And Smt MSS too?arasi wrote:BMK and TNS, defying the saying
Balamuralikrishna
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Exquisite rendition of Sujana Jeevana by the maestro:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN7Zvr3PDtY[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN7Zvr3PDtY[/youtube]
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vandE mAtaram andi mAtaram
Salutations to the mother said my generation.
A: mundaDugiDu mana bhAvitaram
Our future generation will progress
pondudu-mAnanda-mandaram ( pondudumu=anandamu=andaram)
We will all attain happiness
C: virisenu bhuvipai aravindam
A lotus has bloomed on the earth
kurisenu manapai makarandam
The nectar rained on us.
merisenu muraLI svarAla andam
The beauty of the Murali's swaras glittered.
murisenu kavi gAyaka brndam
The collection of poets and singers was happy.
Salutations to the mother said my generation.
A: mundaDugiDu mana bhAvitaram
Our future generation will progress
pondudu-mAnanda-mandaram ( pondudumu=anandamu=andaram)
We will all attain happiness
C: virisenu bhuvipai aravindam
A lotus has bloomed on the earth
kurisenu manapai makarandam
The nectar rained on us.
merisenu muraLI svarAla andam
The beauty of the Murali's swaras glittered.
murisenu kavi gAyaka brndam
The collection of poets and singers was happy.
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Does someone have teh full concert (I guess it is 1968, Music Academy in Madras), with MSG and UKS and kanjira (?). Balamurali tails off a bit in his trademark Nagumo, but the song before that in Todi, Emi Chestinemi, is the one I am interested in. The recording of this concert in my possession starts unfortunately at the point where only 5 minutes of the todi alapana are left, and from then on it is a 45 minute piece. But even in this truncated 5 minute alapana, there is sufficient evidence that something special is in store, and after violin alapana, BMK polishes off the song quickly, and from that point onwards it is "fasten your seat belts" stuff. The swaras are highly complex, intricate, move from stage to stage beautifully and last for a full 25 minutes. Balamurali simply goes into celestial orbit, and the accompaniments are lifted to a different zone altogether. Those who were there that day must have had a vision of the divine. The rest of the concert is inevitably an anti climax and the recroding is not of very good quality, but despite that, is quite enjoyable too. I hope I have written enough to inspire some one to dig the full piece or concert out. I dont have the music in a digital version, hence cannot upload my piece. I would be grateful for a full concert recording.
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Hello BMK Fans,
Did you all know that Varistha means " Excellence that cannot be excelled " is a series of concerts to be remembered by the present generation. The celebrated legend Dr. BMK's performances are definitely historic and should be followed with a lot of dedication.
I wanted to share this information with the fellow rasikas.
Thanks.
Did you all know that Varistha means " Excellence that cannot be excelled " is a series of concerts to be remembered by the present generation. The celebrated legend Dr. BMK's performances are definitely historic and should be followed with a lot of dedication.
I wanted to share this information with the fellow rasikas.
Thanks.
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BMK's guru Parupalli Ramakrishnayya singing Manirangu:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs2nXsOcz6Y
Truly vintage music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs2nXsOcz6Y
Truly vintage music
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Can you tell me what song he is singing?ragam-talam wrote:BMK's guru Parupalli Ramakrishnayya singing Manirangu:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs2nXsOcz6Y
Truly vintage music
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Please visit http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/ for two concerts of Balamurlikrishna in "Parvati", Mysore
(1) vinatage 1965 with M.S. Gopalkrishnan and T.V. Gopalkrishnan
(2) vintage 1971 with M.Chandrasekharan, Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman and Vinayakaram
(1) vinatage 1965 with M.S. Gopalkrishnan and T.V. Gopalkrishnan
(2) vintage 1971 with M.Chandrasekharan, Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman and Vinayakaram
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Thanks very much cpblog. That "Vintage 1965 in "Parvathi" : Balamurlikrishna with Parur MS Gopalkrishnan and T.V. Gopalkrishnan" concert is just awesome. What a great Emineramau-Shankarabharanam by BMK. Having MSG going toe to toe with BMK on the nagumomu alapana was fun to listen to. Excellent recording quality too.
In the second concert, BMK sings "Peridi Ninnu Penchina - Kharaharapriya". This is the first time I am listening to this song. It does not sound much like the usual kharaharapriya, does it? Got curious enough and checked other sources of this song by BMK, he sings it the same way and everywhere it is tagged as Kharaharapriya.
BTW, your 'parvathi' web site is coming along great. There are quite a few wonderful treasures there for everyone to listen and enjoy. Thanks very much.
In the second concert, BMK sings "Peridi Ninnu Penchina - Kharaharapriya". This is the first time I am listening to this song. It does not sound much like the usual kharaharapriya, does it? Got curious enough and checked other sources of this song by BMK, he sings it the same way and everywhere it is tagged as Kharaharapriya.
BTW, your 'parvathi' web site is coming along great. There are quite a few wonderful treasures there for everyone to listen and enjoy. Thanks very much.
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Thank you Vasanthakokilam for your keen analysis.vasanthakokilam wrote:Thanks very much cpblog. That "Vintage 1965 in "Parvathi" : Balamurlikrishna with Parur MS Gopalkrishnan and T.V. Gopalkrishnan" concert is just awesome. What a great Emineramau-Shankarabharanam by BMK. Having MSG going toe to toe with BMK on the nagumomu alapana was fun to listen to. Excellent recording quality too.
In the second concert, BMK sings "Peridi Ninnu Penchina - Kharaharapriya". This is the first time I am listening to this song. It does not sound much like the usual kharaharapriya, does it? Got curious enough and checked other sources of this song by BMK, he sings it the same way and everywhere it is tagged as Kharaharapriya.
BTW, your 'parvathi' web site is coming along great. There are quite a few wonderful treasures there for everyone to listen and enjoy. Thanks very much.
We here are but drudges and scribes and the honor goes to these great souls who could uplift mankind with their god given gifts and keep our heritage alive. We are not kidding, but a great era has passed away and there are just so many gems in terms of music and anecdotes left behind from their days in"Parvathi". Just yesterday, somebody introduced us to a recording of 'GNB's first meeting with Vasudevachar' in Mysore and some great GNB wit! We will plan to see how we can share all of this as a part of our homage to these great souls! Once again, thanks to all of you who are keeping memories alive by discussion, by critiquing, by listening and eulogizing ....generation to generation the play must go on...
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"Balamurali's style is said to be teasing - an alapana that leaves the audience guessing. But that style was not the one he used that day. " hmmm....
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/01/29/stor ... 390800.htm
http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/01/29/stor ... 390800.htm
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Has BMK evinced an opinion about the viola compared to the violin? He seems to still be the only CMusician who plays the viola. So why viola?arasi wrote:Thanks, Meena!
thamizh saying goes thus: kural iruppavarukku viral edaRku? When you have a fine voice, why go for an instrument? viral is fingers, so anything played with fingers...
BMK and TNS, defying the saying
-Then Paanan
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This article mentions the following:rajeshnat wrote:http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/01/29/stor ... 390800.htm
"The only aspect missing in the concert was niraval."
Perhaps this explains why Prince Rama Varma also eschews the neraval.
See here: http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=13434
"I didn't expect a neraval and asked him after the concert why he doesn't sing neravals. He said that he finds most neraval lines rather meaningless and personally prefers to bring out the beauty of the ragam with alapanai and kalpanaswaras instead."
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Wish the legendary Padmavibhooshan Dr Balamuralikrishna Sir a very Happy 80th Birthday! Eagerly looking forward to his concert on the 31st in London...http://www.bhavan.net/event_detail.htm/84
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Best wishes to the maestro on his 80th birthday! It is amazing that he is still performing and touring at this age.
http://thehindu.com/arts/music/article5 ... epage=true
(the article mentions he is 81 but as far as I know he was born on 6 July 1930)
http://thehindu.com/arts/music/article5 ... epage=true
(the article mentions he is 81 but as far as I know he was born on 6 July 1930)
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And still looking young!
Best birthday wishes to him.
Best birthday wishes to him.
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If the quote of Rama Varma, the musician and desciple of BMK "he finds most neraval lines rather meaningless" is correct and true version, it is highly incorrect, not acceptable and objectionable. Neraval is one of the highly evolved part of manodharma sangita aspect of KM, next only to Raga Alapana to show case the manodharma vidwath-comprising both raga and laya gnanam. The selected line(s) for neraval is taken from the original work of the vaggeyakara and can not be termed'meaningless'. Yes, if the performer takes up the line, mindlessly, it is definitely meaningless, not otherwise.
Neraval singing has become very rare and likely to become extinct, if corrective action is not taken immediately.
Neraval singing has become very rare and likely to become extinct, if corrective action is not taken immediately.
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In other words, you disagree!it is highly incorrect, not acceptable and objectionable.
But... so do I, and I am surprised at the quote.
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I hope that some people realise soon that Musicians have a right to stick to their views and don't need to model or remodel their styles according to what those 'rasikas' find acceptable or unacceptable.munirao2001 wrote:If the quote of Rama Varma, the musician and desciple of BMK "he finds most neraval lines rather meaningless" is correct and true version, it is highly incorrect, not acceptable and objectionable.
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sweetsong
The style is not the problem, but doing away with the tradition is the crux of the problem and this rasikas serious misgivings and objections is related to this aspect of KM. The performer has the freedom to avoid neravals, which majority of the performers are doing. But to give reason of 'meaningless', is objectionable.
The style is not the problem, but doing away with the tradition is the crux of the problem and this rasikas serious misgivings and objections is related to this aspect of KM. The performer has the freedom to avoid neravals, which majority of the performers are doing. But to give reason of 'meaningless', is objectionable.
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I was extremely happy to read the news/report that APGovt/TTD has decided to confer very special honor of Life time Asthana Vidwan title ( BMK is already a TTD Asthana Vidwan). I wish that AP Govt/TTD organizes the event befitting BMK's stature, in the same manner they did for the other recepient, Lata Mangeshkar, if not better.
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Lovely kedaram played on the viola by the maestro!
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uz3XCIUViQ
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n6bBH0DZgk
Accompanists:
B.Sasikumar - violin
Mavelikara Velukutti Nair - mridangam
Thripunithura Radhakrishnan - ghatam
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uz3XCIUViQ
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n6bBH0DZgk
Accompanists:
B.Sasikumar - violin
Mavelikara Velukutti Nair - mridangam
Thripunithura Radhakrishnan - ghatam
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Write up of BMK in today's hindu
http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/01/12/stor ... 290100.htm
In the photo,I can recognize the ghatam vidwan (Vikku VinAyakaram) , who is the mridangist and violinist(by any chance is that his stock violinist Annavarappu ramaswami)
http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/01/12/stor ... 290100.htm
In the photo,I can recognize the ghatam vidwan (Vikku VinAyakaram) , who is the mridangist and violinist(by any chance is that his stock violinist Annavarappu ramaswami)
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I think i raised this earlier too. though not a major issue but to just keep the records logical. Dr BMK had started performing at age 8 and he is 80now. He was not a performing widely inthe last few years (may be for 6 years? ) Even if he had been performing for 68 years and performing daily it would have been only 24820 concerts (add another 20 or so for leap years). Considering that he had to travel to chennai from Vijayawada by train that took almost a day he could not have perfomed on a daily basis. or he should have performed more than one concert per day. with his film commitments and overseas commitments would this have been possible?
Is my surmise correct or am i wrong some where?
If this is not worth discussing please ignore
Is my surmise correct or am i wrong some where?
If this is not worth discussing please ignore
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Here is song of Dikshadar in the Ragam sauviram. This was a recording from AIR.
E'-SWARA-010-DrBalamurali Krishna-Sarasa Sauvira - Ragam sauviram
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62i5C1xLDb0
sarasa sauvira -Ragam sauviram Dikshadar
Pallavi
sarasa sauvira rasanadi karana -
samasta-tara pushpa vanadhipate
samashti caranam
hari brahmendradyaradhita
halasya sundaresvara murte
(madhyama kala sahityam)
guru guha bhava tara bahu tara murte
guna traya rahita Sakti sphurte
Meaning:
the one who appreciates the delectable raga sauvira; the lord of pushpavana;
Samashti Charanam:
The sundareshwara form at madurai, adored by hari, Brahama and Indra; the form that is guruguha and others; the one beyond the 3 qualities and is the form of shakti.
Kshetra - madurai - pushpavanesvara By Shri V Govidan
E'-SWARA-010-DrBalamurali Krishna-Sarasa Sauvira - Ragam sauviram
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62i5C1xLDb0
sarasa sauvira -Ragam sauviram Dikshadar
Pallavi
sarasa sauvira rasanadi karana -
samasta-tara pushpa vanadhipate
samashti caranam
hari brahmendradyaradhita
halasya sundaresvara murte
(madhyama kala sahityam)
guru guha bhava tara bahu tara murte
guna traya rahita Sakti sphurte
Meaning:
the one who appreciates the delectable raga sauvira; the lord of pushpavana;
Samashti Charanam:
The sundareshwara form at madurai, adored by hari, Brahama and Indra; the form that is guruguha and others; the one beyond the 3 qualities and is the form of shakti.
Kshetra - madurai - pushpavanesvara By Shri V Govidan
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Re: Balamuralikrishna-Guru - Shishya Thillana
Guru - Shishya Thillana:
Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna Guru - Shishya Thillana (Part One)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU00btcBdns
Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna Guru - Shishya Thillana (Part Two)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F97rqISh ... re=related
venkatakailasam
Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna Guru - Shishya Thillana (Part One)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU00btcBdns
Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna Guru - Shishya Thillana (Part Two)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F97rqISh ... re=related
venkatakailasam
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From the movie Hamsageethe - 1975. BMK received India's National Award for Best Male Playback singer for this film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=argPFug4 ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=argPFug4 ... re=related
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Mohanmohan wrote:From the movie Hamsageethe - 1975. BMK received India's National Award for Best Male Playback singer for this film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=argPFug4 ... re=related
I liked it . In one of the comments it is put the first voice is that of ramana murthy(May I know more about ramana murthy).The Guru does not sing swaras but the sishya sings swaras , I personally liked both . Is this movie a real life story of some yesteryear vidwans
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Rajesh - I was wondering who (Prof) Ramanamurthy was too as he sings well. Lovely to see quite an elaborate Carnatic rendition in a movie! I used to have the soundtrack LP from this movie. I don't think my record player works anymore however!
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The playback singers for the movie hamsagItE were Dr. BMK, and Smt. MLV, with lovely dancing by the kalAkshEtra-trained Smt. Jayalakshmi Easwar. The story, IIRC, is about a vidvAn, played by Sri Anant Nag, who pawns his bhairavi rAga, as well as a love story between him and a rAja nartaki.
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Re: Balamuralikrishna
you can watch the film in several parts on youtube
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I thought Hamsageete, the movie was released earlier than 1975.
DVD (or VCD) was available in Bangalore - I was delighted to find one during one of my trips!
Movie was based on a novel of the same name by Ta Ra Subba Rao (known as tarAsu) a very popoular writer of his generation. Many of his stories were based in Chitradurga, the historical locale of Madakari Nayaka, Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan.
Movie was directed by G V Iyer (who also made Shankaracharya and Madhvacharya movies in samskRita language in the later years)
I believe the character of Bhairavi Venkatasubbiah was purely fictional.
I have also wondered about Prof Ramana Murthy - I have not been able to find more information about him.
Some of the Jayadeva aStapadi-s in the movie are very melodious.
DVD (or VCD) was available in Bangalore - I was delighted to find one during one of my trips!
Movie was based on a novel of the same name by Ta Ra Subba Rao (known as tarAsu) a very popoular writer of his generation. Many of his stories were based in Chitradurga, the historical locale of Madakari Nayaka, Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan.
Movie was directed by G V Iyer (who also made Shankaracharya and Madhvacharya movies in samskRita language in the later years)
I believe the character of Bhairavi Venkatasubbiah was purely fictional.
I have also wondered about Prof Ramana Murthy - I have not been able to find more information about him.
Some of the Jayadeva aStapadi-s in the movie are very melodious.
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Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna makes a surprises entry at the Veenavadini Music School , Perla.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilPqjN3yKHI
Hanuma Anuma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFN8winMv2U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzCh6lLG-e8
Saraguna Gaavumu-Thodi pada Varnam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGlpuTKswRE
General clippings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nAlWNlboNs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilPqjN3yKHI
Hanuma Anuma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFN8winMv2U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzCh6lLG-e8
Saraguna Gaavumu-Thodi pada Varnam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGlpuTKswRE
General clippings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nAlWNlboNs
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Dr. Balamurali krishna's birth day to day..
E SWARA BMK 019-okamAta--harikAmbhOji-Dr.BalaMurali Krishna
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAvoG2YzFvw
E SWARA BMK 019-okamAta--harikAmbhOji-Dr.BalaMurali Krishna
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAvoG2YzFvw
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Dear Rasikas,
This is a request for a link to BMKji's recording of the Kharaharapriya kriti Rama nee samana
Thanks in advance,
cmfuser
This is a request for a link to BMKji's recording of the Kharaharapriya kriti Rama nee samana
Thanks in advance,
cmfuser
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x75vn19HCw
About Sri C.R.Mani Iyer :
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp ... 433772.ece
About Sri C.R.Mani Iyer :
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp ... 433772.ece
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Did any one attend the 85th birthday celebrations of BMK
http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday ... 481511.ece
http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday ... 481511.ece
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