Collections of themed recordings curated by John Noise Manis
1 – 8:48 Ladrang SIYEM slendro nem
2 – 9:48 Ladrang SEMANG pelog nem (reconstruction: Suraji)
3 – 41:00 Ragam Garap Gendhing KUTUT MANGGUNGÂ pelog nem, slendro manyura, pelog barang (revision/rendition: Suraji)
Collection: Digital Series, Gamelan of Central Java
The programme of this CD is centered on Gendhing Kutut Manggung, one of the best known and loved large compositions in the classical repertoire of Central Javanese gamelan music. For the rendition here presented I asked Bapak Suraji, one of the finest musicians and rebab players of Surakarta, to revise and enlarge the gendhing so as to accommodate various gamelan styles of Java.