Raga Miyan Ki Todi

1. Alap, Jor & Jhala

2. Dhrupad in Chautal

Tracks:

Alap, Jor & Jhala
Dhrupad in Chautal

Customer Reviews:

Solid, traditional Dhrupad.......2005-10-13

This is a great recording. There are precious few recordings of Ustad Asad Ali Khan and this one is a solid performance. He meticulously plays each traditionally prescribed phase of the Alaap as demanded by his tradition, a lengthy Tarparan after the main Bandish - this is the part that I love the most in Asad Ali Khan's music - the excellent improvisation with the Pakhawaj. Some tend to do the Tarparan part at the end of the Jhala before the Bandish as Ravi Shankar does on his recording of Raga Puriya Kalyan and Asad Ali Khan plays it after the Bandish.
I also want to clarify a point regarding a previous reviewer who seems to think Asad Ali Khan plays the "Sitar Idiom" and not "Rudra Veena Ideal" which is pretty strange since every aspect of the traditional Sitar Alap is a exact replica of the Rudra Veena tradition. If he intends to cast that aspersion on Asad Ali Khan's music, he should mention which aspect of Asad Ali Khan's music is representative of the "Sitar idiom". Also, there is and was no "one Rudra Veena Ideal" ever. There are/were many traditions of Veena playing and Asad Ali Khan is faithful to his tradition which is no less legitimate than Shamsuddin Faridi or anyone else's. The reviewer seemed to have been excessively swayed by the liner notes while not being able to correlate them to the actual performance => the notes that casually mention peripheral influences on the Jaipur Beenkar's tradition and the changes in the construction of the Rudra Veena that were necessitated by the need to give it a lengthier life and better sound quality.

Sitar on the Been !.......2005-08-22

True Rudra Veena music is dead. No beenkars exist who have not been exposed to Sitar or Sarod. Instrument makers have mostly forgotten how to make a bamboo Been. In this context, two of the most famous and popular beenkars are free to define their own style of Been playing (and Been construction !). Bahauddin Dagar plays a Been which is stylistically and structurally heavily influenced by the Carnatic Saraswati Veena. Asad Ali prefers the Sitar idiom. I did not find this recording very distinctly different from what is expected of an alap on the Sitar with a heavy emphasis on phraseology and Sitar style ornamentation. Though the music is good, using Asad Ali's own standards, it is not exceptional. I believe the closest representation which exist of the Been ideal is the recording of Puriya by Shamsuddin Faridi Desai -- incidentally he uses an old bamboo Been.

Raga Miyan-Ki-Todi/Raga Bibhas/Raga Bhairavi

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The earth herself sings

Raga Miyan-Ki-Todi/Raga Bibhas/Raga Bhairavi
Shruti Sadolikar
Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000037EN
Release Date: 1998-02-03

Tracks:

Baju Re Muhammad Shah
Langara Kankariya Ji Na Maro
He Shyam, Shyam
Baju Band Khul Khul Jan

Customer Reviews:

The earth herself sings.......2002-03-15

This CD is absolutely wonderful. Shruti's voice, vocal technique, and range of emotions are so perfect, it is like the earth herself is singing. Recorded with the natural sound common to the Nimbus label, the music nonetheless soars to stratospheric heights while being firmly rooted in nature and humanity. I am an avid listener of Indian classical music, and this is perhaps my favorite CD of all I own. Absolutely recommended.

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Lalit

Raga Lalit/Miyan Ki Todi
Mashkoor Ali Khan
Manufacturer: India Archives
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000TPAJW
Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

Vilambit Bandish In Jhurma Tal
Drut Bandish In Tintal
Vilambit Bandish In Jhurma Tal
Drut Bandish In Tintal

Customer Reviews:

Lalit.......2004-10-06

This CD features Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan, performing the difficult dawn raga Lalit. Mashkoor Ali Khan is one of the foremost exponents of the Kirana Gharana. Blessed with a sonorous and melodious voice with crystal clear clarity he is renown for his erudite expositions of ragas. The result is a moving performance which ends with virtuostic taans delivered at breakneck speeds, without ever sacrificing technique or clarity. A performance not to be missed!