What Does The Sitar Sound Like? | Discover Instruments | Classic FM

"Playing the sitar is quite painful. The strings are very thin and the tension is quite high." Sitarist and composer Jonathan Mayer introduces the sitar – a plucked stringed instrument, originating from medieval India and used in Hindustani classical music. Subscribe: https://clssicfm.co/SubscribeToClassicFM. Jonathan s Sitar Concerto No. 2 will be released in Autumn 2020 👉 clssicfm.co/mayer - Visit the Classic FM website 👉 https://classicfm.com - Listen to Classic FM 👉 http://clssicfm.co.live/ Classic FM Playlists -Classic FM | Discover Instruments: https://bit.ly/2Xy8fGN -Classic FM | Sessions: https://bit.ly/2OtjvjV -Classic FM | Explains: https://bit.ly/332UOzS -Classic FM Hall Of Fame | Top 10: https://bit.ly/35no5af Classic FM on socials - Facebook 👉 http://facebook.com/classicfm - Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/ClassicFM - Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/classicfm/