Riccardo Nova – Mahābhārata (Mantras, Fights and Threnody) (2019-21)
für karnatische Musiker*innen, Ensemble und Elektronik
Auftragswerk der Philharmonie Essen
Varijashree Venugopal, Stimme und indische Flöte
BC Manjunath, Mridangam
Guru Prasanna, Canjira
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Peter Rundel, Dirigent
Paul Jeukendrup, Klangregie
Janet Sinica, Video/Schnitt
Riccardo Nova, Tonbearbeitung
Julius Gass, Aufnahmeleitung
Liveaufnahme vom NOW! Festival/Philharmonie Essen im Oktober 2022
Helen Bledsoe, flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo, Indian flute
Peter Veale, oboe, English horn
Carl Rosman, clarinet, bass clarinet
Joshua Hyde, alto-/sopr-sax
James Aylward, bassoon
Christine Chapman, horn, shell horn
Marco Blaauw, trumpet, natural trumpet, shell horn
Bruce Collings, trombone
Maxime Morel, tuba
Benjamin Kobler, Marlies Debacker, piano/keyboard
Dirk Rothbrust, Michael Weilacher, percussion
Hannah Weirich, violin
Sara Cubarsi, violin, viola d’amore
Axel Porath, viola
Dirk Wietheger, violoncello
Florentin Ginot, double bass
Thomas Fichter, director Ensemble Musikfabrik
Michael Bölter, project management Ensemble Musikfabrik
The research for Mahābhārata was supported by FIND (FAD) and by KAMA production.