The Turkish pianist Can Çakmur certainly knows how to put together an interesting recital; this SACD delves deep into notions of nation, identity, and what makes both of those up. He’s assembled a program that centres on the early 20th century, when composers started to really take folk songs seriously either as a viable source for new compositions, or as concert music in its own right. Çakmur’s liner notes point out also that “on a purely musical level, using the essence of folk music as art supplied a very convincing solution to the dissolution of tonality.”