About Rāg Bāgeśrī / Rāg Deś
Rāg Bāgeśrī / Rāg Deś is a studio album by Indian classical sitarist Budhaditya Mukherjee. Released on January 1, 1990, the recording presents two raga performances in the Hindustani classical tradition. The album appeared on compact disc, though the specific label remains undocumented in available sources.
The release features two extended tracks. Mukherjee performs Rāg Bāgeśrī first, a late-evening raga associated with the Kafi thaat. The composition emphasizes intricate alap, jor, and jhala sections followed by a gat in vilambit and drut layas. The second track, Rāg Deś, belongs to the Khamaj thaat and showcases a lighter, more melodic structure. Both performances adhere to the khayal-influenced gayaki ang style, a hallmark of Mukherjee’s interpretation of the Senia-Maihar gharana.
The album captures Mukherjee’s technical precision and expressive phrasing, with accompaniment details unspecified in the original documentation. The recording period and production team remain uncredited in public records. The release stands as an early commercial example of Mukherjee’s work following his emergence as a solo artist in the late 1980s.
No reissues or remastered editions have been confirmed. The original 1990 pressing includes no additional liner notes or session metadata beyond the track titles and artist attribution.