My musical friends have heard Prasanna, but somehow I haven't. I guess the speed and brilliance of Carnatic instrumentalists doesn't always let me catch the melody as much as I would like to. Today I hit upon a few pieces and I must say I like this one a lot. The melody and style in this piece seems to be heavily influenced by North Indian music. The tempo is just right. Beyond doubt Prasanna is one of the best instrumentalists of our age.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Sunday, March 1, 2015
A small gem from Shankar and Gingger
I had found this on the shankarandgingger.com website when I was in college. Those were before the days of youtube and other similar sites, so music and videos could not be found so freely. I extracted the video (made using QuickTime) from the website (which was pretty easy in those days of simple HTML-based sites). I have heard it many times over the last 10 years or more and it doesn't grow old. I felt the world needs to hear this, so here goes.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
A rarely-heard style on Indian violin
This is a special track, a rare one, a radio recital by Pt Joi Srivastava on the violin. He was a reclusive artist and teacher of North Indian classical music who lived most of his life in New Delhi. I have the fortune of learning violin from his grandson, which is what brought me in touch with his music. His playing outlines his personality -- deeply immersed in the depths of Indian classical music, yet totally against any glamour or show-off. The classical 'raag' being played is Vrindavani Saarang.
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