Tribute by Yanni

I discovered Yanni in 1997 at the age of 15. That was the year in which he came for a concert in India, in front of the Taj Mahal. My only source of music those days was the collection of cassettes in my home, and my own violin. Doordarshan was the only television network, and I only watched cartoons there.

As part of Yanni's tour promotion, a television series called 'Yanni's Monumental Passion' started airing on DD-Metro at 7:30 in the evening. I remember that Jayant Kripalani was the host. Well, what I remember most of all is that the music blew me away. I became a huge fan of Yanni. I have so many tracks of his which I still like till this day. But now, for the track which inspired me to write this post.... enjoy listening to it.

The Fellowship of the Ring

Just today I remembered a track from The Fellowship of the Ring which haunted me more than any of the more well-known tracks. It took me a while to find out out exact track, and it is a amazing creation by Howard Shore . Makes me go back to my college days when I used to search for good music everyday. I used to go through a particular site for movie soundtracks, and also search on p2p networks for anything fusion.

I discovered so much of the music I have heard in my entire life in my college and early working days. Now I seem to have lost that touch for discovery. My ears have found a never-ending thirst in North Indian classical, due to which I don't even get tired and look for anything else. But would my present taste and ear have been possible without my past relentless journey? I think not. I'll try to relive my past self in this blog.

The unknown violinist

This blog was never planned. I suddenly started it to find out something I have failed to do for the last 7 years. I downloaded a fabulous rendition of Amrithavarshini on violin from a violinist's site, but forgot the person's name (which is very unlikely for me). Upon my wife's suggestion, I am uploading the music here so that the entire internet population can identify the artist. Maybe the artist himself/herself will. The style resembles Lalgudi but it definitely is not the master himself -- I remember this much. So, here goes:

Amrithavarshini Alapana: 

Anandamrithavarshini