Monday 2 November 2020

THE GLORY AND THE PLIGHT OF CLASSICAL MUSIC ... 2


THE GLORY AND THE PLIGHT OF CLASSICAL MUSIC ... 2

One has to see these days the websites of classical musicians. They are full of self-glorification, trumpeting one's attributes -- actual or assumed, it matters not -- and self-proclamation that would make the Lord blush to hide His shame. God bless these wondrous campaigners of the self !

Written by Sugata Bose

Photo : Khalifa Ustad Badal Khan who was of the conviction that an aspirant ought to practise in the reclusive corner of his room for forty years before he appeared before the public to perform as a platform artiste. As Ustad of Pandit Vishmadev Chattopadhyay, Badal Khan ought to know. We must revert to the magical messages of these master musicians.

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