G Srikanth@Music Academy, 25 Dec 2012

[knrh05]

1.45 p.m. - 3.45 p.m. Music Academy, 25 Dec 2012
G. Srikanth (Vocal)
Idappally Ajithkumar (Violin)
Nellai A. Balaji (Mridangam)
Vazhappally R. Krishnakumar (Ghatam)

Nive nannu - Varnam - Ranjani - GNB
Ramabana - Saveri - Thyagaraja (S)
Kalavati Kamalasana - Kalavati - Dikshitar
Ela Teliyalero - Durbar - Thyagaraja (RS)
Ennalu Tirugu - Mandhari - HMB (RS)
Brovavamma - Manji - Syama Sastri
Devi Jagajjanani - Sankarabharanam - Swati Tirunal (RNST) (20-25 mins).. started at anupallavi 'deva makutamani' and everyone was looking for this song on their compositions book!!)
RTP - Nattaikurinji - Chatusra Triputa Tisra nadai (very brief - 10 mins or so)
Nilayam enru - ? - Sudananda Bharathi - (Kalyanaraman sings this per Google)
Thiruppugazh - Sindhu Bhairavi - Arunagirinathar
Slokam (gitam 'Kereya neeranu' was sung as a slokam) to end the concert.

I went to this concert after hearing AIR recordings of Srikanth on Sangeethapriya. Srikanth sings a lot of rare pieces (rare ragas or rare compositions in popular ragas). He lived up to that reputation. The most well known kriti in this set was Brovavamma which is seldom sung these days! Excellent concert - very nice Durbar and Mandhari alapana. Only thing I will fault him is time management - he could have cut down a kriti and used that time for the RTP. The violinist was precise and brief... He took about half or less time for his solo returns. Ajith's Sankarabharanam was very good. Thani was about 10 mins and I don't know enough laya to comment.

KN

[rshankar]

Slokam (gitam 'Kereya neeranu' was sung as a slokam) to end the concert.

A wonderful choice - especially the sentiment (which could be extended to sangItam) - 'hariya karuNadoLAda bhAgyava hari samarpaNe mADi..'