Luigi Arditi's Inno Turco, conducted by Emre Aracı at the Rudolfinum in Prague, 2005

Sultan Abdülaziz was the first and only Ottoman ruler to visit Britain, in the summer of 1867 as guest of Queen Victoria. On this occasion, at Crystal Palace, a British chorus of 1600 sang an ode in his honour in the original Ottoman language.
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Leader: Rita Čepurčenko
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Chorus Master: Jaroslav Brych
Dagmar Williams, soprano, Štěpánka Pýchová, alto,
Petr Klíma, tenor, Miroslav Vácha, bass
Pavel Černý, organ
Emre Aracı, Conductor
Ateş Orga, Producer
Recorded in the Rudolfinum, Prague, 11, 12 and 13 March 2005
This recording was released by Kalan Müzik and Brilliant Classics and kindly sponsored by Nurol Holding and Çarmıklı family.