Description
"The first true cross cultural fusion of Indian and western music was back in 1957 with John Mayer's Raga Music for Solo Clarinet and through the sixties, seventies, eighties and nineties his musical output reflected his Indian roots. This CD release celebrates John Mayer's orchestral work and sees the further development from his son Jonathan Mayer, including three premiere recordings and one first commercial release.
Included in this CD is John Mayer's Second Violin Concerto, originally commissioned for the late Erich Gruenberg in 1978, is it played by Sasha Rozhdestvensky who has a long standing relationship with First Hand Records. Mayer's Concerto for the Instruments of an Orchestra had its premiere performance in 1976 by The London Philharmonic Orchestra and Bernard Haitink. Jonathan Mayer's Pranam for sitar, tabla and orchestra is inspired by the Indian dance form Kathak and was premiere in the Czech Republic in 2017, it features the composer on sitar and Shahbaz Hussian on tabla. His Second Sitar Concerto was premiered again in the Czech Republic in 2019 and all works are under the baton of the Indian conductor Debashish Chaudhuri."
Tracks
1. Violin Concerto No. 2, 'Sarangi Ka Sangit' I. Alap
2. Violin Concerto No. 2, 'Sarangi Ka Sangit' II. 'Ragatal': Tal
3. Violin Concerto No. 2, 'Sarangi Ka Sangit' III. Raga (Cadenza Senza Misura)
4. Violin Concerto No. 2, 'Sarangi Ka Sangit' IV. Prashna - Uttar
5. Violin Concerto No. 2, 'Sarangi Ka Sangit' V. Gat
6. Sitar Concerto No. 2 I.
7. Sitar Concerto No. 2 II.
8. Sitar Concerto No. 2 III.
9. Concerto For The Instruments Of An Orchestra Concerto I.
10. Concerto For The Instruments Of An Orchestra II.
11. Concerto For The Instruments Of An Orchestra III.
12. Concerto For The Instruments Of An Orchestra IV. Scherzo
13. Concerto For The Instruments Of An Orchestra V.
14. Concerto For The Instruments Of An Orchestra VI. Scherzo
15. Concerto For The Instruments Of An Orchestra VII. Trio
16. Concerto For The Instruments Of An Orchestra VIII.
17. Concerto For The Instruments Of An Orchestra IX. Coda; Jhala
18. Pranam
