Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan, a major innovator at a time when Ravi Shankar and Vilayat Khan were known as the foremost sitar players, displays his virtuosic Jafferkhani baaj. The lyrical Bhairavi presentation in this recording is the result of a farmaish, or request, made by the tabla player, Kishan Maharaj, one of the foremost exponents of the Banaras gharana of tabla playing, to sitar wizard Vilayat Khan. Vilayat Khan’s trendsetting style, which took the instrumental Etawah baaj, or style of playing, of Imdad Khan and Inayat Khan closer to vocal music is evident in this recording. But a major part of the recording has a climactic jhala, a fast-paced improvisatory form, accompanied on the tabla by maestro Alla Rakha. The next clip begins with a brief discussion between the internationally acclaimed Ravi Shankar and flamenco virtuoso Paco de Lucia, which mentions Bhairavi in passing. Tabla accompaniment is provided by Anand Gopal Bandopadhyaya and Zameer Ahmed. Mushtaq Ali Khan’s exposition in Bhairavi continues in the second video with a gat or instrumental composition in the sixteen count teentala. It features an aalaap, the improvisation without rhythmic accompaniment that opens the presentation of a raga. The artiste is accompanied by his disciples Debu Chaudhari and Nirmal Guha Thakurta. We begin with a piece by Mushtaq Ali Khan, a respected scholar-musician of the Senia gharana of sitar playing, recorded in the early 1970s. To explore raga Bhairavi in all its splendour, below are seven videos featuring renowned sitar players. Many of the these have influenced instrumentalists to either reproduce them through their chosen medium or to compose new pieces that highlight instrumental technique and virtuosity.
That it has the potential to produce a variety of shades and colours is evident from the fact that the thumri-dadra light classical genres also have numerous compositions that are based on this raga. Bhairavi uses all twelve notes of the scale, and therefore, lends itself to several kinds of expression through melodic improvisation. In fact, many people request the musician to sing or play Bhairavi as an encore piece. This convention and the raga's popularity has led it to becoming the grand finale of most concerts, even if they end by 10 pm. Back in the days when concerts ended at dawn, Bhairavi, a morning raga, was often performed as the concluding piece. If there were one Hindustani raga that could be considered an all-time favourite with a cross-section of musicians and listeners, it would probably be Bhairavi. Watch: ‘The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window’ trailer is out.
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