One Night in the Desert – A Journey to the Orient
A fascinating encounter between Orient and Occident. Highly ethereal compositions by the outstanding Israeli artist and world musician Yair Dalal, as well as works by Mozart, Elgar, Tchaikovsky and Grieg, transport you into the night and world of dreams.
The great Israeli musician of Iraqi-Jewish descent has already won several notables prizes. In 2000, he was nominated for a Grammy as part of Jordi Savall’s ensemble and for the BBC World Music Award for his musical achievements as the best musician in the Middle East.
Yair Dalal, a composer, violinist, oud player and singer, is at home in classical European music as well as jazz and Arabic music. Dalal creates his music by interweaving the tradition of Iraqi and Jewish-Arabic music with a range of influences from culturally diverse areas such as the Balkans and India. His music also conveys his great affinity with the desert and its inhabitants. A potpourri of moods, scales, rhythms and instruments are woven into a beautiful oriental tapestry that opens our hearts and souls with its rich sounds.
Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from Divertimento in D-Major, KV 136, 1. Allegro
Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowsky Nocturne for Strings, Op. 19 No. 4 (arranged by Werner Ehrhardt)
Yair Dalal Ararat
Edward Elgar from Serenade for Strings in e-minor, Op. 20, 1. Allegro piacevole
Edvard Grieg from Peer-Gynt-Suite No. 2, 2. Arabian Dance (arranged by Stefan Klieme)
Yair Dalal Al Ol
Yair Dalal Perfume road
Modest Petrowitsch Mussorgsky from Pictures at an Exhibition, 6. Goldenberg & Schmuyle (arranged by Stefan Klieme)
Camille Saint-Saëns from Samson and Dalilah, Bacchanal (arranged by Stefan Klieme)
Gabriel Fauré Pavane, Op. 50 (arranged by Werner Ehrhardt)
Yair Dalal Aco Malka
Mitteldeutsche Zeitung:
»Der Coup dieser Produktion ist aber die Musik. Es ist nicht nur der flotte, transparent historische Klang, den Werner Ehrhardt mit dem fabelhaften Orchester l’arte del mond o aufsteigen lässt, sondern die Mischung mit orientalischen Klängen, die das türkische Pera Ensemble mit Instrumenten wie Ney, Ud und Kanun beisteuert.«
Cast
Werner Ehrhardt artistic director
l’arte del mondo 12 strings, flute, oboe/english horn
Ensemble Al Ol / Yair Dalal director
percussion, oud/violin, clarinet, sitar
Equipment requirements
4 microphones, 4 monitor speakers, 2 risers with carpet
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