Woman’s ‘desi’ cover of Mozart’s 40th symphony is a social media hit

In the video doing the rounds of social media, Samadipta Mukherjee recreates the masterpiece by singing the symphony in Indian swaras.

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Samadipta Mukherjee’s desi cover of Mozart’s 40th symphony delighted many on the internet. (Picture credit: Facebook/Samadipta Mukherjee)

A woman from West Bengal is being praised after she created a video of her singing Mozart’s 40th Symphony using Indian classical music notes. Following the virality of the clip, legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar also shared the video.

The composition that was created in 1788, and is considered one of Mozart’s most complex. In the video doing the rounds of social media, Samadipta Mukherjee recreates the masterpiece by singing the symphony in Indian swaras.

Mukherjee posted the video to her Facebook page on the occasion of World Music Day on June 21.

Watch the video here:

One of the toughest creations by Mozart was his symphony No. 40 in G minor, K 550, written in 1788. While Mozart’s mastery of music made this symphony unique, Bengal’s Samadipta Mukherjee has been winning hearts with her desi spin on the symphony.

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— The Better India (@thebetterindia) June 27, 2020

The video delighted people and many praised Mukherjee’s singing. Take a look at some of the reactions.

Namaskar. Mujhe ye video kisine bheja, is ladki ne mahan Austrian sangeetkar Mozart ki 40th Symphony G Minor ko Bhartiya Sargam mein bahut sudar tarah se gaaya hai. Main isko aashirwad deti hun ki ye ek acchi gaayika bane. pic.twitter.com/J6u2GyWbCD

— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) July 6, 2020