Sugandha Kalamegam @ Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall,Chennai (24

ram · Post by **ram** » 24 Oct 2006, 22:42

Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall, TTK Road, Chennai

Date: 24th Oct 2006

Theme: Dikshitar Day - Muthuswami Dikshitar Compositions

Vocal: Smt. Sugandha Kalamegam

Violin: Sri V. Srikanth

Mridangam: Sri K. Arun Prakash

Khanjira: Sri B. Purushottam

List of songs:

1) rakta gaNapatim - mOhanam - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (S)

2) angArakam AshrayAmyaham - suruTTi - rUpakam - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

3) santAna rAmaswAminam - hindOLa vasantam - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

4) srI dum durgE - srIranjani - kanda Ekam - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (AS)

5) aruNAchala nAtham - sArangA - rUpakam - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

6) pAhimAm ratnAchala - mukhAri - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (A)

7) kanjadaLAyatAkshI - kamalAmanOhari - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

8 ) akshaya linga vibhO - shankarAbharaNam - misra chApu - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (ANS - main)

9) akhilAndEshwari - jujAvanti - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

10) sOmasundarEswaram - suddhavasantA - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

11) lalitA paramEswari - suruTTi - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

Every aspect of this concert was good, be it the raga alapanas, song renditions or the percussive support. Shankarabharanam alapana was beautifully executed by both the vocalist and the violinist. Sri Arun Prakash and Sri Purushottam played a very short and simple taniavartanam in misra chApu talam. Smt. Sugandha Kalamegam treated listeners with two songs in suruTTi, one of my favorite ragas.

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ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 24 Oct 2006, 22:52

Let me utter

"nice list"

before anyone does

Really, I mean it!

-Ramakriya

meena · Post by **meena** » 24 Oct 2006, 23:28

i would also like to know

"was the concert recorded?"

I readlly really mean it too!

Vocalist · Post by **Vocalist** » 25 Oct 2006, 18:13

ha ha...very funny...(rolls eyes)...and ironic, especially considering this was one of the concerts that I wasn't going to touch on. Why? Because the only unusual element of it is the last item, which I've never seen on a list or heard before (I don't think).

venkatpv · Post by **venkatpv** » 25 Oct 2006, 18:29

just when i thought ramakriya had stolen my daily dose of laughter!!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 26 Oct 2006, 09:02

venkat,
Just when you were thinking that ramakriya had stolen your daily dose of laughter--in order to provide it, he stole you know who's seal of approval!

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 26 Oct 2006, 10:55

arasi wrote:venkat,
Just when you were thinking that ramakriya had stolen your daily dose of laughter--in order to provide it, he stole you know who's seal of approval!

venkatpv, arasi,

Do you really want me to prove that it is a nice list ?

Seriously, although none of the following kritis belong to the 'extremely rare' category, having all these in a single concert, is kind of rare, I think.

ram wrote:1) rakta gaNapatim - mOhanam - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (S)

3) santAna rAmaswAminam - hindOLa vasantam - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

4) srI dum durgE - srIranjani - kanda Ekam - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (AS)

6) pAhimAm ratnAchala - mukhAri - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (A)

10) sOmasundarEswaram - suddhavasantA - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

11) lalitA paramEswari - suruTTi - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

I am with vocalist on item 11) : I have never heard any renditions of this kriti

-Ramakriya

Vocalist · Post by **Vocalist** » 26 Oct 2006, 17:49

I'm not sure I can agree on 3 and 6, and perhaps 4, but otherwise, I can see where you're coming from.