SHUBHA GANESAN Music Season -2009 Concerts Review, 30th Nov

Vasika · Post by **Vasika** » 04 Dec 2009, 16:45

Shubha Ganesan's Concert At Shanmukhapriya on 30th November.
Accompanied by Violin Melakaveri Thyagarajan, Balaji mrithangam,H Sivaramakrishan Ghatam.

As an ardent MLV rasika, it is pleasure to listen to Shubha, and happy that she maintains the class and standard of music, which is very special to the MLV school. Those who are interested in traditional carnatic music should attend Shubha's concerts. For the benefit of those who missed her concert at Shanmukapriya on 30th Nov, I am happy to share/post my comments.

Shubha,
Commenced with a Tamil Varnam Swami Unnai Arabi a rare piece, which was rendered very gracefully in two speeds.

Pantuvarali was good, the concert was at its best in the Natabhairavi , the raga alapana brought her brilliance, srivalli devasenapathe is a treat.

Nannupalimpa and the Mohanam alapana preceeding the song were very well sung with imagination highlighting all the phrases and bringing out the essence of the raga, Her kalpanaswaras were detailed and lively .

J Balaji was very good and played very appropriately for all the pieces. He rendered a brisk thani with intricated korvais and Sivaramakrishna gave a good support throughout.

A concert of good quality, presented in a very refined manner.

List of items rendered
Swami unnai - Arabi - Varnam- Adhi-??

Sugunamule- chakravaham- Rupakam - Thyagaraja

Paripalaya - Panthuvarali- Adi - Swati Thirunal

Thillai ambala- surutti- MiscraChapu- ??

Srivalli - Natabhairavi- Adi- Papanasam sivan

Nannupalimpa- Mohanam- Adi- Thyagaraja

Ragamalika virutham Hindolam, Saranga Tharangini, charukesi.

Thiruppugazh

Mangalam.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 05 Dec 2009, 08:58

Vasika wrote:Swami unnai - Arabi - Varnam- Adhi-??

Thillai ambala- surutti- MiscraChapu- ??

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Swami unnai - Arabi - papanAsam shivan
tillai ambalattAnai - shuruTTi - GKB

vasika
A good debut, please try to put R N S etc for each of the songs please , just for better information

Rasika911 · Post by **Rasika911** » 05 Dec 2009, 10:20

Does anyone have audio of this varnam?
Papansam Sivan has composed many brilliant pieces that are never sung in concerts unless popularised by a particular artist.

Rasika911 · Post by **Rasika911** » 05 Dec 2009, 10:20

Does anyone have audio of this varnam?
Papansam Sivan has composed many brilliant pieces that are never sung in concerts unless popularised by a particular artist.

uma1973 · Post by **uma1973** » 05 Dec 2009, 13:54

is it a pada varnam, or thana varnam?? Papanasam sivan has composed many pada varnams also.

vasika you have mentioned only about the vocalist and percussionists??
Didnt mention anything about the violinist. A concert will not shine without the contrribution of a violinist.

nightingale · Post by **nightingale** » 05 Dec 2009, 17:25

Isnt Subha Ganesan learning from TNS now?

lakshmiram · Post by **lakshmiram** » 05 Dec 2009, 18:11

the composer of the varnam is PAPANASAM SIVAN

Rasika911 · Post by **Rasika911** » 05 Dec 2009, 19:51

nightingale wrote:Isnt Subha Ganesan learning from TNS now?

I believe so.

There is also a sri ranjani varnam composed by papanasm sivan.

shyamala3091 · Post by **shyamala3091** » 06 Dec 2009, 09:35

there are varnams in dhanyasi and panthuvarali which are pada varnams of Papanasam sivan and i have heard sangitha kalanidhi D K Jeyaraman mama rendering in few concerts, such a beautiful varnam and DKJ sir renders it very aesthetically, The Arabhi Varnam "Swami Unnai" is not a pada varnam, its only a tana varnam.

Vasika · Post by **Vasika** » 06 Dec 2009, 11:37

As Uma1973 mentioned, Shubha's concert was very well supported by Melakkaveri Thiagarajan in Violin and J.Balaji in Mirdangam.

I had mentioned about Balaji, but missed Thiagrajan's, support which was indeed worth mentioning.

Thiagrajan rendered a well drafted mohanam ragam.

Thanks Uma for pointing out,

shubhaganesan · Post by **shubhaganesan** » 06 Dec 2009, 16:27

Vasika, thank you for giving a nice review for my concert.

nightingale wrote:Isnt Subha Ganesan learning from TNS now?

Yes, now I am learning from ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‹Å“PadmabhushanÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ Sangitha KalanidhiÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ Madurai Sri T N Seshagopalan sir and

I am indeed very fortunate and blessed to learn under such a great legend

rajaglan · Post by **rajaglan** » 06 Dec 2009, 17:11

Great to hear from one more artist member.
Vasika, may be you can write more details like what Rajesh pointed out.
Let me market the new members (I guess easy to convince) for
standardisation of song list. Pls have a look at thread for writing songlist.
http://rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php? ... s-pls.html

Vasika · Post by **Vasika** » 07 Dec 2009, 11:01

Rajaglan, as you suggested I will refer the web link and post a detailed song list henceforth.
Thanks for the advice.

rajaglan · Post by **rajaglan** » 07 Dec 2009, 16:00

Vasika wrote:Rajaglan, as you suggested I will refer the web link and post a detailed song list henceforth.
Thanks for the advice.

I am thrilled if you can follow it. It makes you collect all the relevant information information.
It is a proposal of mine.