First Hand Records Writing music for Symphony orchestra that really and truly blends two extremely advanced yet completely different worlds of music is a monumental task that very few people have the education and let alone the real ability to achieve with real intergrity. This is beyond fusion its real and true communication. John and Jonathan Mayers belong to this very select group of rare genii ! It’s an honour to be a part of this! ... See more
Enormously excited to announce a brand new FHR orchestral album, which will be recorded in Feb 2020 and released later in 2020 [FHR88]. It's a family affair featuring music by composer JOHN MAYER (1939-2004) and his son JONATHAN MAYER (1975-). These will be the premiere commercial recordings.
BBC NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF WALES conducted by DEBASHISH CHAUDHURI
SASHA ROZHDESTVENSKY violin (his fourth recording for FHR)
JONATHAN MAYER sitar (his third recording for FHR)
SHAHBAZ HUSSAIN tabla
John MAYER:
'CONCERTO FOR THE INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA' (commissioned and premiered by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Bernard Haitink in 1976).
'VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2' (commission and premiered by violinist Eric Gruenberg, and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in 1978)
Jonathan MAYER:
'SITAR CONCERTO NO. 2' (Premiered by Karlovy Vary Symphonic Orchestra in 2019)
'PRANAM' (commissioned and premiered by Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra in 2019)
Producer: Andrew Walton (K&A Productions)
Jonathan Mayer Debashish Chaudhuri ... See more
