| Told by | Pt.Sanjoy Bandopadhyay |
| Obtained by | Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee |
| Date | 26th October,2016 |
| Place | S.A.P. Lab, Department of Instrumental Music, Rabindra Bharati University, B.T. Road Campus. |
| About the speaker | Sitar Maestro, Chair Professor, Department of Instrumental Music, Rabindra Bharati University |
| Tags | Ali Akbar Khan, Sarod, Tuning, Listening, Strumming, Raga, Music, North Indian Classical Music, performance, 1983 |
| Language | English |
Pt. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay speaks :
Text version:
I would like to put forward why I see Riyaz very important. To tell you about that, I must refer to one of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Sahab’s , Ali Akbar Khan Sahab’s TV interview, where he was asked that, “Khan Sahab you are such a great Sarod player, such a great musician, how do you perform so good in music, such a good music and so beautiful music”. He said that ‘when I go to my sarod, it appears alien to me. Then I try to tune that, and if it tunes well then I go to the stage, and seat tight, start strumming, and then everything, if everything goes well, I become the listener. “
So I also believe that, this is the way, we the raga music performers, at least from north India, I would say musicians from India excepting the south, those who are doing raga music, I think this is the final message. This is the best message I have ever heard. But here comes why Riyaz is important, Riyaz makes, gives you a level of virtuosity, and that makes you comfortable you know, whatever comes in your mind that gets expressed through you, without any hindrance, without any difficulties. So and to achieve that level of virtuosity, you are free from any worries, that if some expression comes to your mind, it will get expressed, you require to practice , appropriate practice, I would say intelligent and appropriate practicing. Thank You.
Verbatim by Rajeswary Ganguly Banerjee
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