Two off springs of the two vidvAns I've listened to together in concerts in the past, Sriranjani and Ananthakrishnan made me wonder how each has imbibed the virtues of their sires in their own ways, fashioning them to suit their own musical personalities. To me, it was a riveting concert from start to finish. The daughter delighted me with the nuances and flow of her father's music, and all that NSG's singing would convey, even with the condition of his present voice, she did, and she promises to deliver the same kind of quality music in years to come. A smart girl, lucky one to be born to musical parents, she has the exposure to top notch music at home all the time. Seems as though she's putting her heart into her music more.
I heard her a couple of years ago in concert when I wondered about the speed at which she was singing.
This concert was a special one. Sureshvv, even the tukkaDA section, with the tillAnA was enjoyable.
The verve with which she sang the varNam! vAraNa mukha vA had clarity and spirited svarAs. Her varALi rAgam was reflective as it should be, and also had a punch which was very agreeable to me. Ananthakrishnan's playing too. ETi janma was full of bhAva. Neraval at sAgara Sayana had ease and her indulging in it was endearing.
parimaLa ranganAtham was sung meditatively, and her sangatis were finely chiseled. In orajUpu jUcEdi nyAyamA?, her addressing raghOthamA was original
kAmbOdi rAgA started majestically and violin reply was just as good. Different shades in the rAgA were handled with ease. I loved the way she brought the bhavani (procession) of kapAli to us. All this before the mANikkam vairam sparkler--maNaMAr mAlaigaLum and other embellishments of the bhavani sung out in crystal clear fashion which was a joy to hear. Sivan would have been mighty pleased, I would imagine.
As a teen, when she sang a bhajan in a mini concert at Bengaluru, I was moved by her bhAva. I experienced it today again...