Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta is regarded as a living legend, a virtuoso performer who has created a uniquely modern style rooted in a profound knowledge and feeling for raga music. He will be remembered along with giants such as Vilayat Khan, Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan for defining instrumental music in North India after independence.
Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta's style represents a modern synthesis of the rebabiya and beenkar styles. A hallmark of Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta is his architectural formal organization. Grand large scale structures are developed through systematic exposition of traditional forms. Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta is perhaps unmatched in the variety and complexity of his taans (fast melodic sequences). Long flowing melodic lines are masterfully constructed from smaller phrases which are concise formulations of the essential grammer of the raga. Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta is also well known for his intense cultivation of laykari. Rhythmic patterns of striking beauty and force are an essential part of his playing.
