Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM KBE (22 April 1916 – 12 March 1999) was an American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Yehudi Menuhin was born in New York City to a family of Lithuanian Jews. Through his father Moshe, a former rabbinical student and anti-Zionist, he was descended from a distinguished rabbinical dynasty.
Menuhin heard MS for the first time when she was invited to perform at the International music festival held at Edinburgh in 1963. That year, several Indian artistes were a part of it icluding Pt Ravi Shankar, mridangam artiste Palghat Raghu, Veena players K S Narayanaswamy and V K Narayana Menon and Bharatanatyam diva Balasaraswati. Menuhin met MS and attended her concert. Not just that, he was moved to tears listening to her music. Menuhin looking at Palghat Raghu on Mridangam, V K Narayana Menon and KS Narayanaswamy on Veena
Today's pick is ethereal, with the two Narayanas on vina and Raghu on mridangam, but this is not your typical Carnatic record. The album is supposed to be an introduction to Indian music for Western listeners, literally presented by Yehudi Menuhin who gives a spoken explanation of the music and quick summaries of the musical structures of each song. His speech covers the history and components of Indian music and includes a fair bit of praise for the tradition. Menuhin is an interesting musical figure: he is an accomplished concert violinist considered by many to be among the best of the.
Narayanaswami, Narayana Menon, Palghat Raghu: Classical Indian Music introduced by Yehudi Menuhin, 1963. Narayanaswami, Narayana Menon and Palghat Raghu. Sri Venkateswara (balaji) Pancharatna Mala by Sangeetha Kalanidhi Smt. Subbulakshmi . Teswara (balaji) pancharatna mala. Herein she renders five soul-moving sacred hymns of saint-psalmists, four in Sanskrit and the last one in Hindi.
Bhāvālu/Impressions - South Indian Instrumental Music. Classical Indian Music Introduced By Yehudi Menuhin. This site provides information about the artist Palghat Raghu, .
Art of Violin": Yehudi Menuhin in Moscow, Russia, November 16,1945. The Flowering of Harmony (2of8 - The Music of Man, with Yehudi Menuhin, 1979). The Age of the Composer (4of8 - The Music of Man, with Yehudi Menuhin, 1979). Sound or Unsound (8of8 - The Music of Man, with Yehudi Menuhin, 1979). Glenn Gould & Yehudi Menuhin. Air from suite nº 3 - . Bach - Yehudi Menuhin, solist.
Menuhin was a dazzling virtuoso from childhood who became a key humanitarian in addition to being a celebrated concert artist.