A.Kanyakumari & Embar Kannan-6/6/10 for SU10, NZCMS

[MV]

This was Day 1 of Sangeetotsavam 2010 held by New Zealand Carnatic Music Society, Auckland. The violin duo were accompanied by Mannargudi Easwaran.
1) Varnam in Natakurinji
2) Melakaramurthy-Hamsadvani (KS)
3) Nada Thanumanisham - Chittaranjani
4) Edhayya Gathi - ChalaNatai (R.KS)
5) Amba Kamakshi - Bhairavi Swarajithi of Syama Shastri
6) Eti Lochana - Kiranavali
7) Edhudavunnadu by Annamacharya - Bhujangini
8) Mokshamu - Saramathi
9) Sharavana Bhava - Pashupathipriya
10) Paramakrupa Sagari by GNB in Yadukula Kamboji
11) Intha Sowkhya - Kapi (R, KS)
12) 16 Thukkadas
13) Sivaranjani Thillana

[MV]

The concert started briskly with the varnam and snapfire swaras for Hamsadwani. Raga Alapanai for Chala Natai was soulful and again both kept great count in the swaras. For me, Bhairavi was the piece de resistance where they both drew out every extra soul out of an already beautiful swarajithi. After an elaborate alapanai in Kapi and a melodious Intha Sowkhya, the duo again took off in the Kalpana Swaras displaying different nadais and gathis.

As I sat back in expectation of something big to come, the concert dwindled into a series of thukkadas for the last 40-50 minutes. This was quite disappointing for me considering the calibre of the artistes we had on stage.

[mohan]

16 thukkadas! Were there many requests?

[MV]

Actually none.

[nyanasthan]

whose composition is melakaramurthy ?? thukkadas for 40 to 50 mnts????????? ;(

[MV]

Melakaramurthy is a composition of Papanasam Sivan. And yes lots of Thukkadas. But the first half was very, very good