Sangeeta Swaminathan @ MFA 18-12-2012 - Live

[sureshvv]

Accompanists:

B. Ananthakrishnan
V. Sankaranarayanan
Rajaraman (g)

Started with navaragamalika varnam with plenty of ornamentation characteristic of the artist placing particular emphasis on the jeeva swaras of the constituent ragas.

Followed by gurulekha etuvanti. A full throated neraval at tatva bodhana jesi & a long plaintive kaapadu brought out the full emotion in the lyric. The swara prasthara was a more joyous affair with light flourishes & straight notes.

Raramainti daga in asaveri was sung in a tidy fashion. That brought to close the first half hour of the concert.

A beautiful abheri alapana followed with many delectable phrases at one instance fleetingly reminding of singara velaney deva bringing a smile to the attentive.

[sureshvv]

Kayarohanesam was the kriti chosen not commonly featured in the chennai kuchery circuit.

Sri chakra raja nilaye, GNB composition in sivasakthi followed setting up the main for the morning.

A wonderful mellow subhapantuvarali alapana in progress.

[Madras Talkies]

TRUE TRADEMARK of MLV school of music

Missing this concert

[sureshvv]

Doing my best to alleviate your suffering

Ennaluoorage is the kriti chosen. neraval at sati matalada.

[sureshvv]

Fabulous support from the accompanists. Anathakrishnan not hesitant to go toe-to-toe
in playing sangatis & swaras & Sankaranarayanan keeping it soft & subtle.

[Madras Talkies]

U need to try hard @ Suresh VV ...

I am already here ( quickly found a reason to jump out of my office n entered the hall )

[sureshvv]

Aaah... That was quick!

Interesting & elongating patterns in the swaraprasthara stimulating the right brain make this a complete confluence of both the cerebral & aesthetic flavors of carnatic music.

[sureshvv]

Ummai arindavar unnai kanipparo mmayaye in sumanesaranjani. Sounds like bharatiyaar.

[sureshvv]

Tillana in sivaranjani. Maanai thedi... LGJ?

[mahavishnu]

yes.it is by LGJ.

[sureshvv]

Thanks mahavishnu.

Great concert made it worthwhile fighting the weekday morning traffic.

Same tillana at partha now

Is there some trick in this tillana? Thought i heard some revathy swaras too.

[mahavishnu]

oh yes it is a misra-sivaranjani, actually. Tends to have that potpourri effect.
Who is singing at Partha?

[sureshvv]

V. Sankaranayanan was singing in the same time slot. Heard the last two pieces sung with both gusto & sensitivity. Hope to hear a full concert of his soon.

[mohan]

Is there some trick in this tillana? Thought i heard some revathy swaras too.

If I remember it correctly the last part of the tillana has a built in greha bhedam. Revati results from the Ri and sunadavinodini from the Ga.

[mahavishnu]

Mohan, yes you are right. I had always assumed that the effect was from anyaswaras/ notes foreign to the scale.

Here is a version by Sankari Krishnan http://www.sankarikrishnan.com/pages/video.htm

[sureshvv]

Thanks for the clip mahavishnu (especially between 4:20 and 5:00) and and thanks for the explanation mohan.

Feeling of stumbling across a hidden gem