Review
by Steve Leggett
No musician did more than Ravi Shankar to bring Indian music and the sitar to a Western audience and he has had a massive influence on countless musicians and composers the world over. This set collects five of his releases (West Meets East, Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000, India’s Master Musician, Portrait of Genius, and Sound of the Sitar) on two discs, and includes several collaborations with Yehudi Menuhin.
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Biography
by Ken Hunt
A master of the sitar as well as a famous experimenter with its classical forms, Ravi Shankar was probably the world's best-known Indian musician. First recorded in 1936, he had a rich career that spanned nine decades. His mentoring of the Beatles during the height of their fame in the 1960s helped bring him to the attention of Western audiences, but Shankar's influence obviously extends far beyond Western pop, and he spent much of his career bridging the gap between musical cultures.
Rabindra Shankar Chowdery was born on April 7, 1920, in Varanasi, India, into a well-off orthodox Brahmin family. His father, ShyÆm Shankar, was employed as a diwan (minister) by the Maharajah of Jhalawar. By the age of 13, Ravi Shankar was going along on every tour of his brother Uday Shankar's Compaigne de Danse et Musique Hindou (Company of Hindu Dance and Music). At the All-Bengali Music Conference in December 1934, he met the multi-instrumentalist Allauddin Khan. Precisely when Allauddin Khan was born is uncertain. People hazard dates in the 1860s around 1862, but in later years he himself gave his age haphazardly. He would transform many musicians' lives, but he had an incalculable effect on Ali Akbar (his son), Annapurna Devi (his daughter), and Shankar himself. Allauddin Khan joined Uday's troupe as its principal soloist around 1935-1936.
In 1938, Shankar gave up a potential career as a dancer and went to study with Allauddin Khan in Maihar. In 1939, he began giving public recitals and came out of training at the end of 1944. Until 1948, he based himself in Bombay and gave programs all over India. He toured and wrote for films and ballet. Around this time he began his recording career with a small session for HMV (India). Work for All India Radio followed, as music director from February 1949 to January 1956 in New Delhi. Concurrently, his international star was on the rise. In 1954, he performed in the Soviet Union. In 1956, he played his debut solo concerts in Western Europe and the U.S. Within a decade he would be the most famous Indian musician on the planet. Within two decades he became probably the most famous Indian alive. His English-language autobiography, My Music, My Life (1969), is still one of the best general introductions to Hindustani music. It would be hard to over-estimate his influence in late 20th century Western music. His disciples included George Harrison and Philip Glass.
Shankar was not one-dimensional. Apart from pursuing a career as a classical performer, he also experimented outside this field. For this reason he has attracted criticism from purists. Some of this, especially during the Beatles era, undoubtedly had an element of jealousy to it, and some was certainly warranted, because Shankar did take many chances. In fact, that was one of the things that kept his music exciting. To use a cricketing image -- baseball would be wholly inappropriate -- Shankar's batting average remained high throughout a long and illustrious career. In later life, he spent a great deal of time in the U.S. at his home in California, and continued to give spellbinding live performances well into the new century. However, his final concert took place in Bangalore, southwest India, in February 2012, where he shared the stage with his daughter, Anoushka. Sadly, following a long period of ill health, Shankar passed away at a San Diego hospital on December 11, 2012, aged 92. A pair of albums appeared later that year, Living Room Sessions: Part 1 and a performance of Shankar's only symphony composition, simply called Symphony, done by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with David Murphy.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ravi-shankar-mn0000404463/biography
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Reseña
por Steve Leggett
Ningún músico ha hecho tanto como Ravi Shankar por acercar la música india y el sitar al público occidental, y ha ejercido una enorme influencia en innumerables músicos y compositores de todo el mundo. Este álbum recoge cinco de sus grabaciones (West Meets East, Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000, India's Master Musician, Portrait of Genius y Sound of the Sitar) en dos discos, e incluye varias colaboraciones con Yehudi Menuhin.
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Biografía
por Ken Hunt
Maestro del sitar y famoso experimentador de sus formas clásicas, Ravi Shankar fue probablemente el músico indio más conocido del mundo. Grabado por primera vez en 1936, tuvo una rica carrera que abarcó nueve décadas. Su tutoría de los Beatles durante el apogeo de su fama en los años 60 contribuyó a atraer la atención del público occidental, pero es evidente que la influencia de Shankar va mucho más allá del pop occidental, y dedicó gran parte de su carrera a tender puentes entre culturas musicales.
Rabindra Shankar Chowdery nació el 7 de abril de 1920 en Benarés (India), en el seno de una acomodada familia brahmánica ortodoxa. Su padre, ShyÆm Shankar, era diwan (ministro) del Maharajá de Jhalawar. A los 13 años, Ravi Shankar ya acompañaba a su hermano Uday Shankar en todas las giras de la Compaigne de Danse et Musique Hindou (Compañía de Danza y Música Hindú). En la All-Bengali Music Conference de diciembre de 1934, conoció al multiinstrumentista Allauddin Khan. No se sabe con exactitud cuándo nació Allauddin Khan. La gente arriesga las fechas en la década de 1860 en torno a 1862, pero en años posteriores él mismo dio su edad al azar. Transformaría la vida de muchos músicos, pero tuvo un efecto incalculable en Ali Akbar (su hijo), Annapurna Devi (su hija) y el propio Shankar. Allauddin Khan se unió a la compañía de Uday como solista principal hacia 1935-1936.
En 1938, Shankar renunció a una posible carrera como bailarín y se fue a estudiar con Allauddin Khan a Maihar. En 1939, empezó a dar recitales públicos y abandonó la formación a finales de 1944. Hasta 1948, se instaló en Bombay y dio programas por toda la India. Realizó giras y escribió para películas y ballet. Por aquel entonces comenzó su carrera discográfica con una pequeña sesión para HMV (India). A continuación trabajó para All India Radio, como director musical desde febrero de 1949 hasta enero de 1956 en Nueva Delhi. Al mismo tiempo, su estrella internacional iba en aumento. En 1954 actuó en la Unión Soviética. En 1956, dio sus primeros conciertos en solitario en Europa Occidental y EE.UU. En una década se convertiría en el músico indio más famoso del planeta. En dos décadas se convirtió probablemente en el indio vivo más famoso. Su autobiografía en inglés, My Music, My Life (1969), sigue siendo una de las mejores introducciones generales a la música indostaní. Sería difícil sobrestimar su influencia en la música occidental de finales del siglo XX. Entre sus discípulos se cuentan George Harrison y Philip Glass.
Shankar no era un músico unidimensional. Además de seguir una carrera como intérprete clásico, también experimentó fuera de este campo. Por esta razón ha suscitado críticas de los puristas. Algunas de ellas, sobre todo en la época de los Beatles, tenían sin duda algo de celoso, y otras estaban justificadas, porque Shankar se arriesgó mucho. De hecho, esa era una de las cosas que hacían que su música siguiera siendo emocionante. Utilizando una imagen del cricket -el béisbol sería totalmente inapropiado-, la media de bateo de Shankar se mantuvo alta a lo largo de una larga e ilustre carrera. En sus últimos años de vida, pasó mucho tiempo en Estados Unidos, en su casa de California, y siguió ofreciendo fascinantes actuaciones en directo hasta bien entrado el nuevo siglo. Sin embargo, su último concierto tuvo lugar en Bangalore, al suroeste de la India, en febrero de 2012, donde compartió escenario con su hija, Anoushka. Lamentablemente, tras un largo periodo de mala salud, Shankar falleció en un hospital de San Diego el 11 de diciembre de 2012, a los 92 años. Ese mismo año aparecieron un par de álbumes, Living Room Sessions: Part 1 y una interpretación de la única composición sinfónica de Shankar, llamada simplemente Symphony, realizada por la Orquesta Filarmónica de Londres con David Murphy.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ravi-shankar-mn0000404463/biography
Vol 1
1 - Prabhati (based on Raga Gunkali) (1999 Digital Remaster)
2 - Swara-Kakali (based on Raga Tilang) (1999 Digital Remaster)
3 - Raga Piloo (1999 Digital Remaster)
4 - Dhun (1999 Digital Remaster)
5 - Twilight Mood (1999 Digital Remaster)
6 - Raga Kaushi Kanhara. Alap-Jor-Jhala (Live)
7 - Raga Kaushi Kanhara. Gat In Dhamar (Live)
Vol 2
1 - Kafi-Holi (Spring Festival Of Colors) (Digitally Remastered)
2 - Mishra Piloo (Digitally Remastered)
3 - Tala Rasa Ranga (Digitally Remastered)
4 - Tabla - Dhwani (Digitally Remastered)
5 - Song From The Hills (Digitally Remastered)
6 - Tala - Tabla Tarang (Digitally Remastered)
7 - Gat Kirwani (Digitally Remastered)
8 - Raga Malkauns (Alap) (Digitally Remastered)
9 - Raga Malkauns (Jor) (Digitally Remastered)
10 - Tala Sawari (Digitally Remastered)
11 - Pahari Dhun (Instrumental) (2000 Digital Remaster)
2010 EMI Records Ltd.
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