Track Listing

1. Kebyar Ding I: Kebyar - Gong Of Belaluan
2. Kebyar Ding II: Surapati - Gong Of Belaluan
3. Kebyar Ding III: Oncang-Oncangan - Gong Of Belaluan
4. Kebyar Ding IV: Batel - Gong Of Belaluan
5. Kebyar Ding V: Pengrang-Rangan - Gong Of Belaluan
6. Kebyar Ding VI: Pengawak & Pengecet - Gong Of Belaluan
7. Curik Ngaras - Gong Of Belaluan
8. Kembang Langkuas - Gong Of Belaluan
9. Calonarang: Sisya - Pelegongan Of Kuta
10. Calonarang: Ngalap Base-Ampin Lukun - Pelegongan Of Kuta
11. Gegenggongoan - Pelegongan Of Kuta
12. Gonteng (Djawa) Pengawak Solo - Pelegongan Of Kuta
13. Lagu 'Tabuh Gari' - Gong Of Busungbiu
14. Lagu 'Cocelantungan' - Gong Of Busungbiu
15. Selendro - Gender Wayang Of Kuta
16. Putih Putih Saput Anduk - Janger Group Of Abian Timbul
17. Lagu Gending 'Merdah' - Angklung Of Sidan
18. Lagu 'Ngisep Dublag' - Angklung Of Sidan
19. Pemungkah - Colin McPhee/Benjamin Britten/Georges Barrere
20. Rebong - Colin McPhee/Benjamin Britten/Georges Barrere
21. Gambangan - Colin McPhee/Benjamin Britten/Georges Barrere
22. Lagu Delem - Colin McPhee/Benjamin Britten/Georges Barrere
23. Tabu Telu - Colin McPhee/Benjamin Britten/Georges Barrere
24. Lagu Ardja - Colin McPhee/Benjamin Britten/Georges Barrere
25. Kambing Slem - Colin McPhee/Benjamin Britten/Georges Barrere

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #197348 in Music
• Released on: 2010-02-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Compilation
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

From Amazon.com
Since the West became acquainted with it in the late 1920s, Balinese gamelan music has inspired musicologists, given birth to minimalism, and even been mimicked by electronica artists. It's easy to hear why: with its complex, polyrhythmic sounds played out on perfectly tuned gongs and chimes, gamelan music is one of the most exciting and exotic sounds heard in the world. It's gorgeous to listen to, thrilling to witness, and sounds like nothing else on earth. On The Roots of Gamelan, we're given a real treat: the earliest commercially available recordings of gamelan music (dating from 1928), along with the 1941 transcriptions that composers Colin McPhee and Benjamin Britten made in their attempt to recreate gamelan sounds with Western instrumentation (mainly, the piano). Recording quality is mediocre here, but the music pours forth. A wide variety of styles is played (from the lyrical and comedic Janger to the wildly furious Kebyar compositions) by some of the finest gamelan musicians alive in the era of recorded music. This aural history lesson is filled with delights, and it's easy to see why composers Britten and McPhee (and latter, a whole batch of New Music composers, including Harry Partch) were smitten with the music. And, though the pair are unable to convey the power of the gamelan on their Steinways, it's fascinating to hear their interpretations. --Jason Verlinde