West Meets East: The Historic Shankar Menuhin Collection
Without renowned violinist Yehudi Menuhin, the West may not have found Indian classical music until decades later, much beyond the late 1960s. Thanks to Menuhin's chance meeting and later lasting friendship with the master sitarist Ravi Shankar, the West witnessed the sublimity that the merging of Western and Indian classical music could produce. The two collaborated in key performances during the late 1960s and mid-1970s, the highlights of which are captured here on West Meets East. In an incredible, interwoven dance between violin and sitar, Shankar and Menuhin spin a new yarn from the wool of ancient and rare Indian ragas, capturing the ecstasy of Hindustani praise while spontaneously bringing forth their own voices in the music. Menuhin's violin sings in beautiful sadness alongside Shankar's twanging sitar amid the droning of tanpura and occasional tabla rhythms. It's as if the two greats are playing a game of tag, taking the other's notes and stretching them into their own inspired shapes while creating a timeless music where love and respect swirl up like blessed smoke. --Karen H. Hugg more
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Recent Reviews
- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-03-2008
- Brilliant and Ingenious collaboration
Of all the Ravi Shankar's 'fusion' compositions in the sixties, seventies and some more later, this one stands apart from the others. First of all, performances are of highest class as usual. One cannot imagine a better quality....
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-15-2008
- Ravi Shankar - West meets East
Completely joyous. In traditional Indian style, ragas begin in a slow,mournful and longing motif and gradually move to universal joy. Menhuinis the ambassador of the West par excellance.
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Apr-28-2007
- Such catholic taste...
I was into the Yehudi Menuhin-Ravi Shankar collaborations back when I first purchased the "West Meets East" albums twenty five years ago. This CD features all thier sessions. Sir Yehudi, the "classical" American violinist; and Ravi...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-10-2006
- Better than metal
this is a great pairing of two masters the pace tempo and speed beat metal
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Selected Reviews
- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-03-2008
- Brilliant and Ingenious collaboration
Of all the Ravi Shankar's 'fusion' compositions in the sixties, seventies and some more later, this one stands apart from the others. First of all, performances are of highest class as usual. One cannot imagine a better quality....
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-06-2001
- Legends in their own minds
Overrated is the word that comes to mind when I think of this. Can any collection of songs sound anymore similar than these? All I can say is, you hear one you hear them all.
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