72 melaragamalika: A superb melharmonic piece

[uday_shankar]

A 7-minute Melharmonic magnum opus of historic significance, scored for Western Classical Orchestras by maestro Chitravina Ravikiran, that traverses the 72 melakartha ragas of Carnatic music in just 7 minutes.
https://soundcloud.com/chitravina-ravik ... s-jan-2014

[Rsachi]

Uday,
Sounds SO colourful and paints a picture of an Oriental extravaganza. The clever use of Western percussion provides a refreshing dimension. The sounds are VERY rich from all the strings...
Must confess this was my first mel harmonic listen.

I think the maestro is ready to compose and create and conduct symphonic/operatic pieces for presentation by the Bolshoi and such.
The themes could be any from the great Indian romances like the Ramayana or Savitri or Bhageeratha or Samudra manthan or Krishna's move to Mathura...

When Vivekananda saw Sarah Bernhardt in Paris, he was very much moved. To my mind, the cultured Indian ethos responds well to meticulously created western musical operatic ballets based on an Indian theme. (I am thinking here also of Peter Brooks' Mahabharata).

Of course Chitraveena Ravikiran brings to mel- harmony his 24 Carat Carnatic mastery.


Thank you.

[Rsachi]

Vivaldi has Four Seasons but Ravikiran has six rithus=seasons!

[Always_Evolving]

Here's a link to Ravikiran's original 72 mela-ragamalika geetam, which preceded the western composition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrFJ9MLR7do

[Rsachi]

And this:
Swami Vivekananda and Sarah Bernhardt

[cacm]

I SECOND SRaschi's suggestion. Its amazing how mention of Ravi kiran's name uplifts the musical spirit & creativity by leaps & bounds! VKV

[arasi]

Uday,
Thanks! Here, the classicist brings music to every age in every clime

Always_evolving,
And for the mELa rAga gItham. How much more endearing it becomes with each hearing!