MC & G Bharathi (violin) in Selaiyur, 4/May/2014

[sankark]

M Chandrasekaran & G Bharathi - violin
Trissur Narendran - mridangam
H Sivaramakrishnan - ghatam

For Sri Seetharama Baktha Samajam @ Vinayagar Temple, Sri Rajeswari Nagar, Selaiyur, Chennai.

mahAganapatim - nAttai - Adi - MD (S)
bhajana sEyavE - kEdAram - rUpakam - Anai Ayya (S)
rAmA ninnu nammina - mOhanam - Adi - T (RS)
ninnE nammithinayyA - simmEndramadhyamam - m cApu - MV (RNS@nIraja nayanA nIraja nibhagAthrA)
sArasamukhi - gowdamalhAr - Adi - HMB
inta sowkya - kApi - Adi - T (RST)
mannu pugazh kOsalai* - rAgamAlikai ( I spotted nIlambari, sArangA for sure) - rUpakam? - kulasEkara AzhvAr
speeches
eppO varuvArO - jOnpuri - Adi - GKB
English Notes (or should it be called HMB Notes?)
mAmava pattAbhirAmA* - manirangu - m cApu - MD

Sweet, soft on the ears music sans gimmicks, all in all for about 140 mins. Does G Bharathi accompany/play solo? She would rank amongst the top crop undoubtedly. Percussion support through out was very good and sensitive. It was really "san"geetham. Tani was simply grand. eppO varuvArO & notes were audience requests.

* MC vocally sang those.

Today Kunnakkudi Balamuralikrishna is scheduled to perform there.

[rajeshnat]

I have spotted in paper or print media where G bharathi has accompanied , cannot recollect whom she accompanied . Very nice of you to report on MC - G bharathi combo.

[violinlover]

hi all!! Bharathi akka has been playing at the topmost level since 1976. she has toured all over the world playing duets with my legendary guru and has also accompanied Vidwan Sri. TRS during his tour of Australia. :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause:

MC mama devotee
violinlover

[arasi]

Rajesh,
She was in pAvADai dAvaNi when I once heard her in the US (came with her father). After many years, I heard her play at Bharath Kalachar, accompanying Jayalakshmi Santhanam once (two or three years ago). Where you at that particular concert? I forget.

[mahavishnu]

Bharathi is also an accomplished dancer. A few years ago in Cleveland, MC gave a lecture concert on some padams/javalis that he had learned directly from Jayammal (T Viswa/Balasaraswati's mother) and Bharathi danced to them! I had the pleasure of attending this concert with VKV.

Here is a picture from MC's 1976 tour of US/Canada. Look at a young Harishankar in this picture.

[rajeshnat]

hi all!! Bharathi akka has been playing at the topmost level since 1976. she has toured all over the world playing duets with my legendary guru and has also accompanied Vidwan Sri. TRS during his tour of Australia. :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause:

MC mama devotee
violinlover

Violin lover(violinist vidwan R Raghul)
Nice to get that information. Is there an available recordings of TRS mama and vidushi Bharathi tour of australia . could you check with her and please post it . I am assuming vidushi bharthi would have the recording . You can also ask her to register the forum that would be wonderful.

[rajeshnat]

mahavishnu
WHo is the mrudangam artist in the photo.

[mahavishnu]

mahavishnu
WHo is the mrudangam artist in the photo.

Guruvayoor Dorai.

[arasi]

Rajesh,
I'm surprised your keen eyes couldn't recognize him! Look at his posture...Of course, the thermos (there are two more on the edge of the grand stage) indicates the time it was taken. No water bottles either on stage

[rajeshnat]

Rajesh,
I'm surprised your keen eyes couldn't recognize him! Look at his posture...Of course, the thermos (there are two more on the edge of the grand stage) indicates the time it was taken. No water bottles either on stage

Arasi
I was kind of thinking about GD , but i was not sure . I have heard GD only from 2000+ onwards , his frame is now more thinner with glasses- that is the photo I had more in my mind. In the above photo his frame shows him more with mrudangam muscle.