ラヴィ・シャンカールのCDはいろいろとありますから迷いますね。欧米で最 もよく知られた北インド古典音楽のシタール奏者なので、CDがきわめて多い からです。私は、ラヴィ・シャンカールのものは、よく聴きましたが、この CDは、彼の作品のなかでも最上級だと思います。お買い得な価格設定になっ ていますから、まずはこのCDから聴かれてみては如何でしょうか。 なお、本格的なインド古典音楽よりも、NEW AGE風のものが良いと言う方は、 Philip Glass & Ravi Shankar のPassageか Ravi Shankar ProjectのTana Mana をお勧めします。
I bought this cd the day Pt Ravi Shankar passed away....turned out a perfect homage... It has a most beautiful introduction to Indian classical music...technical yet simple, primarily for the western audiences, but works for non initiate Indians like me too. Five set pieces follow....that transport you into a mesmerizing auditory kaleidoscope...by the time you are done, you'd be craving for more!!
... I already had a good start on Shankar's music but with his death, I wanted to learn what were considered the seminal recordings and the "must haves" from this legend and this cd does not disappoint! For some, finding the right classical music to purchase is difficult but you cannnot go wrong with this recording whether you are looking for the first time or trying to find something that you might have missed and wanting to increase your listening pleasure! He may have left us but his music and his wisdom remain for us to admire and appreciate!