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The Valley Recalls. Volume
2. $24.95
In search of Peace Love and Harmony.
Instrumental Classical Music
Concert DVD.
1 DVD Set.
Special
Promotional Price:
$19.95
Excellent source to learn how
the Masters Play.
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma -
Santoor.
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia - Flute.
Pandit Anindo Chaterjee - Tabla.
Pandit Bhawani Shankar - Pakhwaj.
Shubankar Banergee - Tabla.
Jayanti Shah - Acoustic Guitar.
Total Time: 1 hour 33 Minutes.
Catalog No. : NRDVD006 |
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The Flute of Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia will Mesmerize you.
It is a privilege to once again present a rare treat of Pandit
Hariprasad Chaurasia's Classical Journey. |
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''Connecting the past and the present is one of the goals of
Indian Music but in the process sometimes something
extraordinary occurs and a contemporary masterpiece is unfurled
to touch the future ....... Posterity will have seen history in
the making at the Nehru Centre on 30 December 1995.'' Ken Hunt
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Navras Records, is privileged to bring out this phenomenal
performance - The Valley Recalls - on DVD Format, having already
been the best selling CD title on the Navras Catalogue since its
release in 1996. The fact that this performance is a sequel to a
blockbuster Call of the Valley album released in 1967 by EMI has
for always marked this as a very significant landmark, not least
being after a duration of almost 30 years! The departure point
from the original recording in this case is simply that not only
there is a long, extended and far more improvised version of
Raga Bhoopali, but the fact that the thematic part, ''Peace Love
and Harmony'' is also a largely improvised performance makes
this also a unique and a landmark offering. The maturing of
Sharma and Chaurasia is visible in their presentation of their
music and despite a huge gap since their previous duet, the
clear fusing of their minds and music is simply magical! It is
as natural and seamless as one could possibly imagine! Hearing
this concert on a CD gave one flutters but to see it being
performed visually makes one fully realize what an incredible
performance this is!
Apart from the pedigree, it is better to identify The Valley
Recalls more as iconic in its own right rather than a sequel,
per se, to what in the 1960s was a mould breaking effort to
bring classical music in an idiom more widely acceptable and
enjoyable. The Valley Recalls has moved on to altogether
different level of performance and complexity, combining the
highest standards of classical rigor [ Raga Bhoopali ] with
breath-taking presentation of a thematic form - improvised, less
rigorous and thoroughly enjoyable !
- Tower Records [UK] 1996 |
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Recorded Live at the Nehru Centre, Mumbai, India. December 1995. |
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The DVDs also features an exclusive interview with Pandit
Shivkumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia. |
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Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia a noted Flautist ... has a rare
combination of innovation and traditionalism.
Hari Ji has been recognized with many national and international
honors. Some of these are .....
Sangeet Natak Academy Award - 1984.
Padma Bhushan by Government of India - 1992.
Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of Government
of India. |
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