Label: Ocora

カシミール地方では広く用いられているハンマーダルシマー型の民族楽器"サントゥール"をインド古典音楽に導入、150を超える関連録音ブツを残している偉人シヴ・クマール・シャルマ。オリジナルは1972年にOcoraより出版、その後も何度かリイシューされている数ある名作の一つ[Santur - Inde Du Nord]の2024年初CD化版。父親からタブラとサントゥール両方の音楽教育を受け、驚異的な速さで名手へと成長、アリー・アクバル・カーンや、ラヴィ・シャンカールといった名手と同様、北インド古典音楽の新たな側面を提示した名盤。





In this recording, one of the very first in the santur master's extensive discography, Shivkumar Sharma already shows the full extent of his talent: a remarkable inspiration made up of melodic subtlety and rhythmic liveliness.

Shivkumar Sharma [1938-2022] is largely responsible for introducing the santur –a musical instrument for folk music widely used in Kashmir– into classical music. He received dual musical training in tabla and santur from his father, and his development as a virtuoso was extraordinarily fast.
This new edition of a disc released over half a century ago is a tribute to this musician, who recently passed away and who, following in the footsteps of a generation of artists such as Vilayat Khan, Ali Akbar Khan and Ravi Shankar, brilliantly exposed another facet of North Indian classical music.

The tabla accompaniment is provided by Kashinath Mishra [1937], a disciple of the late Pandit Anokhelal Mishra from Benares.