Raga Lalit / Dedicated to D.T. Joshi [Box set, Single, Dual Disc, Enhanced, Hybrid SACD - DSD, Ringle, Soundtrack]

Chaudhuri/Ghosh, Professor Debu Chaudhuri | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 28, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Box set, Single, Dual Disc, Enhanced, Hybrid SACD - DSD, Ringle, Soundtrack
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: India Archives
• ASIN: B000001656
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #434,595 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Raga Lalit: Alap & Jor (46:00) - Professor Debu Chaudhuri

2. Raga Lalit: Vilambit Gat in Tintal (18:12) - Professor Debu Chaudhuri

3. Raga Lalit: Drut Gat in Tintal (12:16) - Professor Debu Chaudhuri

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Debu Is So Thorough, July 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Raga Lalit / Dedicated to D.T. Joshi (Audio CD)

Debu Chaudhuri lays claim to the lineage of Mushtaq Ali Khan (-1989) and Ashiq Ali Khan, going back through Barkatullah Khan to Amritsen (1814-1893), a sitariya in the direct bloodline of Miyan Tansen. The extent of Debu's taleem from Mushtaq Ali is often debated, but his sound is at any rate unique - soft and delicate, with none of the Maihar buzz or clanging Imdadkhani chikari.

This is one of my favourite recordings in this beautiful sunrise raga. Compared to his more recent "new age" efforts, he's like a different sitariya here - really brings out the melody, slowly, methodically, with subdued intensity. It would be unfortunate and somewhat puzzling if he were no longer capable of this type of musicianship.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Alap, Not-So-Good Gat, November 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Raga Lalit / Dedicated to D.T. Joshi (Audio CD)

I like Professor Chaudhuri's sitar style. It feels subdued, laid-back, soft and easy. On this disc he plays raga Lalit in a long alap (46 minutes), vilambit gat (18 minutes) and drut gat (12 minutes). And the alap is great! He is really systematic about it. His sound is a bit like Manilal Nag's. Not buzzing like Ravi Shankar, not hammering chikari like the Khans, not distorted like the Gwalior players that have started to become known in recent years or the other Chaudhuri, Subroto Roy. This sound is in my opinion particularily well suited to long alaps.

What I'm not so enthusiastic about is the gat. What I see as problems begin in the jhalla and carry over to the gat: the good Professor seems to be a victim of the all-ragas-equally-well-suited-to-all-formats mentality. If you ask me, a raga like lalit should not be subject to crazy fast taans up and down the sitar neck. I gather than some technique freaks don't share this sentiment, but are content with lightning speed for lightning's sake. To that crowd the professor is not to recommend, for his taans, fast as they are, are not as clean and crips as Vilayat's, Budhatiya's or Nikhilda's.