Icons Of Indian Music - Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt,Tarun Bhattacharya (Hindustani Classical)
About Icons Of Indian Music - Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt,Tarun Bhattacharya (Hindustani Classical)
Icons of Indian Music – Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Tarun Bhattacharya is a Hindustani classical music album released on April 13, 1991. The recording features performances by sitarist Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and santoor player Tarun Bhattacharya. The label TIPS issued the album in digital media format as part of its series highlighting prominent Indian classical musicians.
The album contains four tracks that showcase raga-based improvisations and compositions. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt performs on the mohan veena, a modified archlute, while Tarun Bhattacharya accompanies on the santoor, a struck zither of Kashmiri origin. The opening track presents Raag Bageshri in a three-part structure: Alaap, Jod, and Jhala. The second track continues in Raag Bageshri with a gat set to Treetal, a 16-beat rhythmic cycle.
The third and fourth tracks explore Raag Aheer Bhairav. The third track features an aallap in Dhrut (fast) Treetal, while the fourth track presents an aallap in Vilambit (slow) Treetal. The performances adhere to the gayaki ang (vocal-style) approach characteristic of both artists’ interpretations. The album captures live recording aesthetics, though specific session details remain undocumented.
The release date coincides with the broader commercial push in the early 1990s to digitize and distribute Indian classical music through emerging media formats. TIPS promoted the album as part of its Icons of Indian Music series, which aimed to preserve and disseminate recordings by established and rising classical musicians. No additional liner notes, alternate editions, or reissues of this specific recording are verified in available sources.