Sanjay Subrahmanian for SMF 9/6/19

[MV]

Vocal Sanjay
Violin Vittal Ranganath
Mridangam Tanjore Murugaboopathy

1) Adi Tala Varnam in Sri
2) Brindavanalola Thodi Roopakam KS
3) Yaarendru Raghavanai Yadukula Khamboji AK
4) Durusuga Saveri SS RN @ Parama pAvani KS
5) Jaladhisutha Ramana ST Chala Nattai R
6) Nannu Brovamani Hamir Kalyani Badrachala Ramadas
7) RTP Kharaharapriya in Khanda Ekam
8) Kandedara Udipiya Krishnaraya PD
9) Noolai Padi Bharatidasan

[MV]

I came to Sydney for other reasons But you can’t go anywhere else when Sanjay is singing in town So SMF it was for me Also best treatment for Music hangover ( after NZ weekend) is music itself

And it was so worth it. I made no notes but there were such gems tucked in there I thought the knowledgeable rasikas family can discuss it while I head out for the day

Also the earlier Fusion concert Jayanthi Kumaresh and Anil Srinivasan was refreshing and delightful Unusual synergy two unlikely instruments in the hands of two experts

Yup An afternoon very well spent

[MV]

I came to Sydney for other reasons But you can’t go anywhere else when Sanjay is singing in town. Besides the best treatment for Music hangover (after NZ weekend ) is Music itself.

And it was so worth it I took no notes but there are such gems tucked in here. I thought the knowledgeable rasikas family can discuss it as I head out for the day.

Earlier I heard Jayanthi Kumaresh and Anil Srinivasan It was refreshing and delightful. An unusual synergy between two unlikely instruments in the hands of two experts Very enjoyable.

That was an evening very well spent

[mohan]

Had issues logging on to the forum. Here's my list. Really enjoyed the kharaharapriya alapana whicih was a trip down memory lane bringing in touches of Semmangudi, Madurai Mani and so many other past masters!

Sanjay Subrahmanyan - vocal
Vittal Rangan - violin
Tanjavur K. Muragaboopathy - mrudangam

1. sAmi ninNE kOri - SrI - Adi - karUr dEvuDu ayyar
2. bR.ndAvana lOla - tODi - rUpaka - tyAgarAja (s)
3. yArendra rAgh avanai - yadukulakAmbhOji - Adi - arunAcala kavi (r)
4. durusuga kR.pajUci - sAvEri - Adi - SyAmA SAStri (r, n, s)
5. jaladhisutAramaNEna hi sOham - calanAta - Adi - svAti tiruNAL
6. nannu brovamani cheppave - yamunAkalyANi - cApu - badracalA rAmadAs
7. RTP - kharaharaprIya (tAnam also in bEgada, subhapantuvarAli, mOhanam)
‘porumayudan ....’ khanDa jAti Eka and tani avartanam
8. kandaNa udupi krSna - durga - cApu - purandaradAsa
9. nUlai paDi - bEhag - rUpakam - bhAratidAsar
10. virutam in kAmbhoji, vArali, AbhEri, carUkEsi, hamsAnandi, nAtakurinji, sindhubhairavi
11. idavO tillai cidambaram khestram - sindhubhairavi - Adi
12. nAdrudim (tillaNA) - gambIravAni - Adi - T K gOvinda rao
13. Tirupughazh
14. Mangalam

[HarishankarK]

Nannu brovu main is usually sung in Kalyani and not Yamuna Kalyani or Hameer Kalyani

[arasi]

Harishankar,
I heard it in Yamuna Kalyani two years ago. Not having heard it in Kalyani or Hamir Kalyani before, it sounded good to me. You can listen to it on YouTube, Varadarajan and Venkatesh accompanying

This is the same brOvamani cheppavE you mention?

Mohan,
Good to get the detailed list from you, the expert--and to hear from you too!

tamizh lyrics corrections:
3: yArenRu rAghavanai eNNinIramma
7: RTP orumaiyuDan ninadu tiru malaraDi ninaikkinRa RAmalinga ADigaL aka vaLLalAr

MV,
Mainland hopper

[MV]

Mohan,

Thanks for the detailed list. Oh yes, Kharaharapriya was outstanding and so was Vittal's reply. Kalyani, Hamir or Yamuna or just-it was very pleasing indeed

Both the tamil songs-yArendru Raghavanai and Noolai Padi had amazing lyrics. Must go and read the full poetry again.

Arasi... what a worthwhile hop it was

[rajeshnat]

3: yArenRu rAghavanai eNNinIramma

O Arasi
Have you not told me few times that this song YArenRU rAghavanani in yadhukulakambOdh by arunachala kavirayar is your favourite number . Now with your favourite musician singing it this must please you maximum.

[mohan]

Please excuse my Tamil errors and thanks for the corrections arasi!

Vittal Rangan's kharaharapriya was very nice but I thought he struggled a bit in yadukulakambhoji.
Also while Sanjay was singing alapana he kept on touching the Pa at inappropriate times, which I found a bit distracting. Perhaps this was due to the hypersensitivity of the microphones (maybe a condenser mic)! Great opportunity for him to accompany the master and I am sure he will improve over time.

[gardabha_gana]

Vittal Rangan on the violin! Nice to see someone other than Varadarajan (who is brilliant)... Somehow I like how it was couple of decades back, where there was a nice mix and match - instead of standard accompanists like today.

Durusuga.... what a brilliant composition. I have heard it rendered very differently, each a classic in its own way - MSS, DKP, Brinda, Vedavalli.. would love to hear Sanjay's... maybe sometime soon in Bengaluru

[arasi]

G_G,
Vittal Rangan was invited this year by SMF to play for several concerts in Australia and New Zealand. It was H.N. Bhaskar last year.
True, in Bengaluru of late, it's Varadarajan and Venkatesh who accompany him most. Yet, in TN and Kerala, the combination can vary.
But the trio make it so special--with their understanding of and appreciation for each other.
Durusuga, a song I like too, in a rAgA I am partial to...

Rajesh,
Yes, another rAgA dear to my heart is yadukula kAmbhOdi. yArenRu rAghavanai is a super song. I don't think I have heard Sanjay sing it, but in his four hour concert on the Ist of 2018, he sang sAvEri rAga (a joyous one) and as I was expecting him to sing durusugA, he came out with annai JAnaki vandALE, which took me back to Ari's exuberant exposition of the song decades ago. I remember that many of Arunachala kavi's songs were sung in those days.

Ninnu sEvichina janulaku and Sri rAma, jayarAma we hear in that rAgA but there's a mega-favorite of mine which Iam hoping to hear in my life time (clock ticking away!). A song which I treasure, but no one picks it up

[Lakshman]

arasi: Chembai has sung ninnu sEvincina here:
http://www.sangeethamshare.org/kasturi/ ... i_Kucheri/

[arasi]

Thank you, Lakshman!

[gardabha_gana]

My most favorite rendition of ninnu sevinchina is by Vedavalli. Out of the world. I have heard Sanjay sing this too.

[arasi]

G-G,
Lakshman sent me the Vedavalli one today-Lovely. I have heard Sanjay sing it a few times. It's moving. The song I spoke about is something else.Who knows? Lakshman might have a truly well-rendered one in his cache. I sing it often, but would love to hear it sung by someone eminent who brings out the bhAva fully...

[rajeshnat]

arasi what is the krithi that u have in mind

[arasi]

Rajesh,
I am sure you would zero in on it before anyone else:)

[hnbhagavan]

Concerts of Sanjay are very rare in Bangalore now.

[HarishankarK]

Harishankar,
I heard it in Yamuna Kalyani two years ago. Not having heard it in Kalyani or Hamir Kalyani before, it sounded good to me. You can listen to it on YouTube, Varadarajan and Venkatesh accompanying
This is the same brOvamani cheppavE you mention?

https://youtu.be/ly_XSBNhOFE
This one is the most common version I have heard and it is definitely not YMK. Hope he did not sing like this version- I couldn't find the Sanjay rendition in YouTube

[mohan]

No it wasn't the version Dr BMK used to sing - was definitely in yamunakalyani

[HarishankarK]

Okay