Shankar: Raga-Mala (Sitar Concerto No. 2) [Original recording remastered]

Ravi Shankar (Artist, Composer), Zubin Mehta (Conductor), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Zubin Mehta
• Composer: Ravi Shankar
• Audio CD (July 13, 1999)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B00000JJO3
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #476,868 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best fusion work!!, July 23, 2011

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Gautam De "Gautam De" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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For a common listener, it is impossible to comprehend, what a true fusion of Indian and Western Classical could be. Except probably for the notes, everything is different for these two diverse genres. Considering the range, depth and complexity, there could be many treatments to make a fusion. Ravi Shankar himself has done it at different times with Zubin Mehta, London Symphony Orchestra under Andre Previn, and Yehudi Menuhin and even more. However, after listening a good amount of these fusion musical works from Ravi Shankar and others, this remains one of my most favorites of this kind. While the four pieces here, in overall, have maintained the mandates of four Indian ragas, internally the structures are innovative - thanks to the two great minds at work. I feel these were more Ravi Shankar's ideas than Zubin Mehta's. Though percussion are more prominent here than usually they are in regular performances in India or West, I liked this album from my very first listening. That such a piece can be written was an unknown fact to me before. Ravi Shankar's mastery and versatility are written all over it.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HEAVENLY, May 9, 2008

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Subimal Badyopadhyay "subimal" (India) - See all my reviews
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Heavenly and amazing music. Without listening one cannot fathom how beautiful it can be that a philharmonic orchestra is playing an Indian Raaga along with the reverent touch of a maestro like Ravi Shankar. A must have collection for any music lover-
Subimal