Sitar Recital

Sitar Recital is a studio album by Indian classical sitarist Budhaditya Mukherjee. Released on May 1, 1992, the recording presents a solo performance in the Hindustani classical tradition. The album appeared in CD format with a total of four tracks.

Budhaditya Mukherjee performs three compositions in Raga Kalawati, beginning with an alaap that progresses through jor and jhala. The raga exploration continues with a gat in vilambit teental (slow 16-beat cycle) followed by a gat in drut teental (fast 16-beat cycle). The fourth track features a gat in Raga Mishra Khammaj, also set to teental.

The album captures Mukherjee’s interpretation of the Etawah baj, a sitar style associated with the lineage of Ustad Vilayat Khan. Accompaniment details remain undocumented in available sources. The release date and tracklist confirm its classification as a full-length classical instrumental recording.

No label information is explicitly stated in the provided context. The work stands as an example of Mukherjee’s early commercial recordings, issued during a period of active performance and instruction in the 1990s.