Sincere music, Sincerely rendered: Mudicondan Ramesh

[jlvina]

Mudicondan Ramesh - Veena
Kallidaikurichi Sivakumar - Mridangam
Adambakkam Sankar - Ghatam

Raga Sudha Hall, Feb 16, 2010

I was a bit late going into this concert.

As I entered, Sri Ramesh was finishing Ranjani (probably, Durmargachara).

Marukelara - JayanthaSri
Swara Raga Sudha - Sankarabharanam
Dikku Theriyatha Kattil - Ragamalika
Visveswara Darsanu - Sindhubhairavi
Pathiki Haratheere - Surutti

The Sankarabharanam alapana was excellent. There were delectable phrases that one normally does not hear in even a vocal version of a Sankarabharanam alapana these days. The tani avarthanam that followed was sensitive and not loud at all.

The overall concert was very pleasing. I only wish a larger crowd had attended to listen to a sincere artist on an instrument that somehow fails to attract crowds.

[srikant1987]

I was a bit late going into this concert.

I wasn't even able to attend it.

As I entered, Sri Ramesh was finishing Ranjani (probably, Durmargachara).

Heard from a friend that it was indeed durmargachara. Another piece was paramAtmuDu in vAgadIshwari.

Pathiki Haratheere - Surutti

Nice choice for the thukkada section! This series seems to be have nice thukkada sections! Sri T T Narendran's had "hecharikkaga", heard Smt R Ramani's had "vandanamu raghunandana".

[PUNARVASU]

Shri MudicondAn Ramesh is a very excellent veena artist; have heard him a few times.

[VK RAMAN]

What is the meaning of sincere music and sincere rendition

[jlvina]

THIS IS ENTIRELY MY OPINION AS A RASIKA ALL MY LIFE AND AS WELL AS A PERFORMING MUSICIAN - SO NO OFFENCE MEANT TO ANYONE IN ANYWAY.

sincere means to me that one doesnt move away from the old tradition of rendering carnatic music, its clean, not loud blasting in my ears (when i hear loud carnatic music , and when i plug my ears with cotton, the music actually sounds better to me and i can sit thro a concert if its good music ( again my opinion only) ,no ego and only simplicity in the music , neat, not because its not creative , but only because the musician feels thats his way and feels right rendering it that way too.
one can render in anyway he/she thinks is the right way and there ll always be some rasika out there to listen and like any particular way...

[jlvina]

attended S Srinivasan s concert yesterday at Nada Inbam with Chertalai Ananthakrishnan and TV Vasan.
very good alapana of kalyani for Pankaja Locana and Saveri.for Ramabana....and Surati for Alarsara padam.