Rumi Symphony Project: Untold
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UNTOLD is the much-anticipated major label debut from acclaimed Iranian composer, vocalist and virtuoso instrumentalist, Hafez Nazeri, and features the legendary Shahram Nazer, Zakir Hussain and Deepak Chopra. An innovative synthesis of Middle Eastern and Western elements, UNTOLD introduces Nazeri as one of modern music's most exciting new visionaries. Co-produced by Nazeri and David Frost, who was just awarded the Grammy for "Producer of the Year, Classical," Untold is one of the first major releases celebrating the poetry and philosophy of the legendary 13th century Persian poet Rumi and his eternal message of peace, unity and love. This magnum opus features 38 Grammy Award winning musicians and engineers and took over four years and more than 5,000 studio hours in five countries to complete. Untold is the first cycle of Hafez's ongoing project, the Rumi Symphony Project, and consists of four distinct chapters which at their whole, orchestrate the epic of our universe. The tale begins at the dawn of time, the big bang, and continues with the formation of our planet and life on earth, the emergence of the human race and our journey of the spirit through the seven stages of enlightenment. It ends with an unknown and yet, Untold, ascendance into an indefinable destination of unquantifiable possibilities. Hafez is joined in this recording by a profound array of guest artists: tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, Grammy-winning drummer Glen Velez, cellists Matt Haimovitz and Johannes Moser, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center violist Paul Neubauer, and the New York Choir. One of the album s many highlights are the vocals of Hafez Nazeri's father, iconic Persian vocalist Shahram Nazeri, who was the first musician to incorporate Rumi's poetry into song some forty years ago and who's sold over seventy-five million recordings to date. The album's liner notes features the poetry of Rumi as transcribed by best-selling author Deepak Chopra. In both the instrumental and vocal passages, the listener can hear elements of East and West amalgamated into a single entity, creating a rich texture that sounds like nothing else. At the core of each of Nazeri's compositions is the presence of Rumi, whom in the words of Deepak Chopra, "delivers the divine mystery to us with passion." "Absolutely exquisite music of the highest caliber that speaks to the soul, music that will live for a long long time," says Chopra. "I think this music has the capacity to totally transform our consciousness, literally cause a mutation in our consciousness and as that shifts everything shifts: the way we think, the way we behave, the way we speak to each other and the way we interact with the world." Review: Untold is a simply stupendous album – it’s got style, class, a miscible mix of diverse musical elements - Untold is a simply stupendous album – it’s got style, class, a miscible mix of diverse musical elements; what more can one ask for? Existence: Life has a chanting voice building up with fervour while the choir on Untold stage 1 deepens the intrigue sparked off by the strings. Tracks such as Wonderment and Absolute nothingness bring out the best of the Rumi Symphony choir. Hafez Nazeri has put out a gem of an album – that haunting voice, alluring trills and intervals capturing the essence of Persian music on a global stage. Review: I am very satisfied - Great music and fantastic orchestra, beautiful establish, I love the music, it's a professional classical music collection, great job Hafez and thanks to desertcart, I received this package in great shape, without any scratch or break. I am very satisfied.
| ASIN | B00GM72CHE |
| Best Sellers Rank | #321,847 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) #9,135 in Symphonies (CDs & Vinyl) #10,440 in Chamber Music (CDs & Vinyl) |
| Customer Reviews | 3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars (47) |
| Date First Available | November 20, 2013 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item model number | 28941752 |
| Label | Sony Masterworks |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Sony Masterworks |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Original Release Date | 2014 |
| Product Dimensions | 5.74 x 5 x 0.4 inches; 3.36 ounces |
| Run time | 59 minutes |
R**J
Untold is a simply stupendous album – it’s got style, class, a miscible mix of diverse musical elements
Untold is a simply stupendous album – it’s got style, class, a miscible mix of diverse musical elements; what more can one ask for? Existence: Life has a chanting voice building up with fervour while the choir on Untold stage 1 deepens the intrigue sparked off by the strings. Tracks such as Wonderment and Absolute nothingness bring out the best of the Rumi Symphony choir. Hafez Nazeri has put out a gem of an album – that haunting voice, alluring trills and intervals capturing the essence of Persian music on a global stage.
A**L
I am very satisfied
Great music and fantastic orchestra, beautiful establish, I love the music, it's a professional classical music collection, great job Hafez and thanks to amazon, I received this package in great shape, without any scratch or break. I am very satisfied.
D**Z
Low Quality Music, waste my money. Amzingly released by the giant music publisher!
I purchased this CD because it was released by a giant music company. I listened to most of the works of Nazeri (Father), they are just outstanding. But this CD is more like a rookie presentation (except for the parts that Nazeri, the father, sings). I waste my money. You can get CDs like this produced by any high school student musician. The Hafez voice is not like his father's voice ever. Buy it and you'll see.
J**L
Four Stars
A fascinating piece of music, of interest in particular to the Persian community from which it springs.j
A**R
Amazing Art!!
This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve heard in a long time. I also attended the concert, last night in Washington DC, which was a great experience, perhaps my most memorable concert experience so far! This is undoubtedly one of the best creations of music art ever. Keep up the great job Hafez!
H**A
This is wonderful!
This is an amazing work. I am not in favour of pure tradition persian music but am in love with this fusion music. I highly recommend this to those who are open-minded enough to test an out-of-the-box fusion composition like this.
S**H
I found this CD to be a strange mixture which couldn't satisfy either one of the two familiarities
Complex music which doesn't seem to fit any particular style As a musician and someone who listens to both classical western and classical Persian music, I found this CD to be a strange mixture which couldn't satisfy either one of the two familiarities. There were no songs which stuck with me, even after listening to the entire CD two or three times.
F**D
It's amazing
It's amazing for Performance, Song writing, Recording, and choosing Zakir Hussain for playing tabla also Shahram Nazeri for singing .Thank you Hafez for this great Product.
A**I
Takes you on a journey, a journey you don't want to end! Exceptionally Amazing!
Even though some parts of this work was presented in different arrangements/forms over passing years, but "Untold" really delivers on all scales, enjoying every seconds and every drop of it!
A**N
Fast and in perfect shape
Got it (actually them!) in two days. Had experience of broken DVD/CD packs before, but this was in absolute beauty. Very professional, both Hafez and Amazon . . . Enjoying it now!
I**L
Disapointed!
Waited so impatiently for the album to arrive from US. However was disappointed after hearing the album. The collaboration work seems totally pointless and there is nothing special about it. I have heard a lot of collaborative experimental albums. This one is not one of them. It seems that the 'Western' and 'Indian' instruments are only chucked in to follow a type of trend! If you want to do that, you must have something to say! Look at John Mclaughlin / Shakti; so brilliantly put together... Also Zakir Hussain on this album?!!!!! He for sure is a legend and a respected percussionist but I feel his name was used as a marketing strategy! (thanks to Sony). For me Homayun Shajarian works very well. He fuses the Iranian Traditional music with others so well. Hafez Nazery did not win me!
M**B
Get this for your Sufi music collection!
By the son of the great Shahram Nazeri a unique composition of Western and Persian modalities with the theme of Moulana Rumi-Balkhi's poems.
L**.
Four Stars
Didn't love it. But lovely
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