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L. Subramaniam and Jean Luc Ponty

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Uploaded by on Aug 15, 2008

A rare interaction between two masters of the violin.
They improvise and play 'Necklace Road' by L.Subramaniam.
extracted from "Violin from the Heart" - a documentary film by Jean Henri Meunier
(c) Viji Records - www.indianviolin.com

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  • Can't we all get along? Both are fantastic musicians, each representing extensive training in their respective traditions (don't forget Ponty was the Paris Conservatoire's prized pupil before he dropped out to play jazz), both are great innovators, and both have touched my soul. This video is the tip of the iceberg- go listen to their other music!

    Often when superpowers collide, the results are less than stellar. This video is more interesting as an encounter, not so much as a performance.

  • In order to be considered merely a competetent Karnatic musician you have to be able to improvise for periods of up to an hour or even longer in 72 different scales (using micro-tones within those scales) and108 rhythms (there's also a lot of improvising at no set tempo utilised). Sub's used plenty of other scales and time signatures too. He's a phenomenal improviser and widely considered the greatest violin master ever of Karnatic music .

    Ponty, of course, is also a master of his style.

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  • Thankyou for putting this one up! I always wondered, what it would sound like when these two masters from the west and east would meet??? Amazing! I got to hear it and see it on YT.

  • That left me wanting more....

  • @artistbobesti  its a custom zeta model made for ponty, there were several made as a signature model but only a few its limited edition. You can probably find one for 4000-3000 us dollars

  • @karenkdixon i am so jealous!! there'll be a storm in my chicago office cubicle here if my boss catches me

  • Hey Jean luc ponty... haw mach this violin?is for sale?

  • Super ! 

  • I must have heard this Umpteen times. Every time i hear this, gives me Goosebumps. Two Genius At their Best!

    Thanks for Posting :)

  • duet two maestro... i likes...

  • I'm gonna bet these two had a fantastic time playing together.

  • Such is spontaneity! Such is genius! Such is beauty!

    Thanks for sharing.

    Is this available in entirety somewhere?

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