of lovers and artists and some music authorities field in Shafagh culture house.

In this session at first Abolhasan Mokhtabad the artistic critic journalist and reporter as the performer of this program praised performing such sessions which is depend on criticism performed works in music filed he said: Melal orchestra as a private has started its artistic activity since two years ago and as we know conducing such organizations needs different supporting and back up and forming such orchestra has been faced with many difficulties.

But Melal orchestra could overcome these problems and performs its artistic program. Alireza Javaheri composer , researcher , writer and Santour players as critic appeared in these program and pointed to this discussion and told that such big orchestra surely needs financial and virtual supporting by institutes and governmental or nongovernmental organizations because after forming and meeting such an orchestra is needful for continuing performing and in my opinion it is better discuss that at this time which we are sitting here with each other and talking about this orchestra is there anything by the name of Melal orchestra ? Or this orchestra will be faded after final performing? I hope we could be able to discuss about this kind of orchestra and organization which is continuing and will continue to its activities .So my first questions is about continuing and presence of such an orchestra and if it can be discussed about continuing artistic performing? Peyman Soltani composer Melal orchestra conductor responses to this discussion we know that Melal orchestra is not a governmental orchestra and such organization don't support it so this is itself a specialty that we have been able to continue this orchestra with 110 people until today. For keeping this orchestra active we are going to negotiate with some private companies for getting necessary financial supporting and back up , then Alireza Javaheri discussed about selected pieces of Melal orchestra and divided them into two categories .The first pieces which were specified for this orchestra and were written and performed for the first time for this orchestra second : the pieces that have been composed by great composers and adjusted for this orchestra and adjusted again . Javaheri thanked Mr Siyavash Beizaee for selecting and adjusting different and suitable works for Melal orchestra and then he said when some pieces are composed by famous composers and with the best quality I think it is not necessary to be adjusted weaker and more common than before. And if it was not better that these famous works would be performed with the same main adjusting. This adjusting is acceptable when adjusting and performing again would be better than main adjusting but if Melal orchestra performing were like this? He continued to discussion with sample of Iranian and classic music that their again adjusting have been better than main adjusting and then he gave some examples such as : fair painting of Modest Mussorgsky that is adjusted for Piano and afterward Maurice Ravel adjusted it for orchestra and now orchestra performing of this work is more famous than main pieces. Famous opera of Carmen of George Bizet which after some years were presented by composers like Schchedrin and Stokowski with distinct adjusting. Famous pieces Asturias created by Isaac Albeniz at first was an unknown works. In the middle a big Suite by the name of Ebriya for Piano solo and afterwards this work was adjusted for orchestra by Emmanuel De Falla and its fame was gained when this work was adjusted for Solo Guitar by Spanish famous Guitarist Andreh Segovia. Javaheri gave two examples of Iranian music that was continued good structure and good voice of Morteza Neydavoud Pishdaramad-e Esfahan by Morteza Hananeh for symphonic orchestra as after placing this work under the title of Hezar Dastan television serial preface of Mr Ali Hatami - bless him- Iranian people know works by the name of Pishdaramad-e Hezar Dastan and the other example of other pieces related to Abolhasan Saba piece by the name of Be Zendan and its orchestra adjusting for Violin and orchestra by Hossein Dehlavi was specified after this example Javaheri asked if your selected pieces from famous composers has this practicality specification? He continued to discuss about one of practicality works of orchestra that Walts from Shostakovitch famous composer from Russia . He continued to talk about broadcasting main performing of this works with Moscow theater Bale show orchestra performing and Melal orchestra performing and asked the listeners to compare these mentioned examples about performing Peyman Soltani answered Javaheri and said : That a 21 years old young man has adjusted this Waltz Shostakovitch for this orchestra and this young artist is a still at the first path and should be supported so we should pay attention to such works depend on the artist young abilities and it is not wise to compare this performing with the orchestration with main performing with strong orchestration Shostakovich . Javaheri continued to talk about this subject that why is basically needful to use Iranian instruments for all performances and if it is necessary to use Tar and Santour and other instruments for performing Poeta piece from Vicente Amigo? And if wasn't better to use every instrument depend on performing culture?

Peyman Soltani responded to this discussion and said at first we are getting used of instruments as producing sources and for us instruments nationality and kinship is not important so we are going to have a collection of western and eastern instrument beside each other and try to have new painting of sound. Then Siyavash Beizaee discussed about Delphi Temple song and told that this is the first orchestra performing of this work and can be a symbol for Melal orchestra identity in future. Siyavash Beizaee the most basically part of this criticism specified to Naft (Petrol) symphony of AliNaghi Vaziri which was faced with different reactions.

Siyavash Beizaee explained about this work that was performed in 1327 by Vaziri and a note of this work is available but this note has many wrong points and we had to rewrite this work and it takes two months. Beizaee told left note of this work was for Tar Solo and was not anything of this Partiture orchestra available so this works should be based on havings. So I decide to divide this work into two sections for Tar and orchestra. Javaheri continued the discussion and pointed to duration of Cadence section by Tar single player and criticized hard of playing method of Keivan Saket which this caused different reactions of viewer. Beizaee pointed to duration of Keivan Saket single playing section in this symphony and he told that the reason lack of time and not enough practice. And then Keivan Saket that was together with viewers told that his played music had been exactly depended on the will of adjuster , the work and he had not performed anything else . Javeheri continued and asked the performer of the program to broadcast nine minutes Kadans of Keivan Saket in Naft (Petrol) symphony for an audience this meeting was performed with the presence of famous persons of Iran music in Shafagh culture house with supporting and maintenance of artistic cultural organizations of Tehran town council.

Translated by : M.Sadjadi