Silent City [Import]

Kayhan Kalhor | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 9, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: World Village USA
• ASIN: B0018OKH1Y
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,276 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #17 in Music > World Music > Middle East > Iran
  • #72 in Music > World Music > Middle East > Arabic

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece, December 27, 2008

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J. P. Pascoe (South Burlington, VT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silent City (Audio CD)

I recently heard a track from this CD on WRUV-FM at the University of Vermont. I had to stop everything I was doing and listen in awe. Iranian Kayhan Kalhor is internationally renowned for his magic with the kamancheh (a Persian spiked fiddle). Brooklyn Rider is a string quartet based in New York City but with an international reputation as well.

This collaboration has it's roots in musical friendships formed at Tanglewood in 2000, where musicians had gathered for Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project. A trip to Iran followed in 2004, and then three of the pieces were developed in 2005-2008. Arrangement of the longest piece, "Silent City" (29:10) was commissioned by the Carnegie Hall Corporation.

The result of the musician's efforts is a work of musical beauty that brings together Persian myths and classical traditions with contemporary Western music of the classical form. The musicians are listed as: Kayhan Kalhor - kamancheh, setar; Colin Jacobsen - violin; Jonathan Gandelsman - violin; Nichilas Cords - viola; Eric Jacobsen - cello; Jeff Beecher - bass; Mark Suter - percussion.

Believe me, I wouldn't take the time to write this if I wasn't simply enthralled with this CD.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, February 13, 2010

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A. Gampa (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silent City (Audio CD)

I've heard Kayhan Kalhor's other group, "Ghazal", and have come to appreciate his work. So, I decided to try this album. Yikes! It's slow to build up, but the story is enthralling. The music ends up being exciting and optimistic! Wonderful to listen to. I would try his Ghazal albums as well.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good one, May 15, 2009

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Kamyar Souri - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silent City (Audio CD)

I believe that this album is great, but don't expect to be impressed first time you hear it. Give it some time...
"Silent city" track is 30 minutes long with a VERY slow way of story telling. follow it with patience, and after 30 minutes, you will find the end of this nice story.