We have extensively praised his last CD in the first edition of our magazine
on these pages. Already half a year later, Daniel Hope is back again with a
possibly even more fascinating album. Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin were
two typical examples of the open-mindedness that rained in the sixties and
seventies, with Shankar taking up George Harrison for Sitar lessons as an
obvious pinacle. Their concerts and records were first steps into a
territory that would later be called "Cross-Over". Daniel basically grew up
with these pieces, with his mother being the manager of Menuhin and it
therefore seems anything but a simply marketing ploy that he should now
return to them and present them in his very own fashion on "East Meets
West". The two Shankar pieces "Raga Piloo" and "Raga Tilana" (played by Hope
and master sitar virtuoso Gaurav Mazumdar) start and end a journey that
furthermore visits Ravel, Schnittke, de Fall and Bartok. De Fallas
composition features the use of a Lutheal, by the way, a most exotic
piano-variation. WIth this formidable effort, Hope should be sure to stand
another chance of receiving a grammy - He only just bowed down to Andre
Previn this year.
Daniel Hope's Homepage: www.danielhope.com
Warner Classics Homepage: www.warnerclassics.com
The Grammy's: Classical Winners this year
What's a Lutheal?!: Interesting article (in Dutch however, but try Bablefish or Google Translation)
Daniel Hope's Homepage: www.danielhope.com
Warner Classics Homepage: www.warnerclassics.com
The Grammy's: Classical Winners this year
What's a Lutheal?!: Interesting article (in Dutch however, but try Bablefish or Google Translation)