Amrutha Venkatesh - 2018 - Sampoornam foundation

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Amrutha Venkatesh - 2018 - Sampoornam foundation

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOrulzMXlyo - Finished hearing this 2018 concert which was released online last month.

For an interested listener, nowadays, there are lots of options available online. And the quality of the music being produced is also very high. There are veterans, seniors and upcoming musicians producing and releasing high quality music. Among these, some concerts catch your attention for their subtle difference/uniqueness in presentation/content and give you that bit of "extra" joy that makes your exploration of music an enjoyable journey.

Some concerts are not all about sound, and can provide a visual treat too (I am not talking about sAris, kurtAs and jewellery ;)). This one is such a concert - it is a pleasure to watch this team on the stage. The mannerisms and the interactions are lively and lovely. And it is nice to watch Amrutha swaying in the "musical waves" and Kartik joining (with perfect synchronization) when there is an interesting "laya wave"! Though a bit constrained by his instrument, L Ramakrishnan compensates this by swinging his head as the musical flows! You can see even "rock stable" Vijay Natesan also joining briefly every now and then! :)

And music, as usual, is very nice. For example, take the kalpanAswara for the "jnAna mosaga". Loved the way the swaras were handled. There is a very nice mix of swara combinations, "pitch spread", laya patterns, sarvalaghu sections and pauses/glides/stretches. Whenever some interesting patterns emerge, a couple of rounds with slight variations around that pattern helps to draw the focus of the listener to the "beauty" of it. This can be seen at other places as well. AlApanas are also follow a similar pattern, with very smart usage of "soft touches" and "stresses" (Eg: check few minutes from 1:11:00). The slow kalpanAswara of the kAmbOji main has some nice touches which I liked. And a very enjoyable tani too!

Finally, for those listeners who look for something new and different, check out the kriti by MBK on dIkshitar - a rare kriti, in a rare raga, with some unique laya and lyrical patterns!

Enjoy....

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