Sunday Brunch

CRama · Post by **CRama** » 23 Jul 2013, 10:10

The pallavi demo was by Dr.S.Ramanathan, not Dr.N.Ramanathan.
I had a discussion within me after listening to the demo. What is the difference between Pallavi Demo by TRS ( I have heard many) and Dr.SR. In the TRS demo, he handles the subject as if he is teaching students. HE tells how to construct the pallavi, how to embellish it, and how best you can present the same in concerts. Dr.SR in this demo, speaks to the listeners of music about the pallavi concept and he sings the pallavis sung by great vidwans of earlier years. Ettugada pallavis, fast pallavis, short pallavis, - an interesting presentation. Yesterday I tried to up-load it, Some error crept in. Today evening, I will upload.

mahavishnu · Post by **mahavishnu** » 23 Jul 2013, 10:18

Ah I see. I thought that you had heard this "live".

CRama · Post by **CRama** » 23 Jul 2013, 20:01

Download link for Demo on Pallavi by Dr.S.Ramanathan. Your feedback will be appreciated.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/sidseb

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 23 Jul 2013, 22:02

Thanks CRama. Now I understand what you said about the nature of his RTP lecture demo. Anyone can relate to this and enjoy.

Just a note to non-tamilians, the lecture part of it is in Tamil but I think you will still get something out of it since there is good music there. His explanations are excellent, others can benefit from a translation. I will leave it our translation experts to see if they want to take up the task.

His way of speaking Tamil is so good to hear. Easy colloquial style while at the same time using properly formed words and sentences.

Keerthi, you asked/wondered quite a while back about the currently in vogue practice of arudhi occurring on the beat. He addresses that between 11 to 14 minutes. Spoiler: It does not have to be.

keerthi · Post by **keerthi** » 26 Jul 2013, 18:32

Thanks CRama for the precious upload. This one is a superlative lec-demo; quintessential S.Ramanathan stuff. Notice how the steel-rigour of his scholarly background is combined with a highly accessible aesthetic form. For instance, he doesn't merely give the padam-layam-vinyasam explanation, but underscores that this is a later, creative interpretation of the term, as Bhava-raga-tAla is of Bharata.It was nice to hear the savant sing the pallavi of the krti 'gAnalOla', to even hear a mention of the kRti, which is now near-extinct. His voice is also at its sweetest best.

Vasantakokilam, impressive that you remember something I said long ago, I have a pet theory regarding the tyranny of the arudi not just in pallavi singing; but in the krtis of the classic vAggEyakAras, but it is still in the mid-early embryonic stage.

I have seen/ read and learnt a couple of older pallavis without a discernable arudi, wherein the end of the pallavi-beginning of next Avarta is treated as arudi. Have notated down a few of these pallavis learnt from the lineages of Bidaram Krishnappa, Chittoor S. Pillai and Tiruppamburam. SwaminAtha Pillai.

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 26 Jul 2013, 19:48

Keerthi, I am sure you can help me here.

On many occasions, I have felt the RTP comes a bit late-when 65% of the concert is done and dusted. I see a struggle in the singers/accompaniments to bring energy and impact. In such instances, the RTP becomes a bit of a chore.

On some other occasions, the artiste seems to scale a new high in the RTP, a kind of comfort zone. Then the RTP becomes the central part of the concert.

I do enjoy the ragamalika string especially if two artistes alternate ragas etc.

All in all, I feel the RTP will sit uneasily in the repertoire unless it is done as a central piece of the concert and doesn't come when the audience or the musicians are exhausted.

What do you say, sir?
Sachi R

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 28 Jul 2013, 10:00

Sunday brunch Agaccha!
Ramakrishnan Murthy - Narasimha Agaccha
narasimhāgaccha parabrahmapuccha
mōhanam - cāpu
muttusvāmi dīkṣitar
pallavi
narasiṃhāgaccha
para-brahma puccha svēccha svaccha
anupallavi
hari hara brahmēndrādi pūjitātyaccha
parama bhāgavata prahlāda bhaktyaccha
caraṇam
dhīra-tara ghaṭikācalēśvara
saura-tara hēma kōṭīśvara
vīra vara mōhana vibhāsvara
māra vara mānava harīśvara
madhyama kāla sāhityam
mura hara naga dhara sarasija kara
parama puruṣa pavanaja śubha-kara
surucira kari giri varada vicara
sarasa guru guha hṙdaya saha-cara
(Source KrithiBook app)

Audio -Ramakrishnan Murthy

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 04 Aug 2013, 16:55

B. Viitala Rangan's violin concert a few days ago on AIR 100.1 FM:

http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... 46#p244582

Music link: http://db.tt/KWPQzaxc/

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 07 Aug 2013, 13:39

Another Mohana - what masterly raga conception by Vid. Nirmala Rajasekhar - Jagadishwari by Tiruvarur Ramaswamy Pillai:
http://bit.ly/NirmalaRajskrMohana
I was blown away by some of the sangathis and gamakas she could bring out on the Veena. Really a great artiste!

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 10 Aug 2013, 01:55

Enjoyed Vid. Nirmala Rajasekhar's mohanam very much. Thanks Rsachi.

I guess this is the gAyaki bANi. Nirmala Rajasekhar's playing brought out the words of the composition so clearly ( of course, that only works when I know the song )

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 10 Aug 2013, 04:42

Yes, VKM, she has a special way to modulate the gamakas and notes into words.

I know of very few vainikas who can produce those gamakas in the descent so effortlessly. She also played some tricky phrases up to the highest Pa.

About knowing the words, surely it helps us mere mortals of listeners! Interestingly this composition itself seems to my mind a medley of musical ideas from many famous Mohana compositions.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 10 Aug 2013, 07:56

I liked this one! I had not heard this song before.

Thanks for sharing!

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 12 Aug 2013, 19:45

Which I enjoyed yester day..

INS-Nadaswaram-Namagiripettai Krishnan...90mts concert...

http://mfi.re/listen/iuq474qtp8ip96c/IN ... pettai.mp3

balakk · Post by **balakk** » 03 Nov 2013, 10:17

This series kinda stopped - doing my bit to revive this: request the regulars to post more please

A beautiful Jothiswaroopini by Ramakrishnan Murthy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfaOYELRz70

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 03 Nov 2013, 10:28

Keep it up, sir!
I kinda rolled off since so many postings with music were happenng in so many places round the clock so much that nobody seemed to remember the Sunday brunch!!!
I will try and post more, from next Sunday!

mahavishnu · Post by **mahavishnu** » 03 Nov 2013, 10:55

Glad to see this thread revived. I needed a solemn brunch after all the Deepavali excesses.

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 09 Nov 2013, 21:46

Dear rasikas,
I recently heard snatches of an excellent Veena recital on Bangalore AIR 100.1 FM on a Friday morning as I was getting ready to go to work. I felt I should listen to the entire concert, and was very glad I was able to access a recording. It is archived here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/86shqh38iekgs ... ct2013.m4a

The concert was of Vid. Ashwin Anand, a young Veena player undergoing advanced training under Vid. Vedavalli. I know he has performed many concerts in Chennai also. Here is an artiste who has performed with considerable emotive content, great manodharma and tonal excellence in this live radio broadcast.
After Srivaralakshmi and Aparadhamula, he expounds a wonderful Saveri (Shankari Shankuru). The fourth item is Jagadoddharana.

Happy Sunday Brunch!!!!!

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 10 Nov 2013, 23:37

Sachi Sir,

Thanks for the recording! I am listening to it again today Sunday, so that makes it Saturday brunch and Sunday brunch as well!

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 11 Nov 2013, 02:35

Thank you. My efforts have been worthwhile.

Full many a gem of purest ray serene the dark unfathomed depths of Dropbox bear.
Full many a vainika is born to play unheard and waste his sweetness over the desert AIR.

tanapp · Post by **tanapp** » 11 Nov 2013, 03:44

B. Viitala Rangan's violin concert a few days ago on AIR 100.1 FM:

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=21645&p=244846#p244582

Music link: http://db.tt/KWPQzaxc/

Thanks so much for posting this! Vittal Rangan moved me so much with his Kharaharapriya alapanai for a Isai Mazhalai program. The video used to be on YouTube but it seems to have been removed or unlisted.

Just listening to the Kumudakriya alapanai - the tambura/shruti box is emanating N3 frequency - goes well with the mood of the raga. Of course Vittala's raga essays are delightfully melodic and emotive with a lot of sowkhyam.

tanapp · Post by **tanapp** » 11 Nov 2013, 04:10

Rsachi wrote:B. Viitala Rangan's violin concert a few days ago on AIR 100.1 FM:

http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... 46#p244582

Music link: http://db.tt/KWPQzaxc/

Spoke too soon..now listening to his Kharaharapriya essay again after 5 years. Wah! Ekdam laajawaab! And so much grander and deeper. Good order of kritis, choice of raga and tempo setting for a 1 hour concert.

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 16 Nov 2013, 16:25

Hi folks,
Here is an MDR classic I was able to unearth when I was looking for something else altogether.

http://bit.ly/MDRClassics

It has a great Darbar, the wonderful swarajathi in Bhairavi like what only MDR can sing, a sparkling Begada like a roar in the deep ocean, and then Paripalaya.
This cassette didn't have much markings or even complete tracks, but the 95% or so I have salvaged is more than worth a listen. And I deduce, using some logic, that the accompanists are LGJ and UKS!!!

Please listen and tell me what you think. I have also arranged for a bit of rain in Bangalore and Chennai so you stay indoors.

Happy listening

Sachi R

kvchellappa · Post by **kvchellappa** » 16 Nov 2013, 20:53

Too bad! I want to attend TMK's concert tomorrow.

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 16 Nov 2013, 21:10

Sir,
You have only one recourse. Chant the following:

Rain rain go away. Modi's rally is today.
TMK fantasy is at play.

tanapp · Post by **tanapp** » 16 Nov 2013, 21:38

OVK-Bach Festival Ongoing..

Live streaming with a free registration at iCarnatic:

Currently Gowlai Saptaratna is being presented.

http://www.icarnatic.org/

http://www.icarnatic.org/images/ovkbach2013.JPG

Program Agenda:

http://www.icarnatic.org/images/ovkbach2013schedule.jpg

kvchellappa · Post by **kvchellappa** » 17 Nov 2013, 08:06

Thanks for the nice couplet. Rain or no rain, I want to go and hear him, with that resounding concert of Sanjay still live in memory. No doubt, they both excel though I am disappointed at his system of 'musical offering.'

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 17 Nov 2013, 09:03

Godspeed to you sir. That's the spirit. And hope TMK will deliver, today.

srikanthj · Post by **srikanthj** » 17 Nov 2013, 17:27

RSachi - Thanks a lot for the MDR treat.

I'd missed Sanjay earlier this week and was looking forward to TNS and TMK concerts today. Unfortunately both vidwans are indisposed and have 'kept away' like the rain.

Got one Krishna concert though today - TNSKrishna stood in admirably for his illustrious father. Amrutha Venkatesh will sing in place of TMK this evening.

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 23 Nov 2013, 09:40

Have got a good dose of Keeravaani of late, including today's 100.1 FM broadcasting a fine Kaligiyunte by Maharajapuram Ramachandran.

Are you crazy about Keeravaani? I know many who are. But I am not one of them.
In fact I have strong feelings on this subject. I feel Keeravaani is like a manifesto left incomplete. It is a series of questions asked but with no answers.
What they call closure. I feel all art -in India, especially- is about closure, completion. However I find Keeravaani, with its preponderance of Ni and Ma, with almost all its phrases ending with a question mark, leaves me without an answer. It is a raga in search of its own destiny. It has no closure.

What do you think, sir? madam?

Here is a feast of Keeravaani, played brilliantly by Shahid Pervez, and rounded off with an RTP by the one and only Sanjay.
Please listen over a longish Sunday brunch and come back to me.
It is important we get closure on this subject!!!!
http://bit.ly/Keeravani

Here is a definitive Keeravaani song by Saint Thayagaraja, He is the ultimate master in choosing the right raga for the right mood. See his questions:

kaligiyuṇṭē kadā
kīravāṇi - ādi
tyāgarāja
pallavi
kaligiyuṇṭē kadā kalgunu
kāmita phala dāyaka
anupallavi
kaliniyiṅgitamerugaka ninnāḍukoṇṭi
calamu cēyaka nā talanu cakkani vrāta kaligi
caraṇam
bhāgavatāgrēsarulagu nārada
prahlāda paraśara rāmadāsulu
bāguga śrī raghu rāmuni padamula
bhakti jēsina rīti tyāgarājunikipuḍu kaligi
Word-by-Word Meaning
pallavi
O Lord who bestows (dāyaka) desired (kāmita) results (phala)! īsn't it that (kadā), only if I had been endowed (kaligiyuṇṭē) (with good fortune), it would happen (kalgunu) (that ī attain what ī desire)?
anupallavi
Without understanding (erugaka) the indications (or intentions) (iṅgitamu) of the kali yuga (kalini) (kaliniyiṅgitamerugaka), I (unnecessarily) blamed (āḍukoṇṭi) You (ninnu) (ninnāḍukoṇṭi);
please do not (cēyaka) be obstinate (calamu) towards me;
O Lord who bestows desired results! isn't it that only if a favourable (cakkani) (literally nice) fate (talanu vrāta) (literally writiṅg on the head) has been endowed to me, it would happen that I attain what I desire?
caraṇam
īsn't that I can attain what I desire, only if this tyāgarāja (tyāgarājuniki) (literally to tyāgarāja) has now (ipuḍu) (tyāgarājunikipuḍu) been endowed with the method (rīti) with which
sage nārada, prahlāda, sage parāśara, rāmadāsa and others (rāmādāsulu) - the most eminent (agrēsarulagu) of the devotees (bhāgavata) (bhāgavatāgrēsarulagu) -
steadfastly (bāguga) (literally nicely) remained devoted (bhakti jēsina) to the holy feet (padamula) of śrī raghu rāma (raghu rāmuni)?

Source Sri V. Govindan (via KrithiBook app)

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 30 Nov 2013, 22:42

Some more Supreme Sitar music from Shahid Pervez

http://raa.ag/aHI00409 or http://bit.ly/vMouAl

You can download the raaga app on any IOS or Android device.

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 07 Dec 2013, 20:30

Folks
I strongly recommend you listen to this concert:
http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... 01#p252266

I heard it and found Amrutha absolutely wonderful. The recording is very good too. She does a really fine job of Kedara and then does a fabulous Kalyani. Her manodharma is really DIFFERENT.
I found Venu took time to warm up a bit but Sudhindra was thoroughly enjoying himself.

PS: Will hear the rest tomorrow

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 08 Dec 2013, 10:52

Her fine Kedaram was served with my Saturday brunch and the rest reserved for the Sunday brunch.

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 08 Dec 2013, 11:02

Main course Kalyani. Lots of vadams in the form of Sudhindra's solos. A cute Charukeshi RTP. Some tongue-tickling 'Ramakrishnaru', an offbeat BhAgyAdA and then the sparkling KDNKTHLM.

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 14 Dec 2013, 22:49

Here's a different type of treat from the usual CM fare:
http://bit.ly/18s4C9z
(Click the link to Songs in Saavn page)

1. Rasiya Mhara & Begi Begi Aao Mandar (Khayal) - 27m 25s - Madhup Mudgal
2. Raga- Ahir Bhairav (Madhup Mudgal) - 6m 05s - Madhup Mudgal
3. Nee Mal Maslat Pucchaniya & Been Bajave Mai Ri (Khayal) - 28m 46s - Madhup Mudgal
4. Raga - Bibhas (Madhup Mudgal) - 10m 52s - Madhup Mudgal

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 22 Dec 2013, 09:47

Celebrate Margazhi with some fine nadhaswaram by Namagiripettai Krishnan!

Click the picture above.

(sorry pic from another album..)

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 22 Dec 2013, 10:04

The link above takes you to gaana.com
Then you have to search for Nadhaswaram - Namagiripettai Krishnan... believe me it is worth the effort. See the song list: Evarani, Mokshamu, Karanam Kettu Vadi, Nadhaloludai...

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 04 Jan 2014, 19:27

A wonderful freshness here:
http://bit.ly/1g7MMYT
Kaushiki Chakarabarty

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 12 Jan 2014, 11:17

For the brunch today, my recommendation is that you browse the various archived concerts of Parivadini. They have done a commendable job of covering multiple venues and talented artistes. It is a video treat.

A small observation. I heard some really talented lady artistes in these webcasts. Unfortunately I found the mridangam was often insensitive and intrusive to the mood of the main artiste. I feel the younger more talented mridangam vidwans should make a special effort to rein themselves in for female vocalists and when accompanying more sensitive music.

parivadini · Post by **parivadini** » 17 Jan 2014, 11:08

Rsachi wrote:A small observation. I heard some really talented lady artistes in these webcasts. Unfortunately I found the mridangam was often insensitive and intrusive to the mood of the main artiste.

Many thanks for your word of encouragement and support.
We have made note of this observation,currently we do not take the audio leads directly onto our PC and the idea is to mimic the actual kutcheri environment(you will hear the balaey's, the besh's and the argument whether it was Natta Kurinji or Hussaini!). If in the future we do decide to have our own sound mixer for balancing we will surely take care of this.

Thanks again for your support.

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 18 Jan 2014, 21:50

A soothing Sunday brunch with sitar...
Click the pic...

cpblog · Post by **cpblog** » 25 Jan 2014, 18:42

This note is not meant to be disrespectful to any of the great musicians of our world, but there was a time in the 60s and 70's, when the cognoscenti of the Sitar world in Bengal thought that Nikhil Banerjee was the real deal! There was that belief that he was not recognized as much for his virtuosity as his other compatriot because he would not chase anything or cultivate the necessities towards a famed path. [Experiences of one growing up in Kolkata].

Anyway, the happiness is in stopping one's mental chatter and in listening to such elegantly plucked strains.

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 25 Jan 2014, 21:18

Listen to Chitraveena Ravikiran play Dikshitar masterpieces
Http://raa.ag/aCL00507

KNV1955 · Post by **KNV1955** » 25 Jan 2014, 22:10

Sachi RK has played beautifully Thanks

KNV

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 01 Feb 2014, 22:25

Here is some really rich fare, from S. Balachander:
http://gaana.com/album/marvellous-melak ... 3-carnatic

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 07 Feb 2014, 23:43

Dr. SOWMYA on Padams and Javalis:

http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=22957

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 14 Feb 2014, 09:11

Dear all
Last night on a flight from Delhi to Blr, Tanjavur S. Kalyanaraman gave me fantastic company with concert. His dealing with Malahari, Kiravani etc. is simply beautiful. Let's celebrate a great artiste this weekend!

All India Radio Sangeet Sammelan

395 - Tanjore S Kalyanaraman

Sri Kalyanaraman - Vocal
Sri M Chandrasekharan - Violin
Sri Vellore Ramabhadran - Mridangam
Sri Palghat V A Sundaram - Ghatam

List:

01-Panchamathanga-Malahari-Roopakam-MDikshitar.mp3
02-Antharangabhakti-Shadvida_margini-Adi-Koteeswara_Iyer.mp3
03-Nenendu_Vedakudura-Karnataka_Behag-Adi-Tyagaraja.mp3
04-Sundareswaraya-Shankarabaranam-Roopakam-MDikshitar.mp3
05-Nee_Charanambujamula-Keeravani-Adi-GNB.mp3
06-Priye_Charuseele-Mahanandi-Khandachapu-Jayadeva.mp3

Duration: 01:26:17
Size: 79 MB
Vijayagopal

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 14 Feb 2014, 15:11

The Shankarabharana is a brilliant item..the violinist seems to be MSG and not MC....so maybe from another concert...

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 22 Feb 2014, 08:46

Dear folks
Sunday Feb.23: listen to a great concert by Vid RK Srikantan that took place when he was 74 years old!
It has many gems:
1 JCW
2 Veene Sheshanna
3 Sripada Raya
4 Kanaka Dasa
5 Purandara Dasa
6 Vyasa Raya

LINK: http://bit.ly/RKS_Parvathi

also a great tip for improving audio quality playback when you listen to music on Chrome web browser:
1. Download Chrome Browser EQ extension and install it
2. Set up your Youtube settings for HTML5 player instead of the default.

ENJOY BETTER AUDIO QUALITY ON YOU TUBE AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT STREAMS!

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 01 Mar 2014, 22:33

Prof Ramaratnam of Mysore university is well known to many as a teacher and author of textbooks in music. But I have not come across too many concerts of his. I am glad to share here a full concert in the company of Vid M Chandrasekharan and Vellore Ramabhadran :
http://bit.ly/1d6WvPN

Rsachi · Post by **Rsachi** » 08 Mar 2014, 19:28

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp ... 022961.ece

I bought a DVD of the movie Nandanar 1942 at Tic Tac, Mission Road, Pondicherry, yesterday. A lovely movie, and what splendid acting, and singing by Sri MM Dandapani Desikar! I had heard some of these songs sung by Carnatic musicians. I tell you, please hear the original- it's an eye opener:

Click the image to access You Tube.
If the link doesn't work please search for Playlists named Nandanar on YouTube. The best one has 12 songs.

Happy Sunday brunch!