R Vedavalli, Nada Inbam

[rbharath]

R Vedavalli - RK Shriram Kumar - Kallidaikurichi Sivakumar - Madipakkam Murali

Nada Inbam
25 Dec 08. 6:15 pm

rAmA nI vAdu - kalyANi - tisra Adi - T (NS)
shaDAnanE - khamAs - Adi - MD
aparAdamulanniyu - latAngi - Adi - PSI (NS)
giripai nelakona - sahAnA - Adi - T (R)
nenarunchinAnu - mALavi - Adi - T
mitri bhAgyamE - kharaharapriyA - Adi - T (RNST)
UrilEn kANi ilEn - pAsuram in kEdAragauLa, nIlAmbari, shanmukhpriyA, sAvEri, bEhAg
orutthi maganAi - bEhAg - Adi - Andal Thiruppavai
tillanA - pUrNa chandrikA - Adi - RSI
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi - T
svasti prajApya

It was an excellent concert. The veteran's handling of kritis and rAgams, and the neraval svarams were all a simply superb. Raga delineations were very crisp and yet soaked in deep classicism. The intelligent and elegant handling of sAhityam and apt choice of lines of neraval was just too good. The svara passages were good. Each piece was rendered with a definitive stamp on it. The deep classical touch that was prevalent made it a concert that would be unforgettable. The accompanists were very supportive and did a good job

bharath

[mahesh_narayan]

Did Vedavalli Mami sing Mitri Bhagyame in 2 kalai? This is different from the way Nedunuri Garu sings it. Good to see Giripai in the list. Not many people sing it these days...have heard it in recent times from Malladi and the Rudrapatnam brothers.

[rbharath]

yes, Smt. Vedavalli did render mitri bhAgyamE in Adi 2 kaLai. I have heard her render it in 2 kaLai in the past or other occasions.

Also I forgot to add that, Smt. V Sumitra gave vocal support and sang some neraval and svarams passages as well.

[vasanthakokilam]

I assume the song is sung the same way, no matter which way the thala is kept, in 1-kaLai or 2-kaLai. Is that correct?

[rbharath]

I assume the song is sung the same way, no matter which way the thala is kept, in 1-kaLai or 2-kaLai. Is that correct?

i would guess so!
that is happens with kritis like durusuga or sarOjadaLa nEtri, which are rendered in the same way, you keep Adi tALam in 2 kaLai or 1 kaLai...

[keerthi]

There are some differences in the 1 kalai and two kalai tunes. The umayalapuram version is two kalai and has a ta-ki-ta eduppu. The one kalai version of Dr. Pani-Nedanuri- Hyderabad brothers begins at sama eduppu.

[Nick H]

I only knew of this concert in the morning, so it got added to an already full family day agenda, which was a bit much for my wife --- but I cannot think that anything else could have been a more wonderful christmas present!

It was a fabulous concert.

The cream of it for me was the neraval and swaras: wonderful music from all three. VS made her own special moment in the program with one wonderful neraval; RK SK earned praise for his contribution too, at one point RV commented, "I'm going to listen to this" (translations courtesy of my wife, of course: when she is with me it gives me a clue how good it is to be able to understand the small exchanges between artists).

The atmosphere of an R. Vedalli concert is always electric. Really it did me so much good on every level, from spirit, through heart, even to aching muscle!

[vasanthakokilam]

OK, got it. If the eduppu is different, then they will definitely sound different. We will have to chalk it up as two different padantharams.

With a given eduppu, one can still keep it as one kaLai or two kaLai without changing the way it is sung ( disregarding any thala keeping aesthetics ). But if the eduppu is different for different sections of the song, then the laya structure will work only with the type of kaLai it is set in.

[jagan]

Another concert of Excellence in Raaga Sudha Hall. Splendid support from RKS and KS. The leisurely exposition of Giripai bringing out the Bhava of this masterpiece was an experience which cannot be adequately expressed by words.

[ksrimech]

UrilEn kANi ilEn - pAsuram

UrilEn kANi illai by tonDaraDippODi AzhvAr