Silk Road Journeys: Beyond The Horizon

~ Release by Yo‐Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Recorded September 20-26, 2004 at Right Track Studios, New York City.

℗ 2004 Sony Music Entertainment
© 2009 Sony Music Entertainment

Annotation last modified on 2023-11-09 03:35 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Mohini (Enchantment)
bell, chau gong, crotales, cymbal, singing bowl, triangle and vibraphone:
Joseph Gramley
cello:
Jason Duckles and Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
chimes and shaken idiophone:
Mark Suter
double bass:
DaXun Zhang
duduk:
Գևորգ Դաբաղյան (Armenian duduk player)
harp:
Gulnara Mashurova
ney:
Siamak Jahangiry
pipa:
Wu Man
sarangi:
Fakhruddin Dholpuri
shakuhachi:
Kojiro Umezaki
tabla:
Sandeep Das (Indian Tabla player and composer)
viola:
Ljova
violin:
Jonathan Gandelsman (Johnny Gandelsman, violinist) and Colin Jacobsen (viola)
lead vocals:
Nilanjana Dey and Alim Qasimov
conductor:
Alan Pierson (American conductor)
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-09)
recording of:
Mohini (Enchantment)
composer:
Sandeep Das (Indian Tabla player and composer) and Indrajit Dey
arranger:
Ljova
1:47
2Oasis
cello:
Jason Duckles
double bass:
DaXun Zhang
frame drum:
Mark Suter
kanjira:
Shane Shanahan (percussionist)
pipa:
Wu Man
shaken idiophone:
Joel Fan
sheng:
Wu Tong
viola:
Ljova
violin:
Jonathan Gandelsman (Johnny Gandelsman, violinist) and Colin Jacobsen (viola)
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-09)
recording of:
Oasis
composer:
Silk Road Ensemble
3:00
3Distant Green Valley
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
double bass:
DaXun Zhang
duduk:
Գևորգ Դաբաղյան (Armenian duduk player)
finger cymbals and ocean drum:
Shane Shanahan (percussionist)
harp:
Gulnara Mashurova
kamancheh:
Kayhan Kalhor
piano:
Joel Fan
pipa:
Wu Man
santur:
Siamak Aghaei
sheng:
Wu Tong
tabla:
Sandeep Das (Indian Tabla player and composer)
udu:
Mark Suter
viola:
Ljova and Max Mandel (Toronto violist)
violin:
Jonathan Gandelsman (Johnny Gandelsman, violinist) and Colin Jacobsen (viola)
conductor:
Alan Pierson (American conductor)
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-09)
recording of:
Distant Green Valley
composer:
趙季平 (Zhao Jiping) and Zhao Lin
7:06
4Akhalqalaqi Dance
cello:
Jason Duckles
djembe:
Shane Shanahan (percussionist)
duduk:
Գևորգ Դաբաղյան (Armenian duduk player)
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-09)
recording of:
Akhalqalaqi Dance
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Գևորգ Դաբաղյան (Armenian duduk player)
1:22
5Echoes Of A Lost City
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
xun:
Wu Tong
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-09)
recording of:
Echoes of a Lost City
composer:
趙季平 (Zhao Jiping)
1:18
6Mountains Are Far Away
cello:
Jason Duckles and Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
double bass:
DaXun Zhang
kamancheh:
Kayhan Kalhor
ney:
Siamak Jahangiry
piano:
Joel Fan
riq:
Shane Shanahan (percussionist)
santur:
Siamak Aghaei
udu:
Mark Suter
viola:
Nicholas Cords (violist), Ljova and Max Mandel (Toronto violist)
violin:
Jonathan Gandelsman (Johnny Gandelsman, violinist) and Colin Jacobsen (viola)
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-09)
recording of:
Mountains Are Far Away
composer:
Kayhan Kalhor
arranger:
Ljova
6:09
7Yanzi (Swallow Song)
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
lead vocals:
Wu Tong
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-09)
recording of:
Yanzi (Swallow Song)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Zhao Lin
3:25
8Battle Remembered
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
djembe:
Shane Shanahan (percussionist)
double bass:
DaXun Zhang
duduk:
Գևորգ Դաբաղյան (Armenian duduk player)
finger cymbals and goblet drum:
Mark Suter
harp:
Gulnara Mashurova
pipa:
Wu Man
tabla:
Sandeep Das (Indian Tabla player and composer)
viola:
Ljova
violin:
Jonathan Gandelsman (Johnny Gandelsman, violinist) and Colin Jacobsen (viola)
conductor:
Alan Pierson (American conductor)
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-09)
recording of:
Battle Remembered
arranger:
Zhao Lin
4:00
9Summer In The High Grassland
caxixi, djembe and shaken idiophone:
Shane Shanahan (percussionist)
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
tabla:
Sandeep Das (Indian Tabla player and composer)
zarb:
Mark Suter
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-09)
recording of:
Summer in the High Grassland
composer:
趙季平 (Zhao Jiping)
4:37
10Kor Arab
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
daf and lead vocals:
Alim Qasimov
double bass:
DaXun Zhang
kamancheh:
Rauf Islamov
kanjira:
Shane Shanahan (percussionist)
tar:
Malik Mansurov
viola:
Ljova
violin:
Jonathan Gandelsman (Johnny Gandelsman, violinist) and Colin Jacobsen (viola)
zarb:
Mark Suter
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-09)
recording of:
Kor Arab
lyricist and composer:
Fikret Amirov (Azerbaijani composer)
4:08
11Shikasta (Minstrel's Song)
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
daf and lead vocals:
Alim Qasimov
double bass:
DaXun Zhang
kamancheh:
Rauf Islamov
kanjira:
Shane Shanahan (percussionist)
tar:
Malik Mansurov
viola:
Ljova
violin:
Jonathan Gandelsman (Johnny Gandelsman, violinist) and Colin Jacobsen (viola)
zarb:
Mark Suter
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-09)
recording of:
Shikasta (Minstrel's Song)
lyricist:
Mammad Ordubadi
composer:
Üzeyir Hacıbəyov
1:48
12Night At The Caravanserai
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
double bass:
DaXun Zhang
finger cymbals:
Joel Fan
goblet drum and riq:
Mark Suter
goblet drum and shakers:
Shane Shanahan (percussionist)
ney:
Siamak Jahangiry
pipa:
Wu Man
shakuhachi:
Kojiro Umezaki
sheng:
Wu Tong
viola:
Nicholas Cords (violist)
violin:
Jonathan Gandelsman (Johnny Gandelsman, violinist) and Colin Jacobsen (viola)
lead vocals:
Alim Qasimov
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-09)
recording of:
Night at the Caravanserai
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Shane Shanahan (percussionist)
7:56
13Gallop Of A Thousand Horses
cello:
Jason Duckles and Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
double bass:
DaXun Zhang
kamancheh:
Kayhan Kalhor
viola:
Nicholas Cords (violist) and Max Mandel (Toronto violist)
violin:
Jonathan Gandelsman (Johnny Gandelsman, violinist) and Colin Jacobsen (viola)
zarb:
Siamak Aghaei
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-09)
recording of:
Gallop of a Thousand Horses
composer:
Kayhan Kalhor
5:07
14Tarang (Currents)
bongos:
Mark Suter
caxixi:
Joel Fan
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
double bass:
DaXun Zhang
frame drum and ocean drum:
Shane Shanahan (percussionist)
goblet drum:
Joseph Gramley
tabla:
Sandeep Das (Indian Tabla player and composer)
viola:
Ljova
violin:
Jonathan Gandelsman (Johnny Gandelsman, violinist) and Colin Jacobsen (viola)
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-09)
recording of:
Tarang (Currents)
composer:
Sandeep Das (Indian Tabla player and composer)
6:27
15Sacred Cloud Music
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
pipa:
Wu Man
viola:
Max Mandel (Toronto violist)
violin:
Jonathan Gandelsman (Johnny Gandelsman, violinist) and Colin Jacobsen (viola)
recorded at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-09)
recording of:
Sacred Cloud Music
composer:
趙季平 (Zhao Jiping)
5:30