Attended 'The Score - Master of Sarod', a concert by Amjad Ali Khan with Amman (Sarod) & Ayyan (Sarod) assisted by Satyajit Talwalkar (Tabla) & Anubrata Chatterjee (Tabla) at Madinat theater, Dubai on 28th May 2013 with Jayant, Prakash & Amit.
Concert was started by Amjad Ali Khan alone with tabaljees. He started with Zila Kafi. This was followed by Ekla chalo re, a beautiful folk tune, from Rabindra Sangeet. Then he played tarana in raag Bahar (His tribute to Hazrat Aamir Khusro, inventor of tarana) and finally a composition in Miya ki Malhar.
2nd section was Amman-Ayyan duet. They played 2 compositions in night raag Bihag. Both of them played well but somehow I did not enjoy 1st part of this section. However end of this section was very good.
3rd & final section was Sarod trio. They performed raag Kirwani in south Indian system. Ustadji played with sons individually and togather. This was the best part and mesmerized the audience. At the end everyone wanted more. Felt unsatisfied.
All three carried Sarod with them for every entry and exit. This was something new for me. Both tablas were not 'kadak'. I would have preferred more gain for tabla mike. Audience was dull in the beginning but warmed up as the concert progressed.
I would have prefered longer 1st & 3rd section at the expense of 2nd.
A good concert. 7/10
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