Description |
1 audio disc (79 min.) : digital, stereophonic ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Kayhan Kalhor's "Blue as the turquoise night of Neyshabur" was written in May 2000 on commission for the Silk Road Project, Inc. |
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Program notes (in English, French & German), artist & instrument information in booklet (26 p.) inserted in container. |
Contents |
Mongolian traditional long song -- Legend of Herlen / Byambasuren Sharav -- Blue little flower (Chinese traditional) -- Mido mountain (Chinese traditional) -- Moon over Guan mountains / Zhao Jiping -- Five Finnish folksongs (No. 3 & No. 5) / Michio Mamiya -- Avaz-e dashti (Persian traditional) -- Habil-Sayagy = In Habil's style / Franghiz Ali-Zadeh -- Blue as the turquoise night of Nayshabur / Kayhan Kalhor -- Chi passa per'sta strada / Filippo Azzaiolo -- Desert capriccio / Tan Dun. |
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Mongolian traditional long song -- Legend of Herlen / Byambasuren Sharav -- Blue little flower (Chinese traditional) -- Mido Mountain (Chinese traditional) -- Moon over Guan Mountain / Zhao Jiping -- Five Finnish folk songs. Miero vuotti uutta kuuta ; Joiku / Michio Mamiya -- Avaz-e dashti (Persian traditional) -- Habil-sayagy = In Habil's style (for cello and prepared piano) / Franghiz Ali-Zadeh -- Blue as the turquoise night of Neyshabur / Kayhan Kalhor -- Chi passa per'sta strada / Filippo Azzaiolo -- Bonus track. Desert capriccio : music from the film, Crouching tiger, hidden dragon / Tan Dun (1:35). |
Credits |
Producer, Steven Epstein ; exec. producers, Cristin Bagnall, Esther Won ; engineer, Richard King. |
Performer |
The Silk Road Ensemble: Yo-Yo Ma, cello & morin khuur (Mongolian horsehead fiddle) ; Siamak Aghaei, santur (Persian hammer dulcimer) ; Edward Arron, cello ; Nicholas Cords & Leo Suzuki, violas ; Sandeep Das, tabla (Indian drums) ; Stephen Dunkel, James Pugh & John Rutherford, trombones ; Joel Fan, piano & percussion ; Joseph Gramley, percussion ; Colin Jacobsen & Todd Reynolds, violins ; Siamak Jhangiri, ney (Persian flute) ; Kayhan Kahlor, kemancheh, setar ; Xu Ke, erhu (Chinese fiddle) ; Ganbaatar Khongorzul, long song vocals ; Wu Man & Yang Wei, pipas (Chinese lutes) ; Edgar Meyer, bass ; Shane Shanahan, tabla (Indian drums) & percussion ; Mark Suter, percussion ; Wu Tong, sheng (Chinese wind instrument). |
Event |
Recorded August 1-8, 2001 at the Hit Factory Studio 1, New York City. |
Language |
One selection sung in Mongolian. |
Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
Subject |
Music -- Asia, Central.
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Music -- Middle East.
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Music -- China.
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Musical instruments -- Asia, Central.
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Musical instruments -- Middle East.
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Musical instruments -- China.
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Music -- Asia.
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Cello with instrumental ensemble.
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Cello with piano.
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Added Author |
Silk Road Ensemble.
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Silk Road Project, Inc.
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Added Title |
When strangers meet |
Standard No. |
696998978225 |
Music No. |
SK 89782 Sony Classical |
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