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Prom 41: Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar

Live at 大象传媒 Proms: Britten Sinfonia with conductor Karen Kamensek and sitar player Anoushka Shankar in Passages by Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass.

Britten Sinfonia with conductor Karen Kamensek and sitar player Anoushka Shankar in Passages by Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass.

Presented by Andrew McGregor from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass: Passages

Britten Sinfonia
Anoushka Shankar, sitar
Karen Kamensek, conductor

In the mid-1960s a rising star of Western classical music met the 'Godfather' of the Indian classical tradition. The result was a collision of musical worlds and - some 25 years later - a studio album that combined Glass's American Minimalism with Shankar's sitar and the traditions of Hindustani classical music. A hypnotic flow of sound, blending cello, saxophone and other Western instruments with the glittering pulse of the sitar, Passages is presented here in its first complete live performance. The Britten Sinfonia and Karen Kamensek are joined by Shankar's daughter, sitar virtuoso Anoushka
Shankar.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Last on

Fri 29 Dec 2017 21:40

Music Played

  • Philip Glass

    Passages

    Composer: Ravi Shankar. Performer: Anoushka Shankar. Performer: Gaurav Mazumdar. Performer: Ravichandra Kulur. Performer: Alexa Mason. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Karen Kamensek.
  • Robert Schumann

    3 Romances Op.94

    Performer: Annelien Van Wauwe. Performer: Lucas Blondeel.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 15 Aug 2017 22:15
  • Fri 29 Dec 2017 21:40

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