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Portrait of Genius [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Ravi Shankar Audio CD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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listen  7. Raga Multani (Digitally Remastered)19:41$2.99 Buy Track


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Ravi Shankar is the Indian-born sitar player who helped introduce the instrument to the West. His virtuosity on the instrument has made him the musician that all other sitar players look up to.

Tutored on sitar as a young boy, Shankar began performing as a teen in the 1930s although he took further training, under Indian music maestro Allaudin Khan, from 1938 until l944. As his reputation in India… Read more in Amazon's Ravi Shankar Store

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  • Audio CD (October 20, 1998)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
  • Label: Angel Records
  • ASIN: B00000DCI1
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #211,869 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

 

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Interestingly different, October 10, 1999
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This review is from: Portrait of Genius (Audio CD)
This is a good Indian CD.It's different in that there's a few more instruments present than on other Shankar CDs. Besides the great tabla of Allah Rakha,there's flute(Paul Horn) and santoor.Also there's a little more melody here, so it kind of has the feel of "Paul Horn in India"or"Call of the Valley". I like it because it's somewhat lighter than some of the deep,intense,spiritual improvisations that Ravi Shankar is the master of. It is a very pleasant listen.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good sample collection of Ravi Shankar's work., October 12, 2004
This review is from: Portrait of Genius (Audio CD)
This is an excellent CD, I bought it for my mother (who is trained in Classical Indian tradition), and listened to this over Christmas break -- the quality of the recording is good, some of the tracks seem remastered but sound excellent. I also have the record version of this CD, as after listening to the CD, I decided to go for the analog recording. I would get this CD to:

- get an idea of Ravi Shankar's music and talent
- complete a Ravi Shankar collection

Totally worth the ~$10 or so.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Raag Multani on this CD is a masterpiece, May 13, 2000
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This review is from: Portrait of Genius (Audio CD)
This is an excellent CD for someone who is new to Indian music. Having said that, the Raag Multani as presented by the great genius is the best instrumental interpretation of Multani that I have heard - sensuous, spiritual and even erotic.
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