Alurkar Music House Presents: Dr.Vasantrao Deshpande "Live in Concert"
Tabla : Pt. Vasant Achrekar
Harmonium : Govindrao Patwardhan
"Raag Malkauns"
Live Concert.....Recorded in Mumbai, 1978
Produced by Suresh Alurkar
" स्थायी:सा सुंदर बदन के मंदर दीपन
अंतरा :निकसी के सुंदरसा
काहे लाजत
इब्राहिम मुखचंद्र काहे जात सके रे "
This is a Khayal in Raag Malkauns. Vasantrao envisages this Raag as in with a robust personality and exposes it accordingly. Malkauns is a pentatonic night melody employing Sa, Komal Ga, Shuddha Ma, Komal Dha, and Ni(i.e. First and Fourth notes natural; Third, Sixth and Seventh flattened). His near exposition of the Raag structure enhanced with an amazing Variety of Taan patterns woven into complex rhythmic structures is astonishing.
About the Artiste :
Late Pt. Vasantrao Deshpande(1923-83) was indeed a genius in the field of music with an equal command of Khayals, Thumris, Dadras, Bhajans, Marathi Stage Songs(Natyasangeet) and Film Songs.
He had acquired a vast fund of known from eminent Gurus like Shankarrao Sapre of Gwalior Gharana, Sureshbabu Mane of Kirana Gharana, Aman Ali Khan of Bhendibazar Gharana and through his personal contacts with luminaries like Ramkrishnabua Vaze , Master Deenanath Mangeshkar, Hirabai Barodekar and Begum Akhtar.
His style reflects the influences of all these. And he has the rare sense is using that, which was apt in the chosen genre.
Gifted with a seasoned and flexible voice , he could leap easily from any note to any note and execute a wide variety of Taans with an amazing speed.
He himself was a good tabla player and has accompanied great artists like Kumar Gandharva and Hirabai Barodekar on the Tabla. He encouraged the tabla accompanist to play to his heart’s content.
He was the recipient of the Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1983. He was an able stage actor and singer as well, and was chosen the president of the Marathi Natya Sammelan in 1983.
Vasant Achrekar, a long time accompanist of Pt. Kumar Gandharva , is known for his sweet , balanced, thoughtful, robust and unobtrusive Tabla accompaniment. He was chosen accompanist of a number of stalwarts from the field of music.
His son Suresh and the Achrekar and the Achrekar Family decided to bring this to the notice of discerning music lovers and hence this series of recordings.
We are especially grateful to Shri, Atul and Subhash Phanse from Mumbai , who made this recording available from their personal collection.
This is a house concert held at their home. It is not a professional studio recording , but it is full of the live ambience of a Mehfil and of course the genius of Vasant Achrekar.
"Album: AMH 366
℗ and © Alurkar Music House 2004"
1 окт 2024
