Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Wajahat Khan Sarod Recital:



Indian Ragas on Sarod with tabla and tanpura: Reflections

London Sinfonietta
David Murphy Conductor
Stephanie Marshall Mezzo
Daniel Norman Tenor
Michael George Bass
Wajahat Khan Sarod 

Based on an episode from the Mahabharata, Holst's haunting chamber opera, tells a simple and timeless Indian tale in a style influenced by English folk-song and given universal significance. 

Savitri is coupled with a performance by India's celebrated master sarod virtuoso Wajahat Khan. This would offer reflections to a Western opera from an Indian perspective. Wajahat Khan's performances are renowned as unforgettable experiences of great depth and musicianship of the highest level, which along with his acclaimed world-music collaborations, have catapulted him to be amongst the most sought-after musicians of India today. 

‘One of the quiet masterpieces of British music, arguably the most successful of all attempts to bring the culture of the East into the Western musical tradition.' The Guardian 



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