Benjamin Britten - Claude Debussy - Béla Bartók - George Crumb - Alexandre Tansman - Colin Mcphee - Mochtar Embut - Sjafi Embut - Iskandar

Srikandi

Duo Saraswati

Label: Challenge Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917298628

Catalog number: CC 72986
Releasedate: 27-09-24

- A thoroughly original and unique disc by two brothers born from a Dutch father and a Balinese mother
- The disc presents the influence exercised by the Western music on Balinese one and viceversa
- Next to arrangements for cello and piano of music by McPhee and Mochtar Embut, we can listen to works by Bartók, Tansman, Debussy, Crumb and Britten - all composers inspired by the sound of the gamelan.

Music in Bali plays a vital role in society and in daily life. Apart from serving art, music is also used to support religious ceremonies. For us as brothers from a Dutch father and Balinese mother, music was also a daily presence in our lives. We grew up in The Netherlands and are trained classical musicians but the Balinese music always served as a great source of inspiration. This album resembles the mutual inspiration from two different cultures that are actually closer that one would think at first hand.