Shri Maharajapuram Ramachandran ( MR ) performed a concert at Mysore Auditorium , Matunga , organised by Krishnapriya ( Mumbai ) along with Maharajapuram Forum ( Chennai ).
And the team comprised Shri Nagai Muralidharan ( NM ) and Shri Mannargudi Easwaran ( ME )
Shri Ramachandran thanked his Father and Guru Shri Santhanam , the rasikas , the invaluable support and guidance of senior accompanying artists for having reached this level in music. Shri Mannargudi Easwaran while appreciating the Maharajapuram family " Sandhoshagaramana kutcherigal / ninaivugal " , also brought to the notice of the audience that right from his Grandfather, Father and now Ramachandran also have been top ranking artists in All India Radio. Ramachandran modestly acknowledged this by responding " Vashistar vaayaal Brahmarishi " ….and the concert started on a very pleasant note …
Shri Ramachandran possesses the grace and aesthetic charm of his Father.
Its really a pleasure to see seasoned / veteran artists coming together on stage as the output can be concluded by default that it will be a great day ! The kind of anticipation and reflex response from the 2 renowned artists was simply top class . The team performed with ease and with casualness .
Nera nammithi – Kanada- Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar . A brisk start with MR and team quickly settling down with a rapidly speedy varnam
Gajavadhana beduve - Hamsadwani-Purandaradasar ..... A crsip short alapana and the Hamsadwani kriti flowed beautifully ...the neraval at Gajavadhana and the Swarams were mostly G centric ....NM's response were a treat
Orachupuchu chedi Nyayama - Kannada Gowla - Thyagaraja Swamigal
Thaamatham thakaathayyaa thayaaparaa - Mohana Kalyani - Lalgudi Gopala I ... A detailed alapana and a superb Violin alapana followed ...
Nannu Vidachi - Rithi Gowla- Thyagaraja Swamigal..... This had a very good alapana
Sri Jaalandharam Aasrayaamyaham jalajAkSham - Gambeera Naatai - Jaichamaraja Wodeyar
Sri Soundararajam ashraye- Brindavanasaranga- Muthuswami Dikshithar
Can be considered as the main kriti of the evening. A very elaborate 8 minute raga alapana on the higher notes ..neraval at Soundararajam and some speedy swarams too.
ksheeraabdi kannike Shri Mahalakshmi ni Yaarige vadhuvaade- Ragamalika - Purandaradasar
Bega Baro - Yaman kalyani- Vadhiraja Theertha
Sagara sayana vibho-Bagesri - M.D.Ramanathan
After this, MR was cheerfully responding to requests and the other kritis were :
Aadugindran Kannan paaduginran anandha radhaiyudan - Maand... I could hear a group of audience happily singing along !
Mazai mugil vannan thirandezudhazai soozh vandu inam poley surundu irunda kuzhal taazhnda mugathaan- Bhairavi / Sahana / Jaganmohini / Neelambari - A virutham from Periazwar
Thalattu Paadum endhan madhura ganam - Neelambari
Palu palu chintane Annamalaya - Dharbari Kanada
Bho Shambo Sivashambo swayambo -Revati .... Again, fulfilling the request of a fan .
Mangalam
The accompanists despite the somewhat not so good acoustics, still produced a gem of a support and elevated the concert . Cheers to the team . They had also performed at Mulund Fine Arts the previous night and I wish someone write on this too.
MR's voice mostly resembles his Father's and at times one gets a feeling as Shri Santhanam is here with us ! Be it high pitch notes or Mandra stayi, this man's nasal tone takes the audience to another world.
With the kind of majesticity and strong tone he has , I wonder why one could not hear his voice more in Chennai !
Please watch the videos on the link :
http://carnaticmusicmumbai.blogspot.com/
Maharajapuram Ramachandran at Matunga on 23rd October 2011
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Re: Maharajapuram Ramachandran at Matunga on 23rd October 20
Balaji: Thanks very much for the review and the links to the videos.
The ragas in the ragamalika viruththam sound like Mukhari, Sahana, Saveri and Neelambari.
The ragas in the ragamalika viruththam sound like Mukhari, Sahana, Saveri and Neelambari.
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Re: Maharajapuram Ramachandran at Matunga on 23rd October 20
BalajiS.Balaji wrote: Aadugindran Kannan paaduginran anandha radhaiyudan - Maand... I could hear a group of audience happily singing along !
Mazai mugil vannan thirandezudhazai soozh vandu inam poley surundu irunda kuzhal taazhnda mugathaan- Bhairavi / Sahana / Jaganmohini / Neelambari - A virutham from Periazwar
Thalattu Paadum endhan madhura ganam - Neelambari
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With the kind of majesticity and strong tone he has , I wonder why one could not hear his voice more in Chennai !
Aadugindran Kannan paaduginran anandha radhaiyudan - Maand - Suddananda bharathi
Thalattu Paadum endhan madhura ganam - Neelambari - Madurai krishnaswamy
If you add composer names in your blog that would be wonderful as future google searches will hit only your blog for these numbers. His majesticity is sheer magic , I have not heard this particular viruththam at all , what a start in mukhAri . I keep referring to your blog often that too with your youtube clips,great job
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Thank you Vasanthakokilam for the corrections.
Rajesh, I have incorporated the changes now and will follow your suggestion in future also . Thank you very much. The Mazaimukil virutham I believe used to Shri Santhanam's favourite as well !
Trying to get the details of the concert at Mulund Fine Arts.
Hmmm......with only Ramachandran, Srinivasan , Dr.Ganesh and probably Maharajapuram Ganesh are the only few to carry the Maharajapuram legacy to the future ...
Rajesh, I have incorporated the changes now and will follow your suggestion in future also . Thank you very much. The Mazaimukil virutham I believe used to Shri Santhanam's favourite as well !
Trying to get the details of the concert at Mulund Fine Arts.
Hmmm......with only Ramachandran, Srinivasan , Dr.Ganesh and probably Maharajapuram Ganesh are the only few to carry the Maharajapuram legacy to the future ...
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Re: Maharajapuram Ramachandran at Matunga on 23rd October 20
Here is the article by Smt Bhanu Kumar on the concert held on 22nd October organised by Mulund Fine Arts :
The program was a study in proper concert technique. Maharajapuram Ramachandran, veteran vocalist from Chennai presented a quality concert at the Kalidas Auditorium, Mulund West on October 22 evening. The program was hosted by Mulund Fine Arts Society for the benefit of their members and special invitees.
It was a typical Carnatic concert with all the requisite features and finesse. A seasoned Vidwan Ramachandran adhered to the norms throughout .Starting the musical evening with a brisk Begada Varnam, he went on to present a Ganpati Keertana in Nattai ragam which had the audience nodding their heads in endorsement. Seetamma Mayamma in ragam Vasanta came next preceding the detailed delineation of Kalyana Vasantham.
Extensive treatment of Shankarabharanam and Ragam Tanam Pallavi in Hamir Kalyani and a garland of various ragas blended into a whole completing the repertoire. The raga vistaras, the swara sessions and other nuances brought out the elements that are proud possessions of Carnatic music.
Admirable violin support by Nagai Murlidharan and Mridangam support by Mannarkudi Easwaran was finely tuned. The thani avartanam played by Easwaran was rendered with amazing aplomb. “It is very important to have rapport with the accompanying artistes. Being very senior players, they were absolutely supportive of the concert,” says Ramachandran.
Tracing his journey of music spanning over 35 years, Ramachandran recalls his training under his illustrious father Maharajapuram Santhanam.“Being the eldest son I had the distinctive advantage of not only learning directly from my father but would sit behind him on stage during concerts and join him whenever he indicated. It was on the spot decision from him asking me to sing an alaap or neraval. It was almost like an internship.
I learnt more on stage than at home. I remember when my father asked me to sit next to him. It was, as mentioned in leading periodical Kalki, a sort of promotion for me followed by a string of Jugalbandi concerts. Then it was time for my solo concerts starting with Krishna Gana Sabha in the year 1978.
With all the advantage of recognition as member of a musical family and acquaintance with leading sabha office bearers, the journey has been full of hard work to sustain the good name. I would always be compared with my genius father and would work towards living up to the high expectations.
This is one way of converting the disadvantage of being compared to distinct advantage by proving yourself,” says Ramachandran. “It was a concert which was not only elevating but an educative one. Younger generation performers should emulate such vidwans for the preservation of music parampara,” says Sita Jayaraman from the committee of Mulund Fine Arts.
“The rasikas in Mulund were amazing. They waited till midnight when the concert got over and were very appreciative,” says the artiste. “I just did not feel like leaving though it was past 11.30 pm. The concert was so absorbing that I did not notice the passing of time,” says Vishnupriya, an ardent fan of music. Ramachandran proved his lineage and musical heritage that has over generations made their village Maharajapuram proud.
http://m.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Pa ... tname=CITY - Briefs§id=35&contentid=2011102920111028115722864ee2b2cc
The program was a study in proper concert technique. Maharajapuram Ramachandran, veteran vocalist from Chennai presented a quality concert at the Kalidas Auditorium, Mulund West on October 22 evening. The program was hosted by Mulund Fine Arts Society for the benefit of their members and special invitees.
It was a typical Carnatic concert with all the requisite features and finesse. A seasoned Vidwan Ramachandran adhered to the norms throughout .Starting the musical evening with a brisk Begada Varnam, he went on to present a Ganpati Keertana in Nattai ragam which had the audience nodding their heads in endorsement. Seetamma Mayamma in ragam Vasanta came next preceding the detailed delineation of Kalyana Vasantham.
Extensive treatment of Shankarabharanam and Ragam Tanam Pallavi in Hamir Kalyani and a garland of various ragas blended into a whole completing the repertoire. The raga vistaras, the swara sessions and other nuances brought out the elements that are proud possessions of Carnatic music.
Admirable violin support by Nagai Murlidharan and Mridangam support by Mannarkudi Easwaran was finely tuned. The thani avartanam played by Easwaran was rendered with amazing aplomb. “It is very important to have rapport with the accompanying artistes. Being very senior players, they were absolutely supportive of the concert,” says Ramachandran.
Tracing his journey of music spanning over 35 years, Ramachandran recalls his training under his illustrious father Maharajapuram Santhanam.“Being the eldest son I had the distinctive advantage of not only learning directly from my father but would sit behind him on stage during concerts and join him whenever he indicated. It was on the spot decision from him asking me to sing an alaap or neraval. It was almost like an internship.
I learnt more on stage than at home. I remember when my father asked me to sit next to him. It was, as mentioned in leading periodical Kalki, a sort of promotion for me followed by a string of Jugalbandi concerts. Then it was time for my solo concerts starting with Krishna Gana Sabha in the year 1978.
With all the advantage of recognition as member of a musical family and acquaintance with leading sabha office bearers, the journey has been full of hard work to sustain the good name. I would always be compared with my genius father and would work towards living up to the high expectations.
This is one way of converting the disadvantage of being compared to distinct advantage by proving yourself,” says Ramachandran. “It was a concert which was not only elevating but an educative one. Younger generation performers should emulate such vidwans for the preservation of music parampara,” says Sita Jayaraman from the committee of Mulund Fine Arts.
“The rasikas in Mulund were amazing. They waited till midnight when the concert got over and were very appreciative,” says the artiste. “I just did not feel like leaving though it was past 11.30 pm. The concert was so absorbing that I did not notice the passing of time,” says Vishnupriya, an ardent fan of music. Ramachandran proved his lineage and musical heritage that has over generations made their village Maharajapuram proud.
http://m.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Pa ... tname=CITY - Briefs§id=35&contentid=2011102920111028115722864ee2b2cc
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