Jayalakshmi Santanam, Concert of Post Trinity Compositions,

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 18 Sep 2008, 23:17

Jayalakshmi Santanam - Vocal
Padma Srinivasan - Vocal Support
Dr Hemalatha - Fiddle
J Vaidhyanathan - Mrudangam

'Post Trinity Compositions'
Music Academy, Mini Hall
16th September 2008. 6:30 pm

enthO prEma - suruTTi - Adi - Tiruvotriyur Thyagayya
sarasvati nannipuDu - kalyANi - rUpakam - Veenai Kuppaiyer (S)
cintayAmi jagadambAm - hindOLam - misra jhampai - Jayachamraja Wodeyar
rAma ika nannu - sahAnA - rUpakam - Patnam Subramaniya Iyer (R)
enraikku sivakrupai - mukhAri - misra cApu - Gopalakrishna Bharathi
sAkEta nagara - harikAmbhOji - rUpakam - Mysore Sadasiva Rao (NS)
valli nAyaka - shanmukhapriyA - Adi - Harikesanallur Muthaiah Bhagavathar (RS)
uruvAi - viruttam in sAvEri
murugA murugA - sAvEri - misra cApu - Periyaswami Thooran
sadbhaktiyu - Ananda bhairavi - rUpakam - Ramnad Srinivasa Iyengar (R)
gajavadanA - tODi - Adi - Kumara Ettendra (RNS)
tani
ElarADAyanE kAmini - bhairavi - Adi - Chinnaiah
karumugil vaNNAnuku - madhyamAvati - tisra naDai - Ambujam Krishna (mangalam)

Smt. Santanam's recent vocal recital for the music academy was a perfect example of open throated renditions of kritis. Her renditions were weighty and invoked the right senses in the audience. The choice of kritis, covering most known composers of the post-trinity era, and carefully not repeating anybody, was very nice to see. The AlApanais of sahAnA and Anandabhairavi were short and sweet. The shanmukhapriyA and tODi were elaborate and with enough grandeur to be fitting for the kritis to follow. The sAvEri viruttam was rendered very well, by Smt. Srinivasan, who happens to the niece of Smt. Santanam and the daughter of veteran vocalist of yesteryears, Smt. Rukmani Sundararajan.

Both kalpitam and manodarmam parts of the concert were very much enjoyable. Smt Hemalatha and Sri Vaidhyanathan provided very sensible support and played in accordance to what was being sung.

A nice concert over all.

bharath

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 19 Sep 2008, 02:47

Thank you Bharath for the concert review--and I wasn't aware that she was going to give this concert!
As you say, a very good selection of songs. Jayalakshmi's classicism is well known. When it comes to krutis other than the main ones, her short crisp rAgA renderings are typical of her.
Padma Srinivasan is a special singer in the family. She has also been a student of SSI at the Trivandrum Academy. When she was growing up, her home was buzzing with musicians who came to stay with them when they were in town to give concerts.
By the way, who organized the event? Is it possible to get a sampling
of the concert?

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 19 Sep 2008, 03:03

Nice to hear about such thematic concerts taking plce in Chennai. For those of us, who can not attend them, reviews like what rbharath writes are very useful and informative.Thanks.

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 19 Sep 2008, 09:46

The concert was organised by the Music Academy for some endownment.

HarishankarK · Post by **HarishankarK** » 19 Sep 2008, 11:28

enraikku sivakrupai - mukhAri - misra cApu -is a composition of Sri Neelakanta Sivan and not GKB

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 19 Sep 2008, 22:12

HarishankarK wrote:enraikku sivakrupai - mukhAri - misra cApu -is a composition of Sri Neelakanta Sivan and not GKB

Usually when any thamizh krithi is on Lord Shiva or Chidambaram , my mind(quite sure that many of yours too) tricks that it is GKB, despite knowing that as a neelakanta shivan(as enraikku shivakripai) or mistaking kAna vendamO (a pApanAsam shivan krithi , generally our mind tricks that as GKB too) or a sevikka vendumayyA (a Muttu thAndavar one , our mind tricks that as GKB too) .

Bharath,
I am some what sure

you knew that was neelakanta shivan , your mind tricked as GKB .
and I am very certain

that Smt jayalakshmi santhAnam must have given a lot of smt DKP shades which you forgot to mention in your review.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 20 Sep 2008, 02:12

Yes, DKP, her idol too