Friday, January 8, 2010

57th Sawai: Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia (Bansuri)

Main Artist: Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia
Sangat:
Tabla: Vijay Ghate
Pakhawaj: Bhavanishankar
Violin: Siddharth
Bansuri: Sunil Avchat

Panditji started the performance with raga Bhupali - alap, jod, jhala
(jod and jhala were accompanied by pakhawaj).
Panditji continued the concert with raga Marubihag - brief alap
followed by a gat in madhyalaya Matta Tal. After this Panditji played
Raga Durga (gats in Addha Teental and drut Teental). Panditji played
Pahadi dhun to end his performance.

It was a spirited performance by a great musical visionary. The
aesthetic beauty of the performance was out of this world. I am a big
fan of Panditji's and have attended a number of his concerts over many
years in many places - includintg many performances at Sawai. But
today's performance was something really special. Writing about the
specifics of different pieces played in the concert is beyond my
abilities. I simply salute Panditji's vision of the 'big picture' for
each of the pieces as well as the performance as a whole.

All the sangatkars provided excellent support.

- Bansuriwala

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