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A series featuring sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan in recordings made in America in the 1960s. Now remastered and brought to India for the first time. DISCOURSES Plucked, bowed or struck, string instruments have enriched our musical landscape for generations. In this series, four great exponents of the stringed instruments come together with a rich variety of tones and timbre.
It has been said that the face of raga is most expressively portrayed in its alap. In this series, artistes fill in raga details through badhat or elaboration , bringing out its nuances in the way they trace the relationships between the swaras; and touching on its subtleties through the use of shrutis or microtones.
A series presenting ragas created by artists.
From Dawn to Midnight
 MAESTRO'S CHOICE
Series One & Two
Baithak Series
Patiala Gwalior
 MUSIC OF THE SEASONS
A series celebrating the two
most emotive and colourful seasons-capturing the joyous freshness of spring and the
majesty of monsoons.
 JUGALBANDI
Musical talents perform
together in Jugalbandi, a series of instrumental duets.
 TARANA
The beauty and majesty of
the raga expressed in Tarana: a matchless combination of soaring melodies and crisp
rhythms.
Five master composers interpret the splendour, mystery and power of the elements in the rich imagery of musical sound inspired by tradition, presented as contemporary sound for easy listening.
 MUSIC TODAY PRESENTS
A recompilation of the
series "Ragas from Dawn to Midnight".
 YOUNG MASTERS
Outstanding young musicians from the Hindustani classical tradition brought together in a series highlighting their talent.
 MUSIC APPRECIATION
What is Raga? How is it
performed? What are the forms of Hindustani Music? What is the difference between rhythm
and percussion? A three volume series that answers the most commonly asked questions about
Hindustani music. A series of three one-hour volumes available only as a complete set.
Boxed in an attractive case with a booklet containing the text of the commentary
 SANGEET KA ANAND
A three part understanding
of Hindustani music in Hindi. A series of three one-hour volumes available only as a
complete set. Boxed in an attractive case with a booklet containing the text of the
commentary
The elusive beauty of classical raga, the whisper of its subtle nuances, captured in voice and instrument by the masters of music.
 ROMANTIC RAGA
Music thematically
recompiled from the existing repertoire.
 KARNATIC CLASSICAL
Karnatic classical music in
four separate series, featuring acknowledged maestros and young talent.
Southern Strings
 BHAKTIMALA
A rare garland of words,
music and the voices of classical artistes, woven together in a single sublime offering.
 GURBANI
Shabad-Kirtan from Sri Guru
Granth Sahib. The radiant, powerful and compassionate verses of Sikh Gurus and the Bhagats
specially rendered by the Hazuri Ragis of the Golden temple.
 QAWWALI
From the heart of the Sufi
mystic tradition: music that brings together the purity of the Word and the power of
rhythm in a passionate outpouring of song.
The fragrance of Bhakti in a sublime selection of verses by Surdas, Tulsidas and others, presented in an authentic interpretation by the masters of music. TIRTH This beautifully composed four hours of music takes you on an aural pilgrimage to the four Tirtha Stanas-Kashi, Dwarka, Tirupati, Badrinath.
 GULISTAN
A collection of fragrant and
colourful musical delights ranging from ghazal, thumri and dadra to geet and folk songs,
rendered by leading Pakistani vocalists.
 SHRINGAR
Thumris and Dadras explore
the many moods of love.
 SONGS OF THE SEASONS
It features evocative
seasonal songs in rich forms such as Hori, Chaiti, Kajri, Rasiya, Sawani, Jhoola and
Baramasa
 FOLK MUSIC
Stirring rhythms and
haunting melodies come together in joyous songs of celebrations, rousing ballads and
poignant lyrics of love.
WEDDING
SONGS
 A reflection of
diverse emotions, ranging from gaiety and revelry to the pain of separation, when the
bride leaves her parental home.
 MOOD MUSIC
Renowned Indian composers
create contemporary music to reflect different moods, from the introspective to the light
hearted.
 SOUNDSCAPESA new musical experience Four master composer come together in this series of shimmering pictures in sound specially composed for easy listening. Rare and hitherto heard only in the confines of the temple sanctorum, these songs of celebration are steeped in the ragas of Indian classical music, and endowed with the pomp and splendour of royal gaiety. Film-maker Muzaffar Ali's Husn-e-Jaana characterises the typical elements of the culture of Awadh, spanning a period of two centuries. Husn-e-Jaana portrays a courtesan who is in the quest for truth, who finds solace in ghazal, thumri, dadra and bhajan. |
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