Indian Classical Music on the Sitar & Tabla [Import]

1. Yaman-Alaap

2. Yaman-Vilambit Gat

3. Yaman-Drut Gat

4. Bageshri-Alaap

5. Bageshri-Vilambit Gat

6. Bageshri-Drut Gat

7. Malkauns

Indian Classical Music on the Sitar & Tabla,Matthew Weekes,Shen Flindell,Mastersong,World Music

Average customer rating: East meets West musically with fantastic results

Sitar Concertos & Other Works Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: West Meets East: The Historic Shankar Menuhin Collection Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra A Morning Raga/An Evening Raga Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra - Morning Love [Bonus Track] West Meets East, Vol. 2 ASIN: B0007RO598 Release Date: 2005-05-24

Tracks:

1. Morning Love
2. Raga Piloo
3. Prabhati
4. I. Raga Khamaj
5. II. Raga Sindhi Bhairavi
6. III. Raga Adana
7. IV. Raga Manj Khamaj

Tracks:

1. Raga: Purlya Kalyan
2. Swara-Kakali
3. I. Lalit (Presto)
4. II. Bairagi (Moderato)
5. III. Yaman Kalyan (Moderato)
6. IV. Mian Ki Malhar (Allegro)

Customer Reviews:

East meets West musically with fantastic results.......2006-02-03

This is more than two hours of acclaimed sitar master Ravi Shankar grooving with a variety of Western orchestral instruments in both classical Western and classical Indian musical settings.

The former includes two concertos for sitar and orchestra; the latter includes two ragas and other traditional works.

Shankar is joined by plenty of heavy hitters. The conductors for the two concertos are Andre Previn and Zubin Mehta; Yehudi Menuhin and Jean-Pierre Rampal are the top classical music soloists to join Shankar on other pieces.

And the creativity to write the two concertos? Incredible.

And, the recording quality on these two CDs, including the degree of stereo separation on the smaller instrumented pieces, is great. For example, the Morning Love had fantastic sound, and separation, between the sitar and tabla. Made me feel like I was on a rug about six feet away from two real performers, just as my speakers are.

Average customer rating: East Meets West A long-time favorite of mine - you'll love it!

Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra Ravi Shankar & Andre Previn Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sitar Concertos & Other Works Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra - Morning Love [Bonus Track] Vision of Peace: The Art of Ravi Shankar Traditional Music of India The Essential Ravi Shankar ASIN: B00000K2L2 Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

1. Raga Khamaj
2. Raga Sindhi Bhairavi
3. Raga Adana
4. Raga Manj Khamaj

Customer Reviews:

East Meets West .......2004-08-10

There is something beatle-esque about this marvelous performance, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Sure, Ravi and the fab four hung out together, and he even traded sitar licks with George, but it's something more than that. The oboe and french horn phrasings sound like they were taken right out of Sgt. Pepper's or Magical Mystery Tour. At any rate, that's really an incidental fact about what is certainly a first rate piece of music. This is the only western-styled concerto for a sitar that I know about, and it is nothing shy of genius. Shankar's playing is certainly impassioned, and the orchestral score is so quirky that you have to give it extra credit points just for being unusual. The concerto begins on a high note, with a crescendo of strings and brass, that soon gives way to a dreamy and ethereal sitar solo. After a bit, a conversation ensues between sitar and orchestra and then the concerto ends with a bold display of musical unison. A strange and unusual effort, but it is high art through and through. Here is one experiment that actually works.

A long-time favorite of mine - you'll love it!.......2001-03-19

This album presents an amazing combination of sitar and standard western orchestra. Some of the music is pure orchestral, some is pure sitar, and much of it is a combination of the two sounds. I especially like the "call-and-response" portions, where one side (sitar or orchestra) plays a few bars, then the other side responds. I first heard this album in about 1973, and it remains one of my top favorites. Now I have kids and they love it, too. Every time I hear it I feel rejuvenated.

Average customer rating: stunning.....

Samwad Purbayan Chatterjee , and Kala Ramnath Manufacturer: Sense World Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001XQFO6 Release Date: 2005-04-12

Tracks:

1. Raga Kedar: Alap
2. Raga Kedar: Composition in Vilambit Jhaptaal
3. Raga Kedar: Composition in Medium Teentaal
4. Raga Bageshri: Tarana

Customer Reviews:

stunning............2007-01-19

Samwad is probably one of the best Indian classical CDs I've heard in a long while - I cannot claim to be any expert - but I have listened to Indian classical music for many years, and am a fan of the Ravi Shankar and Alla Rakha pairing. Over the years I have also taken in the Asian Massive movement - like Tabla Beat Science (Bill Laswell and Zakir Hussain - who is the son of Alla Rakha).

The music on Samwad is played by two young leading lights - Kala Ramnath (violin) and Purbayan Chatterjee (sitar) in a rare Jugalbandi (instrumental duet) - the interplay is simply stunning.

I am particularly taken with Kala Ramnath's playing and tone - it is exquisite - unlike any violin playing I've heard - and that includes the true greats in Western classical music. Her tonality has to be heard to be believed - it has a very "vocal" quality - listen to the opening slow Alap.

I know this is classical music of India - but I listen to it in a very different way to the almost "reverence" of Western classical - there is an element of unbridled enthusiasm, exhilarating - approaching the ecstatic.
But this is what good music is about - it should move you....

Listen to the interchange starting at about 5:30 on track 3 - especially Kala's violin phrase at 6:42 - to see what I mean.

The tabla playing by Subhankar Banerjee is nothing short of breathtaking as well - I say this being a fan of the fabulous Alla Rakha - Ravi Shankar's principle tabla player for decades.

This is a CD that is well worth listening to - I find myself almost obsessive about it inspite of owning it for over a year - and this is rare and outstanding for me considering I have so much good Indian classical music in my collection.

It appears this CD is not currently available from Amazon USA or its associate vendors - a pity - since as far as I know the CD is still current according to the Sense World Music label website. It is however available via Amazon MarketPlace (and over at Amazon.co.UK) - and it's worth chasing this CD down.

If you are already familiar with this CD - Kala Ramnath's CD titled "Kala" is also well worth considering - this also pairs her with Subhankar Banerjee on tabla.

Average customer rating: A masterpiece Not To Be Missed

Morning Song Evening Song Tim White , and Jack Gates Manufacturer: Whitegates Pub ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Inner Peace ASIN: B0006TUK0K Release Date: 2005-06-14

Tracks:

1. Desert Solitude
2. Flint
3. Morning Song
4. Odysseus & Circe
5. Phases of the Moon
6. Evening Song
7. Espana
8. Wild Night
9. Twilight

Product Description

"Morning Song, Evening Song" from Tim White and Jack Gates. Wow.... sitar, guitar and bamboo flutes... this is quite exquisite!!! John Ziegler , KUMD, Duluth, MN. Not to be missed, indeed! Played Odysseus & Circe last night. What a premiere! I will be playing more of this one! Tony Dillon-Davis, CKUA, Calgary, Alberta. it is the fruit of years of hard work...the East/West blend is more than a superficial effort, and works extremely well here. We want more, of course, but they have provided more than enough, beautifully done. George Ruckert, former Director, Ali Akbar College of Music, Senior Lecturer in Music, MIT. Tim White and Jack Gates have developed their own unique style of musical dialogue. In Morning Song, Evening Song, they draw from their combined backgrounds in blues, rock, jazz, classical and experimental music, as well as many years of study with North Indian classical master musician Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. The unifying force in this recording is the honest and immediate musical expression in which all their influences come together naturally. "White's...joyful creativity and commitment to his art is apparent in every brilliant performance." India Currents Magazine

Customer Reviews:

A masterpiece.......2005-03-03

"Morning Song Evening Song," is an exquisite marriage of musical excellence and the passionate souls of instrument. Whether your seeking deeper inspiration or simply the solace of a beautiful moment, this album will unfold unto you with all the complexity of the universe. Extremely recomended.

Not To Be Missed.......2004-12-27

Morning Song, Evening Song is fantastic! White and Gates celebrate a remarkable brand of intuitive human exchange that unites stunning musical prowess with heavy doses of heart and soul. Highly recommended.

Average customer rating: West meets East... and the result is somewhat frustrating Too weird, too fractured Don't Forget Enescu East Meets West Two stars shine

West Meets East: The Historic Shankar/Menuhin Sessions Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Enescu, Georges | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: West Meets East, Vol. 2 West Meets East: The Historic Shankar Menuhin Collection ASIN: B00000JHC9 Release Date: 1999-07-14

Tracks:

1. Prabhati - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Alla Rakha
2. Raga: Puriya Kalyan - Ravi Shankar
3. Swara-Kakali - Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Ravi Shankar
4. Sonata No. 3 in a Minor, Op. 25: 1st Movement-Moderato Malinconico/2nd - Hephzibah Menuhin, Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Customer Reviews:

West meets East... and the result is somewhat frustrating.......2007-06-10

Ah! The glorious Sixties, the Age of Gold. The Beatles had long hair and beards, they wore colorful shirts and bell-bottom pants, crossed Abbey Road bare-footed, sang Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and even had their own private Indian Guru ; yes, West met East, and Yehudi Menuhin met Ravi Shankar.

This is the reissue of a historical recording, made in 1966 and crowning, as the liner notes recall, a friendship established as early as 1952. The title is appropriate: it is more a case of the Western instrument and player trying to blend into an alien tradition, than the reverse. Wouldn't it have been nice (and not out of place) to have tried an arrangement of Enesco's Sonata with Sitar accompaniment! But note that Menuhin is absent from the second piece, "Puriya Kalyan", played by Sitar alone, and Shankar doesn't appear in the first piece, "Prabhati", played by Menuhin and All Rakha on tabla (percussion). So the two musicians are featured together only in the third piece, "Swara-Kakali", which I find more successful than the first in its blending of Western violin and Indian music, thanks to the more subtle, Enesco-like violin effects used in it: harmonics and glissandos on high notes, hushed tremolos scales to the upward reaches, etc.

As recorded, Menuhin's violin sounds a bit dry and wiry, but that less than appealing feature of his playing is most of the times masked by Shankar's Sitar. Still, for those liking that kind of music, the three pieces are disappointingly short (deceptively, no timings are given on the disc's cover: they clock at 4:08 / 11:44 / 8:46). One expects improvisations in Indian Music to last hours - Morton Feldman more than Anton Webern. Ultimately the encounter wets one's appetite but then frustrates rather than satiates it.

Enescu (or Enesco as he is know in France, his second homeland) of course had no long hair and beard, did not cross Abbey Road bare-footed and, while I can give no assurance as to how many flower-printed shirts he owned throughout his life, I am ready to stake my hand that he never wore bell-bottom pants. Yet in his 3rd Violin and Piano Sonata - possibly his towering masterpiece, along with the later "Impressions d'Enfance" also for Violin and Piano, and equal to anything that was written for these two instruments in the first half of the 20th Century - he invented a uniquely personal sound-world, inspired by Rumanian Gipsy music, rhapsodic and whimsical, and displaying a wide array technical effects used for their unique coloring and expressive possibilities: trills, mordents, acciaccaturas (also in the piano writing, lending it a unique, "aquatic" quality), upward portamentos, quarter tones, harmonics, non vibrato playing, sul ponticello (on the bridge), striking with the tip of the bow.

Any recording of Enescu by Menuhin will be of special interest and value, as the latter was a pupil of the Rumanian all-out musician (Enescu was equally proficient as violinist, pianist and composer). In their second recording of the piece (the first, from 1936, can be found on Menuhin Plays Enescu, Szymanowski, Prokofiev, Ravel), Menuhin and his sister Hepzibah turn out an animated and impassioned reading, very close in spirit to their first, alive to the Sonata's whimsical and playful dance-like moments, but with no loss in the more brooding and lamenting moods. But Menuhin elicits no particular beauty of tone from his instrument, and is further unaided by a very close recording pickup. As a result the second movement's non vibrato harmonics are particularly wearing on the ear and loose some of the mesmerizing, other-worldly quality they should have. I suppose the fiddler can easily loose count of the piano's ostinato quintuplets that open that same movement (a reminiscence of the "toaca", the wooden sticks that monks drum at dawn in some Rumanian monasteries), as Menuhin, like André Gertler before him (Milhaud & Enescu: Concerto for Violin /Sonata for Violin Import), adds a beat here and looses one there (but you won't notice it without a score). The close recording also gives at times an overbearing presence to the piano, with mezzo-fortes sounding like fortes, though Hepzibah is capable of playing with much subtlety, as at the beginning of the second movement. The two partners hurl in the finale with even more enthusiasm than they did 30 years before, but Menuhin's bowing technique is also strained beyond (the listener's) comfort in the Bartok-like, Rumanian romping folk-dance, although the violin's coarse tone and the piano's muscular pounding are more in situation there. But the truth is, despite Menuhin's possible claim to hold a special legitimacy in this piece due to his strong relation with the composer, there are more subtle, refined, probing and ultimately convincing versions - starting with the Menuhins' earlier one if you are ready to put up with the 1936, 78rmp sound, and continuing with the one Isaac Stern recorded a year after this one, very similar in approach but more expressive and with infinitely superior tone (collected in vol. 27 of the Sony Stern complete collection, Franck, Debussy, Enesco: Violin Sonatas).

The disc is the straight reissue of the LP - and with 49' it is far too short for a CD, and the Enesco has only one cue point, making it very inconvenient to go to its second and third movements.

Too weird, too fractured.......2007-01-13

This CD has an admixture of Yehudi and Ravi. There are long passages of of only one of them playing, then the other, but not together. I suppose the good part is you get some 'pure' one or the other. It's entertaining but not GREAT.

Don't Forget Enescu.......2006-09-18

Just wanted to mention that while many might be drawn to and think of this CD as mainly the work of the great Ravi Shankar, the Sonata for Violin & Piano by Enescu is a mesmerizing work, beautifully performed by the Menuhins. This piece is worth the price of the CD all by itself.

East Meets West.......2000-11-22

This is truly one of the most lovely, engaging, and encompassing joining of two classic traditions and true masters. Menuhin lets his western ego free and joins with Ravi Shankar to make, what I feel, a landmark musical statement.

Two stars shine.......2000-06-23

Both Shankar and Menuhin are masters who clearly shine on this studio concert. Rarely can one hear such complex melodies and improvisation played so perfectly. These two individuals create memories with their love of each other's classical music styles. Jazz, classical, Indian, and world music lovers will all be thrilled by this collection of masterpieces. There is also a companion live verstion of this album which is equally magnificent. I have used both as gifts repeatedly. Do not miss an oportunity to hear utter innovation.

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Instruments of Devotion Emam Manufacturer: Eternal Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001Z1X Release Date: 1995-07-11

Tracks:

1. Oh Mata
2. Raghu Nanadan
3. Hanuman Chalisa
4. Amba Amba
5. Arti
6. Siddhasanasin
7. Shankara Daya
8. Teri Sharan
9. Sankirtan
10. Kali Kali Ma

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Indian Classical Music on the Sitar & Tabla Matthew Weekes , and Shen Flindell Manufacturer: Mastersong ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005LNWD Release Date: 2001-04-20

Tracks:

1. Yaman-Alaap
2. Yaman-Vilambit Gat
3. Yaman-Drut Gat
4. Bageshri-Alaap
5. Bageshri-Vilambit Gat
6. Bageshri-Drut Gat
7. Malkauns

Average customer rating: Cryptic, complex, dark, and uplfting at the same time Deep and Dark

Sound of the Sitar Ravi Shankar Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Sounds of India A Morning Raga/An Evening Raga Three Ragas Ragas & Talas India's Master Musician ASIN: B0000011MS Release Date: 1994-07-01

Tracks:

1. Alap And Jor In Raga Malkauns - Ravi Shankar
2. Tala Sawari - Ravi Shankar
3. Pahari Dhun - Ravi Shankar/Tabla-Alla Rakha

Customer Reviews:

Cryptic, complex, dark, and uplfting at the same time.......2005-01-06

Im writing reviews in search of broadening my musical horizons so to speak. its time to ditch the blink and killswitch and move on to the wide world of music. I grew up in Washington so i do love the alternative music. I hope i don't end up in the same category either.

Its very hard for me to write a review on this artist. How do i rank something in which i dont really know much about. but the more and more i hear it the more and more i understand it my own way and that is what art is all about. in many ways this CD is like a sacred old recipe passed down from generation to generation. youre not going to be into it in the first listen and you cant just put it on and expect to absorb it. Instead, it needs attention and nourishment. i like to sit somewhere and just get lost... i think that is the only way to really get into the music. I first heard of this artist when my father bought a bootleg video of Concert for Bangladesh and Ravi blew me away. many of that same style of playing is in this CD but it also has other fascets. "Raga Malkouns: Alap" seems to be an introduction to "Raga Malkouns: Jor"(although it is a long introduction). it might be the hardest piece to play because there seems to be no repetition except for the background instruments. the lead instrument at first is very dark a low with the occassional high pitched note. this atmosphere paints a picture of some warrior that has fallen on dark times in his town. as the song moves along the high notes become clearer and more apparent showcasing the warrior struggling and making progress and after a long bout of that the instruments get low again showing signs of failure. "Raga Malkouns: Jor" is a fight. there are two main instruments fighting. the high sitar and another instrument. the sitar pleads and kicks and screams but the is held down. until it finally climaxes and both intruments rise above and join together making beautiful music. " Tala Sawari" showcases more tabla chops more than anything else. and the final "Pahari Dhun " puts everything together in a more improvish style. the last song being the climax of the whole album. every song has beginnings and ends they dont view time as a hinderance thus making each song extra long. this music might mean something totally different to somebody else but no one can deny that it is complete. The onl gripe i had was that it wasnt well organized some songs had nothing to do with each other thus the complete CD package was a little discombobulated.

Deep and Dark.......2000-03-16

I find this to be among the heaviest (emotionally) of Ravi Shankar's recordings. Satisfyingly deep and dark. He sits on some very low notes, much longer and lower than usual. I only play this disc when I am prepared to seriously listen in a quiet, meditative state. Recording and production quality are immaculate.

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