Budhaditya Mukherjee: Raag Bhimpalas

Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee began his second set at the FEA-curated The Diwali Concert Series 2016 with a wonderful rendition of Raag Bhimpalas. He was accompanied by the very talented Soumen Nandy on tabla.

[@munjalparikh1743]

What truly entrancing and elevating music presented by an unparalleled maestro. One has had many an occasion to partake of the stupendous creations of Buddhadityaji. Creations they are indeed as he weaves the ambience of the Raga with a flawless aalap and then bequeathing upon us the sculpted composition, with scintillating taans! Created did he a pathway to bliss !!

[@unity1206]

After Pandit Nikhil Banerjee, such a soft delicate touch of bhimpalasi is given by him ,Pranam to Budhaditya ji.🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@anubhavs.sarkar4591]

Buddhaditya Mukherjee one of the all time greatest exponents of Sitar

[@deepakdani1798]

Very well played by down to earth sitarist,I have met him around 1 month back, really humble personality

[@ajr1247]

Awesome. You are one lucky person to have met him. He doesn’t seem to travel ans perform so much globally.

[@aniruddhasitar]

Truly master piece what a command on instrument Budhaditya ji is a sitarist to whom my generation and coming should watch and listen how sitar sings.thanks First Edition Arts for uploading this wonderful treasure.

[@nagrajr2455]

Lovely tabla accompaniment with perfect tuning. Soumen is awesome🙏👌🌺

[@ranjankumarghosal6758]

He is not flamboyant like VK or SPK of his gharana, but weaves pattern like NB. Bhimpalashi is a melancholic sandhiprakash raga. Naturally it is Panditji's forte. Just listen to the alaap, how sadness drips from his strings like Vidushi Aswini Bhide singing "Birha".

[@anubhavs.sarkar4591]

Thanks to first edition for uploading such fantastic videos

[@ratulghosh5699]

Great satyajit Roy once in late seventies, opined that Pandit Budhaditya is a combination of Maihar and Imdadkhani Gharana.

[@shellyspiano]

...and superb sound quality/balance.

[@PamalkaKarunanayake]

one of my life time favourite ragas! hatsoff

[@manikdas8829]

Pandit ji is like a brilliant star on the sky of Eastern India.

[@bashirrazvi8824]

Ustad ji you touch my heart. Excellent play you remind me Nikhil ji

[@shellyspiano]

Was just thinkig - he is second only to Nikhilji..

[@ranjankumarghosal6758]

Very similar approach. Nikhilda from Maihar imbibed Imdadkhani technical brilliance. Budhaditya meets him midway from the opposite side, having Maihar sensitivity added to Imdadkhani training. Incidentally, the gold standard of Bhimpalashi in instrument is by Nikhilda.

[@nagrajr2455]

Peaceful ,mesmerising , hair raising phrases and presentation🙏🌺

[@shellyspiano]

Mesmerizing...utterly, utterly mesmerizing...............................

[@salinger2000]

very inspired interpretation of the beautiful Bhimpalasi raag

[@govindarajulu-kasturi9614]

Beautiful Salaams to the Great Maestro and his team God bless Thanks Kasturi G

[@mohitghosh4969]

my favorite hero since 1983 after amazing performance at Kota.

[@ranjitbhattacharji1360]

Pure and conventional with sweet listening.

[@rohankhanna5921]

Wonderful. The music helps to go deep in Meditation as well

[@abhijitnarayanbhattacharyy7881]

Pranam, Panditji,

[@sumitkumarnayak4234]

Very fine Bhimpalash from the maestro.

[@manasbanerjee259]

My humble tribute to legenday maeastro

[@abhijitnarayanbhattacharyy7881]

শত কোটি প্রণাম,

[@samprasadmajumdar6531]

A marvel muse of the Globe

[@AlanSitar]

Amazing Beyond words

[@saiprasadrm97]

That was some crazy tabla sound from 25:40 to 26:15. How did he do that??

[@abhigarg9540]

Sai Prasad Years of training and practice :)

[@abhigarg9540]

There are many such amazing tabla compositions

[@ConnoisseurOfICM]

This is a beautiful performance of Bhimpalasi, indeed. The leisurely elaboration is not his usual stlye, at least not the one I am familiar with. Maybe Panditji got more conscious, more serious in the last couple of years.

[@raobprabhakar]

The style of play is quite unlike what I have been hearing since the last few years, also the Sitar jawari is more open than the closed sounds of previous years

[@y12bute]

He's always been great. Please listen to his Malkauns from 1987, with Abhijeet Mazumdar on tabla. The recording is not of studio quality as it was a live performance, but the depth, breadth, profoundness are clearly seen and heard. His rendition is one of great alacrity, precision and speed in the latter portions. Aalap is pure devotion, surrender and oneness! One of the best if not the best Malkauns !! Here Bhimpalasi is also of a similar caliber.

[@maxratul]

sublime, very restrained performance

[@bhaskarvyashypnotherapy]

Great Why rhi3 Mardsyyp is not seen more often

[@marcaskew61]

Wonderful alap

[@chintansshah4978]

Just beautiful

[@pranavrajwade3220]

beautiful...

[@aurobindobanerjee7062]

It is Bhimpalasri, or, Bhimpalasi, as far as we have known for decades.

[@chintansshah4978]

#awesome

[@DALJITSINGHGABRI]

v.nice

[@tdauthantic]

fantastic