Smt Gayathri Girish @ Brahma Gana Sabha

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 27 Dec 2009, 11:48

Smt Gayathri Girish - Vocal
Shri Mysore Shrikanth - Violin
Shri Neyveli Skandasubramaniam - Mrudangam
Shri Papanasam Sethuraman - Kanjira

Date : December 26, 2009
Venue : Sivagami Pethachi Hall, Luz

1) Sarasiruhasana - Nattai - O
2) Naan Enna Thavam - Khamas - S
3) Vanchathonu - Karnaranjani - A
4) Shlokam from Adi Shankara's Tripura Sundari Ashtakam (announced) in Kunthalam followed by Shri Suganthi - Kunthalam - A
5) Chalamelara - Margahindolam
6) Dasharathe - Thodi - ANST
7) Hiranmayim - Lalitha
8) Verse from Kanthimathi Pillai Thamizh - Ragamalika followed by Thedi Unnai - Sindubhairavi
9) Indru Varuvano - Kalyanavasantham
10) Vattu Naduve - Periazhwar Pasuram - Ragamalika - Senjurutti, Manirang, Pilu, Sindubhairavi
11) Thillana - Hamsanandi

It was a nice concert pivoted around two seldom heard Ragam expositions that were very satisfying. Both the Karnaranjani and Kunthalam Alapanais were very well executed. The SRGMGP centred Prayogams in Karnaranjani were done neatly and the entire sketch stuck to the domains of the Ragam. The Dikshithar Kunthalam Krithi was very neatly done as well. The violinist's Ragam version here was wonderful.

Dasharathe is always a personal favourite of mine. The Thodi was elaborated at leisure in all its beauty, for around 12-13 minutes. The pick of the concert to me was the Neraval at Bhodhinchina done spreading over the entire line. The second speed Neraval and the the Swarams in particular were very nice. The Tani was short and good. Post main, the Lalitha Krithi was a request. The Kalyanavasantham song was announced to be a composition of Smt Rajee Krishnan (arasi), who was present in the audience.

Sathej

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 27 Dec 2009, 13:33

I met arasi today at NGS around 12 noon, she said gg sang very well her song, she told between thEdi unnai and Pasuram my number was sung, I said it is a good dedication to you arasi as both pAsuram and bhArathi is very dear to you.vatta naduvE was popularized by tjr s kalyAnarAman and I think he was the tunesmith too, a very very emotive number.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 27 Dec 2009, 14:26

A big Thank You! to Gayathri Girish for singing inRu varuvAnO? with feeling and in an elaborate way. What I told Rajesh was that she sang it along with verses of BArati and AzhvAr which meant that I was in august company, but there it stops!
Nevertheless, GG gave the song all the care and made it sound very nice. More than that, I appreciate her generosity in writing to me and offering me the choice of one of my songs--will sing it in the concert you come to, she said. I was grateful, but asked her to sing the one which would suit her repertoire she had in mind for the one I was going to attend.
Rajesh-my soothsayer called the kalyAna vasantam song my flagship song, and his words always come true

However, Sumitra Nitin sang Unnai ninaindE, engu pArtAlum and Adip pADi during the season of which I got to hear two. She sings them so well--we are a team--and it is nice to hear other skilled vocalists sing them too. Suryaprakash sang inRu varuvAnO? too at Parthasarathy Sabha.
Once again, thanks, Gayathri!

priyaram78 · Post by **priyaram78** » 27 Dec 2009, 20:04

I have always enjoyed reading Arasi Madam's views and reviews. And now very happy to read Arasi Madam's views on gayathri girish, my favourite singer

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 28 Dec 2009, 07:57

arasi wrote:However, Sumitra Nitin sang Unnai ninaindE, engu pArtAlum and Adip pADi during the season of which I got to hear two.

arasi
Some time last week the hindu had reviewed sumitra's concert and there was a passing mention of engu PArtAlum and the reviewer wrote it was more like ennEramum of GKB. Happy to hear that uNNai ninainDE(punnagavarAli) , to me in first pass of listening to cd only your kalyanavasantham and punnagavarAli registered the most.

Enna_Solven · Post by **Enna_Solven** » 28 Dec 2009, 09:14

GG's rAga manjari CD from sanskriti is very good. It has the beautiful 'vattu naduvE' pAsuram.