Ramakrishnan Murthy - Rajalakshmi Fine Arts, CBE - 9th Sep 2017

[Venkat Ramachandran]

Smt.Charumathi Raghuraman -violin
Sri.K.Arun Prakash - Mridangam
Sri.Guru prasad- Ghatam

1) viriboni - Bhairavi
2) naa jeevadhara - bilahari
3)Nada loludai - kalyana vasantham
4) kana Kan kodi vendum - kamboji
5)thani
6)edayya gati - chalanatta
7)rtp mukhari
Tanamalika - arabhi, mohanam,atana
Pallavi -Kadhalippom nam anaivarum aridhana manidha vazhvinai (behag, sriranjani, shri)
8) Devaki Nandana - maand - purandaradasa
9) thiruppavai in surutti
10) mangalam

It was a full 3 hour outstanding concert started at 18-30. Standing ovation at the end. ONLY 5% AUDIENCE LEFT IN BETWEEN.

[narayara000]

Na Jeevadhara is one of my favorites. Hope there is a recording

[narayara000]

Surprised not a single Dikshitar krithi in an RKM concert

[Sivaramakrishnan]

Surprised not a single Dikshitar krithi in an RKM concert

Shyam Sastri too....

[Venkat Ramachandran]

Yes......keeping these things aside, the concert was excellent

[rajeshnat]

Mukhari RTP is always a lovely choice , keep it going RKM. I have heard this pallavi line once sung by TMK , it is Arunprakash creation.

[Sachi_R]

I feel RKM ticked almost all the boxes.
1. Varnam - eternal winner
2. Bilahari, Kalyanavasanta - crowd pleasers
3. Kambhoji, PS - great Tamil composition
4. Mukhari RTP - heavy fare to please serious connoisseurs
5. PD/Mand, Thiruppavai - Bhakti, Rakti

The fact that Dikshitar or Shyamashastri didn't feature is an excusable offence

[Venkat Ramachandran]

Yes Mr.Sachi, all boxes were ticked yesterday, including thani of KAP and NGP

[Sivaramakrishnan]

The fact that Dikshitar or Shyamashastri didn't feature is an excusable offence

Would it be a non-excusable offence if Tyagaraja wasn't featured?

[Sachi_R]

Sivaramakrishnan,
In my book the biggest offence is to sing and capitalise on the Trinity compositions constantly, and yet proclaim in blogs and buses that their compositions are not essential to the success of Carnatic music performances!

[Sivaramakrishnan]

Sachi,
I've never come across any musician doing thus.

However it's quite commonly opined that a kutcheri exclusively of Tyagaraja kritis would be 'wholesome' and entertaining. (Not the case with any other composer!)

[Vocalist]

Personally, I think this was one of his better song lists for a concert. Hope he keeps it up (and hope we get a recording).