Signature Series, Vol. 3

Ali Akbar Khan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 9, 1994)
• Original Release Date: July 25, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ammp Records
• ASIN: B000005FNG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,389 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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  • #85 in Music > World Music > India & Pakistan > India
  • #96 in Music > World Music > Far East & Asia > General AAS

Track Listings

1. Rag Marwa (Part One)

2. Rag Marwa (Part Two)

3. Rag Misra Shivaranjani

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This one is a MUST HAVE!, March 14, 2000

By 

Gary L. Salamone (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Signature Series, Vol. 3 (Audio CD)

Originally released by Connoisseur Society during the early 70's on vinyl, this legacy is now available on CD for a new generation of listeners to discover. The gat in Raga Marwa allows us to enjoy once again the wonderfully brilliant tabla accompaniment of the late Mahaparush Misra. Khansahib explores this raga and reveals it's beauty with his graceful slides and embellishments on the sarod.

Misra Shivaranjani is remarkable as well! After a short introduction we begin the journey. Subtle and seductive - It's hard not to become engrossed in this one. Tie it all up with the gifted, insightful and uncanny tabla accompaniment of Shankar Ghosh and you've got a great package. Absolutely one of my favorites! A "must" for lovers of Indian music.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fire and Peace, April 2, 2002

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Pharoah S. Wail (Inner Space) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Signature Series, Vol. 3 (Audio CD)

I would have to say that this is a great cd but not quite as great as I expected in one respect, and even better than I expected in one respect.

I'm not sure why, but I am still rather unmoved by the alap in Raga Marwa. Before hearing this cd I sort of expected it to be one of the highlights of the disc.

The flipside to that is the fact that Mahapurush Misra's tabla performance during the gat in Raga Marwa is absolutely explosive! When it really comes down to it, this cd is worth purchasing for Mahaparush's performance alone.

I think Ali's best playing comes during the gorgeous Raga Misra Shivaranjani. This is a melodically beautiful raga, and here Ali is accompanied by Shankar Ghosh on tabla. What I love about this performance is that even though it's very energetically played, Misra Shivaranjani still has an overall feeling of serenity and peacefulness. This is one of my favorite recorded performances by Ali himself.

Overall, I would say that I still prefer Volume 4 of the Signature Series (with Nikhil Banerjee, Ali Akbar Khan, and Mahapurush Misra) over this one but that in no way slights this great cd, Volume 3, which has some of the most essential Hindustani recordings ever made.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Contains the only long player of the series, May 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Signature Series, Vol. 3 (Audio CD)

This disc contains the only lenghty raga of the series. Raga Marwa clocks in around 40 minutes roughly split 50/50 between alap and gat. As the third part of this amazing series, this disc stands out for reasons of its own. Like I said, lenghth is one thing (although not a reason to buy a disc), but Khansahib's ability to put special twists on a piece in top-notch. Once again, highly recommended.