I was listening to the recording of 1974 Krishna Gana Sabha concert of Voleti Venkateswarulu (1928-1989) and here I am linking you with an amazing ‘aalaapana’ of Rag Surutti by the maestro. It’s really an ‘out of the world’ exposition of the raga.
Dr. Sripada Pinaka Pani (1913-), his Guru once said about Voleti: "He was a disciple of mine all right, but what a genius! You can describe him as one of the best musicians of Andhra ever. I wonder whether we will ever get another musician like that"
G.N.S . Raghavan, author and commentator on history had this comparison to make of the Guru and Sishya: "It is a curious fact that Voleti was more widely popular than his teacher. Perhaps it is because Pinakapani's music is like the sun whose intense brightness dazzles and scorches, while Voleti, like the moon, sheds a balmy effulgence. Voleti was like the 'utsava vigraha (Utsavar)' of a temple-- the deity with burnished golden exterior, adorned with silk and jewels when taken in procession-- while Pinakapani is like the 'moola vigraha ( moolavar)' in the sanctum-- sculpted in black stone: dark, mysterious and awesome".
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