Echoes from Ugarit
| Echoes from Ugarit | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Malek Jandali | |
| Released |
May 25, 2009 (DDD) (US) June 27, 2009 (Stereo) (SYR) |
| Recorded |
Moscow Radio House July 11–16, 2008 |
| Genre | Classical Piano & Orchestra, World Music, Film Music |
| Length | 45:21 |
| Label |
Soul b Music US-QRC (DDD) US-QRC 2009 (Stereo) US-QRC 08-00001 |
| Producer | Malek Jandali |
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
Echoes from Ugarit includes original music compositions for piano and orchestra recorded with The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra with Seregey Kondrashev as a conductor, and Andrey Kudryavtsev concertmaster. This is the first arrangement of the oldest music notation in the world. The release of “Echoes from Ugarit” was accompanied by a hugely successful tour of the USA, Europe and the Middle East.
Track listing
All tracks written by Malek Jandali.
| Echoes from Ugarit | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Andalus" | 5:39 |
| 2. | "Sulaima" | 7:59 |
| 3. | "Piano Dream" | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Leil" | 5:58 |
| 5. | "Yafa" | 7:15 |
| 6. | "Echoes from Ugarit" | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Eid" | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Arabesque" | 5:04 |
Personnel
- Malek Jandali – composer, producer, publisher; piano, orchestration and arrangement
- Sergey Kondrashev – conductor of the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Pavel Lavrenenkov – recording engineer and sound engineer.
- John Rodd – track mixing, mixing engineer, audio engineer .
- Dave Lawrence – audio engineer and editor.
- Roger Seibel – mastering engineer and sound master.
Album
| Chart | Rank |
|---|---|
| Dubai Weekly | 6 |
| Music Maker Chart | 4 |
| SYR Chart | 1 |
| World Record Retailer | 14 |
Further reading
- The Official Website - الموقع الرسمي للموسيقي السوري مالك جندلي
- "Arab American News - The first Arab composer to arrange world’s oldest music notation: Syria is the birthplace of alphabet, music and harmony!
- "What's On" Magazine - March 2008- From Ugarit to the World! - Interview With Composer & Pianist Malek Jandali
- "Forward Magazine - December 2007 - Syrian Echoes that Reach the World; Malek Jandali Plays Passion on Strings!
- "Annahar Newspaper - April 17, 2008 (Arabic) - عازف البيانو والمؤلف الموسيقي السوري مالك جندلي
- "Dubai Jazz - Malek Jandali: A Truly Hidden Syrian Gem!
- "The Center for Arab Culture and Dialogue - Washington D.C.- Syrian Musician Arranges and Performs World's Oldest Music Notation.
- "www.US4Arabs.com - First Arab composer to arrange world’s oldest music from Syria!
- "Asdaa Newspaper - Press Release (Arabic) - Montréal Canada - May 2008
- "Arab News - Press Release - Middle East - May 27, 2008
- "Cham Press - Article (Arabic) - مالك جندلي يحاول أن يعلم الأمريكيين ثراء الثقافة العربية ويؤكد عظمة الموسيقى السورية القديمة
- "Ministry of Culture - Press Release (Arabic) - Damascus, Syria
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