Budhaditya Mukherjee: Raag Jhinjhoti
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- Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee was the featured artiste at the FEA-curated CROSSROADS festival finalé. He began his recital with a beautiful rendition of Raag Jhinjhoti on the surbahar, an instrument one rarely gets to hear live these days.
I am infinitely proud and honored to have invited and organized 2 concerts for Panditji in Turin (Italy) in the last 2 years of the 80’s. I love India, its ancient Tradition and its traditional music. It was a fantastic and unforgettable experience.
Please address to Panditji the expression of my most personal and fraternal feelings, thanking him even today for his presence and for his high mastery
❤️🙏
What a Fantastic Instrument!!! As a Bass Guitar player for 50 Years, I so much appreciate the sound of this gorgeous instrument. The Bass notes are INCREDIBLE!!! Beautiful playing by this artist Brings the BEST Bass notes I have ever heard. THANK YOU!!!!
I play sitar and really want a surbahar next, those bass notes just transport me to another dimension, utter beauty. Bass tones are so under-appreciated
With this performance, Panditji has laid rest to the question of who is one of the most accomplished sitar and surbahar players of our times. Thank you First Edition Arts for bringing us this superb recording. The editing is brilliant - the close-ups of Pandit ji and the surbahar at just the right moments serve to enhance our enjoyment of the music.
Mohamed Khaki you’re most kind. Thank you. We’re so glad you enjoyed this video.
Yes this is rare quality just like AnnapurnaDevi , daughter and herself a Rare player of Surbahar, probably atleast I feel Pt. Budadityaji is of equal quality
Invite someone from dhrupadiya tradition. I suggest Pt. Pushpraj Koshthi.
@@UPAKHOSALA Have you heard Annapurna Devi except in 1-2 videos in YT ? We may better refer to Ustad Imrat Khan.
@@anand86100 heard him. His dhrupad renditions sound amateurish
Tabla player is enjoying the raag for 50 mins without playing. This is the peace classical music gives
This gentleman induces a whole other level of playing. He loves the notes- the shrutis, every nuance. Yes.
Pandit Budhaditya is one musician whose inner calmness reflects in his music, never in rush so kind to his notes and also so very kind to open his heart to let everyone get something out of his music be it a music devotee or an accomplished musician. Budhadityaji is a true Son of Ma Saraswati.
Something that many do not consider is the extremely precise muscle memory required not only to precisely hit just the right note when bending a string before plucking it and then to vary the pressure to precisely hit multiple following notes as the vibration continues. The pressure required varies between every single fret, implying a precise muscle memory for hundreds of bend positions (meends) all over the neck. It is astronomical. Those of use who, unlike the master, did not begin to learn the surbahar as a child, find ourselves in awe of such talents as this.
Yes it's a great art but it has more to do with practice and equally imprtant is when the string is pulled with right pressure it is the right sound which makes the player stop at the point so that is how it is done. Of course what makes a great player is the kind of musical sense he has and after that comes technique and hard work. But just quantity will not do here.
With his mimics and facial expression, Pt. Mukherjee reminds me of David Gilmour. And like Gilmour he is a true master of his craft. I've yet to find a better display of the range and richness of surbahar's sound than this concert. Absolutely fantastic performance.
Every microsecond of this rendition has been justified musically with utmost care and judiciousness. My humble pranam to Panditji 🙏🏽
What a magestic instrument and what a rich royal sound!!! What amazing hand!!!
My first thought was, "...I want one."
A magnificent instrument.
The depth of expression here is beyond compare
Agree with you kind sir!
I am not sure if it's the style, the performer or the instrument but this Jhinjhoti sounds unlike any I have ever heard.
The 1 or 2 minutes around and after 22:00 feels like a series of images in sepia, like remembering something with great affection. Soft, the meends melting into silence, stirring mild, almost untraceable fragrances of incense and dhuno and charred leaves in the evening air.
What an extraordinary performance - beautiful sur, majestic meends. He is my favorite living sitar player, and is clearly also a surbahar player for the ages.
The sound of a surbahar soothes one's soul. It is such a stately sound. Amazing.
Absolute delight
One of the most awe inspiring artists and an even humble, thorough gentleman. Such a pleasure to see this rendition. 🙏
I remember Pandit Ji concert 40 years ago in Warsaw, Poland. He is Just divine!
Once again thankful to First Art Edition for bringing such a great performance by Pt.Budhaditya Mukherjee Ji.Always a pleasure to listen him thanks thanks once again.
Dear Anirudhji, i wish a happy ugadi to u and also to pandithji ur guru's son.i dont know whether u see this or not. can u give ur contasct viz email id or mobile no.Do u know one srininvas pai ur gurujis disciple.If u know pl give his contact particulars,Sorry if i disturbed u.
Mohan Ram Namaskar wishing you the same here is my email id: aniruddhajoshi@live.com .No i don't know srinivas pai ji.
My jaw went straight to the floor as I am watching this.
By the way, that's a huge surbahar right there!
Has that jaw come up?
@@ranjankumarghosal6758 I have the same question hahahah!
जय हो, ऐसा महसूस होता है, कोई दिव्य आत्मा अपनी मधुर आवाज से कुछ मीठी बात कह रही है, भाषा दिमाग को समझ ना आए पर हृदय खुश है, प्रसन्न है क्यों पता नही, उसे कोई अपना सा मिल गया है,
एक एक संगीत के हर्फ जब बजते है, दिल के परत दर परत झंकृत हो कर खुशी से झूम रहे है जब आपकी उंगलियां सुरों के सागर पर लहराते हुए, गहराई तक फिसल कर मर्म स्पर्श करती है, सच लिख रहा हूं आंख से आंसू आ रहे है आप मेरा प्रणाम स्वीकार करे
आपके चेहरे की दिव्यता मुझे मंत्रमुग्ध कर एकटक निहारने को बांधे हुए है
आपको, आपके संगीत को और इस विडियो को साझा करने वाले महान आत्मन को कोटि कोटि प्रणाम और नमन
Damn it!!! how the hell are those notes so crystal clear? its just divine!!!
Absolutely stunningly beautiful !! Pure poetry. Takes surbahar playing to a new height !!
Colossal sound ! Fill the universe !
Absolutely love his way of drawing out the notes in gayaki ang. First heard him play when i was in school and he is a rare talent who has not given onto the technique before raag ras. Fabulous! Thank you.
Making love (in the purest sense) to music ( in its purest form) - sublime...
এ এক ঋষির ধ্যানমগ্ন উপস্থাপনা।
It's a feeling of joy and fulfillment that can't be put forth in words on listening send watching this video with surbahar and jhinjhoti by pt. Buddhaditya Babu
I think I am addicted to the low growl and singing voice hum of the subrahar, especially this large one. I don't sitars will ever 'do' it for me again. Oh well.
Beautifully played! You're an inspiration to me! It's my dream to play the Surbahar!
Excellent performance. Great recording in both video and audio. Thanks for sharing.
Marvelous, incredible Jhijhoti .🌹🌷⚘
True playing to surbahar and the raaga next to god🙏
The surbahr's tonal quality, in the hands of a maestro like Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee makes this recording a truly pleasurable experience.Thanks for uploading.
Sir you are making great videos saw your channel
one of the BEST Jinjoti...
What can one say except that this is pure bliss !!!
I truly appreciate the work of First edition arts
Thanks for revealing this amazing instrument to us
Great job
those bends.. heavenly..
The peerless Panditji on the Surbahar!! Meend kaam at its pinnacle!!
Em corprenc el Surbahar, la seva escala tonal, aquests greus que desmaien lentament. Raag JhinJhoti de gran bellesa. Budhaditya Mukherjee, deliciosa interpretació i sensible. Gràcies, gràcies a tothom que fa possible el gaudir-ne
blessed to here full record on jhinjhoti raag.
virtuoso.devine.crystal clear rendition.
So beautiful!
Beautiful masterpiece!
Om Shanti Om 🎶🙏
Divine rendition of Jhinjhoti by panditji
Pls do not forget to write the name of the tabla player,they are like salt in chatni or sugar in sweet dish.
We are blessed to have such music amongst us. Pranam.
Maa saraswati ke saputra hain budhditya ji
He is an amazing talent and an artist who very comfortably settles in the center between some of the more youthful players and the strict traditionalists. He is among the top performers of sitar and surbahar today.
For westerners who are unfamiliar with Indian classical music, this performance is of an alap, the subtle and slow introduction to a larger piece. Most of this music is associated with singing and it is fairly common to learn a piece first by singing it. This means that there are lyrics that are familiar to the local audience. This adds to the richness as they anticipate what is coming but are delighted by the nuances and embroidering that is presented along the way. Once, a little at a time, the notes of the scale for a particular raag are introduced, the audience is drawn in almost as participants to the point where the melody reaches its resolution and delivers a nice feeling of fulfillment and satisfaction..
From a western analogy, one could think of Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov. Those who are familiar with the piece know what is coming but since not all orchestras perform it with the same feel, pace, or emphases, it can be nice to hear it performed by different ensembles / conductors. The anticipation leads to the violin solo which provides a rush once it comes.
This ain't rock and roll.The flashy stuff is found in Bollywood productions. The more intelligent content is found in traditional work such as this.
I enjoyed this. I play several world instruments such as Sitar, Veena, Sarangi, Sarod, Oud, Rabab, Erhu, Guqin and Pipa. I never picture myself as a white man when I play, but honestly it takes some getting used to seeing this, what looks to me like a white man playing Indian Music on an Indian Instrument the Surbahar. I think others may have a second thought too because it's so rare. His name is Indian and he plays well and that is all that matters.
I play because of Ravi Shankar playing his Sitar for the world in the late 1960's and 1970's. I love Art ( I am a Painter) and seek to learn about other people and their Culture. It is my belief that music is good at showing people throwout the world what we are all like.
-Peter
I mean no disrespect, but surely you must be unbeknownst to his playing. Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee is not a white man, haha. He was born Indian and he is a maestro of the Imdadkhani gharana. Also, just my opinion, but I feel like I have to say it anyways.. simply because you can play so many instruments, doesn't make you equally good at each instrument. It seems you are using this argument for something? (what are you trying to prove?) I feel like many people might have the illusory idea that simply because one can play many instruments, one is a good musician. To me, mastery of one instrument is the foremost goal of a musician. Quality over quantity basically. I can understand that all these different instrument play so beautifully and that may attract one to start playing, but knowing how to play little bit of sitar, little bit of rabab etc. is not as much valued as playing and knowing one instrument. This is no criticism but maybe something to consider. Again, no disrespect. Hope to hear from you. Peace.
So schön, so bescheiden, so nahe zu Gott. Vielen lieben Dank Buthaditya.
He is NOT 'white'. He is an Indian musician.
You, sir, are a Berk
Mesmerizing
Divine!!! Thanks for sharing.
SUBHANALLAH
He can play that great big thing.
eternal, immersive
Outstanding!
Outstanding. Total exploration. But the kharaj string badly needed jawari. Hear from 7:35, it sounds growling but too jarring. A piece of thread would have adjusted the thickness to sound fare.
GRANDIOSO !
Pandit'ji is a true mater
Very good sitar performance
Excellent
The uploader may kindly mention that whether the rendition was confined only to alaap for 50 minutes and Pt Mukherjee shifted to some other raga after Jhinjhoti or the rendition has been uploaded incompletely excluding jor, gat and jhala ?
Wow!
Nicholas Klacsanzky exactly! What a divine gift!
Aftab e Surbahar
વાહ, અતિસુંદર
... gujarati is indeed difficult to read ...
❤🙏🏻
24:15
The player merged into the instrument or the instrument into the player
Excuse my ignorance, I know next to nothing about Indian music. I like the some of the fast, flashy Indian folk and classical music or the slow folk singing and instrumentation, but this kind of slow, repetitive droning with the slow notes seemingly heading nowhere drives me a little crazy. To my western ear, it seems like it's about to resolve to something but never does, for the 35 minutes I watched this video. Because I don't know what I'm listening for. Can anyone give me any idea as to how I could learn to appreciate and understand this music? I have been reading quite a few of the comments on here and on other classical music videos to see other peoples' comments. Any comments or suggestions on reading material would be appreciated,
Thanks from Canada.
..... there is no need to try to understand, in fact it is quite pointless ... you should simply feel it, that´s about all it is about ..... it took my western ear almost 25 years of listening to come to this simple revelation ... keep on listening ...... and then try to listen to karnatic music .... this is a real and SOME challenge to a western ear (if the ear is willing to listen) ....
There are a lot of deeply religious connotations to this style of playing. It is meant to be devotional.
edinstead Don't worry that happens to almost everybody in the beginning. The other things you have been listening to are rather like short stories but this is like reading Dostoevsky or Proust.
When you are listening to a long piece like this there are essentially two things you have to listen to. First is the "packaging" which is the techniques of playing used and the second one is the "content" which is raag being played and these two things are not independent. If fact a lot of virtuosity in Indian classical music performance can arise from interplay of these two things.
Now a raag is not just a scale but "theory of raags" (yes, that is an actual term not just a manner of speaking) says it is like a dramatic character. It has its own personality, moods and even age.
What a musician does is similar to what a dramatic actor does to character he is playing. Just as a actor feels and analyses a character and projects it through his speech and body language, a classical musician feels and analyses a raag and projects it through his instrument. To really understand a performance like this one needs a familiarity with what the personality and Grammer of a particular raag is and the Technics used to play it.
So it takes a certain amount of familiarity with basic theory and techniques to really understand what's going on.
PS. You can read and listen through this:
www.parrikar.org/vault/
It's not good for a first exposure because the author has very strong opinions about certain issues so unless you know what's what you might end up forming some wrong impressions. But it's the only english language resources that I know which goes in such depth. And the list of raags in it is by no means complete.
I too am a westerner, and also live in Canada. But I have listened to and studied (sitar, dilruba) Indian (Hindustani) music for 48 years! I am just beginiing to get a grasp on it, because much is tied into the culture. The only advice I can give is listen, listen, listen. If you still want to learn more, then study it. But It takes years of open-minded listening FIRST. It is now paying off for me.
It's interesting to me that what I feel is the deepest/highest art/music strongly resonates or dissonates with different individuals. Music/Art that is 'generally liked' is generally generic. That being stated, I have one small suggestion: surrender to the note(s)/music. Let go of expectation/comparison. I have heard my fill of 'fast, flashy' classical Indian music-(Ravi and Ali and a few others excepted.) This gentleman seems to surrender/subordinate himself to every single note and that is what makes this amazing, (to me, at least.)
What's the point of playing sitar on surbahar people don't understand difference between beenkar aurbahar and sitar
7:37 THAT SOUND
YEAH!!
thats kharaj
I feel surbahar has been tuned as sitar hence the sharpness in notes. But the results are beautiful and the raag has becomr easier to follow for new listners and surbahar enthusisats.
It's tuned in G. Sitar is tuned in C, C# or D. Generally.
Great nice
How was there no accompaniment despite tabla player? Or is this a shortened video?
Abhilaksh Verma no, this is not a shortened video. Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee began the concert with an alap (where there is no accompaniment) on this instrument, and then went on to perform the rest of the concert on the sitar using the tabla. In a normal concert, it is customary that the tabla player sits in, even for a long stretch of time during extended alaps, before he joins in for the rest of the recital.
@@FirstEditionArtsChannel Right that clarifies it. Please post the sitar recording as well. If you have, kindly appendage the link.
@@akashbhaiya22 Here are the links to Raag Tilak Kamod from the same concert: th-cam.com/video/__fp83FwknY/w-d-xo.html
and Raag Bhairavi: th-cam.com/video/mpy-W8vmQnU/w-d-xo.html
...and here are a few more links of Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee's recital at another concert curated by us: Raag Yaman Kalyan: th-cam.com/video/FD8tYXtzkzk/w-d-xo.html
Raag Mishra Kafi: th-cam.com/video/-wJtlGvjrk8/w-d-xo.html
Enjoy.
@@FirstEditionArtsChannel thank you so much! Is all of your work non-profit? Is there any way to support your extraordinary work?.
I Love you
Not many artist play surbahar these days maybe because of the instrument being heavy & bulky or some other reason...
Why should some one play such a large instrument. It should be saved in museum
Why should music instruments even be played, they should all be on display, haha.
In low notes of lower octave it start creating problem. But sublime anyway.
Shit, man, don't do dat ding to me! If you play the intro, play the theme, too!
This is not a song.
Murki aur surbhar ka koi match nhi hai koshisha achchi hai magar ye surbhar ki khenchkhnch nahi hai
sunne ke liye badhiya tha
He's an expert--I think he should know more than you!
Foreplay forever? No, man, you have to get laid. Where's the drummer?
You are in wrong place. For instant sexual gratification listen to sitar. Surbahar is meant for longer Aalaps, slow elaboration of ragas.
Foreplay?! Get laid?! Go find a brothel!!