Riccardo Nova – Mahābhārata (Mantras, Fights and Threnody)

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 Ensemble Musikfabrik 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. Follow us on ►Facebook: / ►Twitter: / musikfabrik ►Instagram: / ensemble_musikfabrik www.musikfabrik.eu