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Rahbari: My Mother Persia 3
8.574208 (Naxos, CD)
DDD
NEW RELEASE (23 October 2020)
Playing time: 57'10"
Tracks: 4
Booklet pages: 8
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Main country of recording: Czech Republic
Country of manufacture: Germany
Reviewer: Geoff Pearce
Review of Rahbari: My Mother Persia 3 published on 27 January 2021
Ladislav Fančovič, baritone saxophone (tracks 1-3), C melody saxophone (track 4)
Reza Fekri, tenor (track 4)
Julia Kräuter, harp (track 4)
Kiril Stoyanov, marimba, vibraphone, percussion
Parviz Yahyavi, Zurkhaneh tombak (track 4)
Prague Metropolitan Orchestra (tracks 1-3)
Alexander Rahbari, conductor
Alexander Rahbari (born 1948):
Symphonic Poem No 9 'Nohe Kahn', version for baritone saxophone and orchestra (2018), adapted from the violin concerto Nohe Kahn, 1972
1 Lento - Allegro
2 Andante
3 Allegro molto
4 Symphonic Poem No 10 'Morshed' (2019) (text: Ferdowsi Tusi, c940-1020)
First recordings
Recorded 27 April 2019 at Czech TV Music Studio, Prague, Czech Republic and 24 August 2019 at Tonstudio Room 66, Vienna, Austria