Eclipse / Khosuf

For choir, orchestra, piano, Harp, soprano and mezzo soprano soloists and a male Iranian traditional singer, (Farsi singing). A 107 minutes oratorio in 8 parts setting to music the story of the “Ashura”. It incorporates 9 of the original and among the oldest melodies from this ceremony and marks the first ever work of this kind in the 1400 years of the Islamic culture. premiered for 5 nights in the Vahdat Opera House by joint collaboration of the Tehran symphony orchestra and choir with the instrumentalists and singers of the Oltenia Philharmonic (Romania).

Available for purchase from www.preluderecords.co.uk


Track Time Sample Play
1 Introduction 10:21
2 Caravan Moving Towards Mecca 14:37
3 Tawaf 6:39 Download Play
4 Caravan Moving Towards Karbala 11:02 Download Play
5 Tasua 23:03
6 Last Meditation 10:21 Download Play
7 The Day of Ashura 16:18 Download Play
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8 The Sunset of the Battle 15:11 Download Play