Vid Neela Ramgopal at IIT Music Club Chennai - 16th

[sappri]

I've always read with envy the terrific concerts which take place under the auspices of the IIT Music Club.
One more for me to be 'green'

Vid Neela Ramgopal, accompanied by Vid Dr.Hemalatha on the violin, Vid.Thanjavur Ramadass on the mrudangam and Vid E M Subramaniam on the Ghatam on the 16th of September, this Thursday.

[rbharath]

Vid.Palakkad Ramdas on the mrudangam

Sappri, this is should read Thanjavur Sri Ramadass. thanks

[sappri]

Thanks rbharath...since corrected!

[arasi]

Sappri,
And Tanjavur Ramadass's accompaniment is something I always relish.

[sappri]

Sigh! (for you and me Arasi )

[rbharath]

Neela Ramgopal - Dr Hemalatha - Thanjavur Ramadass - E M Subramanian

Music Club IIT Madras
16 Sept 2010. 6:45 pm

chalamEla - nATTaikuranji - Adi - Rangaswami Nattuvanar (short sketch) [varNam]
mahAgaNapatim - amruta vAhini - Adi - JCW (S)
kAru bAru - mukhAri - Adi - T (R)
shankari nIvE - bEgaDa - rUpakam - Subbaraya Sastri (RNS)
mAmava raghurAmA - sArangA - rUpakam - T
azhagA azhagA - suddha danyAsi - kaNDa cApu
kAmAkshI gauri - sAvEri - Adi - PS (RNS)
tani
nIrada sama - jayanta srI - Adi (tisra naDai)
kunitta puruvamum - sung a viruttam in nIlambari, kharaharapriyA, mOhanam, sindhu bhairavi
manadirkkugandadu - sindhu bhairavi - Adi - TSI
Eru mayil - hamsAnandi - Adi (kaNDa naDai) - Arunagirinathar [Thiruppugazh]
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi - T

A wonderful concert. I will add more later

[Nick H]

A superb concert.

I don't know if there is anything tomorrow, but my week of superb lady vocalists now proceeds to a relative youngster: K Jyotsna.

[rshankar]

Nick, stop making us envious...

[Nick H]

On Sunday, the run of vocals is over, but M. Chandrasekaran & G. Bharathi are playing at Ragasudha hall --- just to keep up the envy!

[srikant1987]

What a nice list!

[sappri]

The colour is green here!!!!!!!
I would've given an arm and a leg for the 'begada' and 'karubaru'....

[hariniraghavan]

Amazing list. Hats off to her reportoire
Harini.

[Nick H]

It looks like I did not make my usual mention of Dr Hemalatha's wonderful accompaniment.

Well, I should have done. Her sensitivity and versatility as a accompanist, as well as her personal creativity, is amazing.

[prashanth_hariharan]

Azhaga Azhaga - Sudha dhanyasi is a composed by Ambujam Krishna

[rbharath]

my thoughts on the concert:

It was a wonderful concert. Each piece was rendered the traditional fervour and gait. The rAgams chosen were all classical and elaborated in a very heavy classical fashion. The manOdarma parts were great as well.

The grand opening with nATTaikuranji varNam was great. The rare amrutavAhini number that followed had a crisp round of svarams. The mukhAri AlApanai and the kriti that followed was a totally classical affair with many rare prayOgams handled. The mukhAri response of the violinst was a shade better than the main artist.

The bEgaDa was very absorbing and classically rendered. The main sAvEri AlApanai was absolutely out of the world. The kriti was backed up with a round of neraval and svarmas which were great as well. The viruttam that came later was also very touching.

From a veteran musician, it was all great music from end to end. A totally classical affair with a good measure of vyavahArams and saukyam and vishrAnti. The violinst was very good and matching, if not better replies to the main artist all thro' the concert. Her following for the kritis was great as well.

The mrudangist played with much anticipation and perfectly matched each line and sangati well. His structuring of the tani was also very interesting to listen, even to novices like me. He was well supported by the Ghatam artist.

bharath