In 1961 Salil Chowdhury adapted the first movement of Mozart's Great G minor symphony (No. 40) in a beautiful song in Hindi for Indian audience. It appeared in the movie 'Chhaya' (meaning shadow), sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Talat Mahmood. It was a great adaptation, not a copy. The second melody is different and the whole arrangement sounds very Indian.
Symphony no. 40, of course, needs no introduction but it is one of the two symphonies Mozart wrote in minor keys (the other being the "Little G minor symphony", see the note below.) Here is Sir Neville Marriner conducting the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields at a brisk tempo (incidentally this is the version I first heard. It was in an old EMI cassette containing various pieces of Mozart's music. I forgot the name though.)
This symphony was adapted time and again globally in different languages. This is "Ya Ana Ya Ana" (Oh Me, Oh Me) by the Rahbani Brothers, sung by the legendary Lebanese diva Fairouz:
Note for Indian audience: Here (https://youtu.be/lR0hzxarv9I?t=1m33s) is the link to Mozart's Little G minor symphony (No. 25). Do you recognise the Titan Ad theme?
- Subhadip
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