Riccardo Nova – Mahābhārata (Mantras, Fights and Threnody) (2019-21)
for Carnatic musicians, ensemble and electronics
Commissioned by Philharmonie Essen
Varijashree Venugopal, voice and Indian flute
BC Manjunath, mridangam
Guru Prasanna, canjira
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Peter Rundel, conductor
Paul Jeukendrup, sound director
Janet Sinica, video
Jan Böyng, editing
Riccardo Nova, audio editing
Julius Gass, recording producer
recorded live at NOW! Festival/Philharmonie Essen in Oct 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.