kudanthai Sisters@kalAkruthi(Egmore) on Feb 23rd ,2008

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 24 Feb 2008, 20:20

Accompanied by violin - R.kailAsam (sishya of Prof TNK) and yugarAjan - mridangam(disciple of CSM)

Having not known anything about the sisters , just went to hear them for the first time. Incidentally the entire team is new to me . Singing together as sisters or brothers has its own perils, I guess at most times their synchronization becomes a priority , with ultimately the building block of CM "gamakams" becoming a casualty . Perhaps synchronization and gamakams are inversely proportional when the dias is shared by brothers or sisters .

The sisters had lot of manOdharmam exhibited particularly in their 15 minutes of swara delivery of hamsadhwani, a rare manajudai puTTi in AbhOgi (having heard only in a hmv casette of Smt Ms Subhalakshmi)was rendered by them quite well . Their high pitch completely butchered the shankarAbharanam krithi. The kalyAni was quite good in swaras . But their alApanai in general (both kalyAni and AbhOgi) was dull and uninspiring.

I was particularly impressed with mridangist Shri yugarAjan who says he is playing for last 55 years ,he had a very good left-right balance , the violinist played very well considering there was quite a lot of shruthi lapse by the main artists . The tukkadas were just good .The biggest take away in the concert was the sisters coming up with an excellent choice of krithis.

Overall a below average concert. There were only 15 in the audience, that dropped to just 8 after tani. Incidentally even for the best artists the crowd is never more than 40 in this sabha . It is just running because of persistent patronage by Shri arusuvai natarAjan.

1. valaci valaci (varnam)- navarAgamAliga - patnam
2. vAthApi gaNapathim (S)- hamsadwani - MD
3. swara rAga sudhA - shankarAbharanam - T

4. manajUdai puTTi (R,S)- AbhOgi - AC
5. telisirAmA - poornachandrikA -T
6A. KalyAni nee eNNai kadaikkan parAmmA(R N S T) - kalyAni - (Lji, Is kalyAni krithi by pApanAsam sivan?)
nearaval in the pallavi line.
6B. tani

7. ennudaya bhArathE - kalyAnavasantham - PD
8. kandEn kandEn kandEn seethayai - bhAgeshri (not vasantA) - AruncAchala Kavi
9. pAl vaDiyum mugham - nAttaikurinji - OVK
10. thillAnA - dhanasri - ST
11. thirruppugazh "thullumatha vEtkai " - hamsAnandi - ArunagirinAthar
12. pavamAna

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 25 Feb 2008, 10:24

Rajesh,
Good to see that you are managing a few concerts amid all your maddening schedule.
Yes, manujuDai puTti isn't sung that much at all. Song 7 is innu daya bAradE.
kanDEn kanDEN in vasantA is so apt, considering the impact of the statement--and the rAgA is ideal in conveying the good news. bhAgESri? I don't know...

Vocalist · Post by **Vocalist** » 25 Feb 2008, 18:29

arasi wrote:bhAgESri? I don't know...

It certainly is an unusual interpretation, especially for those of us who have heard the Vasantha version, first. I did hear Bombay Jayashri sing the song in this raga, and although it did sound very nice melodically, I don't know if it is appropriate in conveying the actual meaning of the krithi.

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 25 Feb 2008, 18:41

Good Review Rajeshnat,

Kalyani and Sankarabharanam in the same concert.. Quite unusual isnt it?

Vocalist · Post by **Vocalist** » 25 Feb 2008, 21:33

cienu wrote:Good Review Rajeshnat,

Kalyani and Sankarabharanam in the same concert.. Quite unusual isnt it?

Well, the Shankarabharanam was rendered without any elaboration, in stark contrast to the Kalyani....

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 25 Feb 2008, 21:47

My guess is the kalyANi kruti is not Sivan's. I may be wrong.