Music for Love
Nine intimate concert stories by Hakan A. Toker
Concept
Instrumentation
Presentation
Program Titles
Cycle Highlights
- Obsessive Love
- Hopeless Love
- First Lover
- Love in USA
- Love, Violin and Cello
- Jazz Love
- Turkish Love
- To The Love of My Life
- How I Made Money from Love
Program Details
1. Obsessive Love
Piano: Hakan A. Toker
to Deniz…
Fantasia no.1 (1989)
Nokturne (1993)
Müzik Box Melodies (1993) I-II-III
Mermaide Waltz (1993)
Mermaides at Play (1993)
The Letter (1994)
Elegie (1994)
Fantasia no.2 (1995)
2. Hopeless Love
Piano and Accordion: Hakan A. Toker
to Gizem… Bagatella for harp (1994)
to İlke… Desperation (1995)
to Evrim… Birthday Waltz (1995)
Suite no.2 “Unfinished Promenades of Desparate Love” (1996)
to Janelle… Waltz no.12 “Sweet Tension” (2001)
to Nadezhda… Waltz for Accordion no.1 “Nadezhda (or Russian Mafia)” (2005)
to Emanuela… Waltz for Accordion no.2 “Flower Girl of Rome” (2006)
to Aslı… Three Pieces for Aslı (2007): I. Waltz II. Serenade III. Song without words
3. First Lover
Piano: Hakan A. Toker
Flute and Reciter
to Yeliz… Serenades (unfinished... with flute and reciter) (1997)
to Pernille… Waltz no.4, op.70 (1997)
Private and Shameless Waltzes for a Pichju, op.72 (1998) I-II-III-Pichjo!-V-VI-VII
Notebook for Pernille Elisabeth Bertelsen, op.82 (1999) I-VI
At the end of the program, the composer will improvise a piece based on the anniversary numerals of a couple to be selected that night, as a gift to them.
4. Love in USA
Piano: Hakan A. Toker
to Jana… Bagatella no.21, op.85 “The Story” (1999)
to Kari… Waltz no.13 “A Relief…” (2002)
Bagatella no.22 (2002)
to Melek… Waltz no.14 “Melek” (2006)
to Lisa-Marie… Waltz no.15 “Love in Springtime” (2006)
Suite no.3 “Butterfly” (2006): Prelude, Waltz, Gavotte, Mandıra, Sarabande
At the end of the program, the composer will improvise a piece based on the anniversary numerals of a couple to be selected that night, as a gift to them.
5. Love, Violin and Cello
Tenor, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Piano: Hakan A. Toker
to Megan… Honey-Butter Waltz (2000)
to Nadezhda… Nadezhda (or Russian Mafia) Waltz (2005)
to Canan… Canan’s Waltz (2007)
to Burcu… 1st Burcurella Waltz (2010)
from Baofen to Mattie and David... Mattie & David (2020)
from Karen to David... My Darling David (2020)
from Ozan to Ebru... Ozan & Ebru (2020)
from Danny to In Sun... In Sun Serenade (2021)
At the end of the program, the composer will improvise a piece based on the anniversary numerals of a couple to be selected that night, as a gift to them.
6. Jazz Love
Voice, Saxophone, Bass Guitar, Drums, Piano: Hakan A. Toker
to Kari... Song: “The Humminbird” (2002)
to Lisa Marie... Reclining in the Love Lounge (2006)
to Esra… Song: “Sen” (You) (2007)
to Burcu... 2nd Burcurella Waltz (2011)
to Alice… Song: “Alice” (2014)
to Naz... Sevgilim (Beloved) (2021)
from Doug to Monica... Song: “Monica” (2020)
from Dick to Jane... Serenade for Jane (2021)
from Emily to Lee... Lee’s Waltz (2023)
from Hakan to Sara and Phillip... Sara & Phillip (2023)
At the end of the program, the composer will improvise a piece based on the anniversary numerals of a couple to be selected that night, as a gift to them.
7. Turkish Love
Voice, Kanun, Tambur, Ud, Klasik Kemençe, Percussion, Piano: Hakan A. Toker
to Megan... Saz Semaisi (2000)
to Janelle... Song: “Ey Aşk, nasıl da kanılmazsın” (Oh love, how unquenchable you are) (2001)
to a secret lover… Song: “Yasak Aşk” (Forbidden Love) (2007)
to Burcu… Bed Buzz (2010), Burcurella’s Kanto (2010)
from Işıl to her beloved... Macahel Türküsü (2020)
from Söğüt to Ferruh... Ferruh Dance (2023)
Vocal improvisation on the messages of a couple to be chosen among the audience.
Arrangements from the album Alla Turca Alla Toker: “Ayrılık Valsi” (Song of Separation) - Zeki Müren, “Kalbe dolan o ilk bakış” (That First Glance That Fills The Heart) - Erol Sayan.
8. To The Love of My Life
Cello, Mouth Harmonica, Piano: Hakan A. Toker
to Naz… Waltz of The Anchovy and Almond
Song Without Words
Song: “Gizlenen” (The Hidden One)
I love you, hear me! (2016)
Waltz: “Waiting for Yarın” (2019)
Song: “Hadi Gel” (Come now) (2020)
5-6-1980 (2020)
Boogie Woogie Naz (2022)
Intermezzo (2023)
Scherzetto (2023)
Szardella Czardas (2024)
9. How I Made Money from Love
Voice, Saxophone, Bass Guitar, Drums, Latin Percussion, Piano: Hakan A. Toker, 2 dancers (tango)
from Öngün to Ekin and Umut... Ekin & Umut (2020)
from Mehmet to Güliz... Güliz & Mehmet (2020)
from Tarık to Didem... Didem’le Dans (2020)
from Furkan to Görkem... Görkem (2024)
from Nadir to Handan... Handan (2021)
from Oya to Anna and Ozan... Anna & Ozan (2021)
from Jay to Jennifer... Jennifer (2021)
from Molly to Julian... Jou & Moo (2021)
from Sabri to Nilsen... Sabri ve Nilsen (2021)
from Fırat to Pınar... Pınar’s Boogie (2022)
from Fırat to Zuhal... Samba de Zuhal (2023)
from Gerald to his beloved... Swingin’ in Marseille (2023)
At the end of the program, the composer will improvise a piece based on the anniversary numerals of a couple to be selected that night, as a gift to them.