Prasanna Venkataraman, 16/03/2016, NaadaInbam

[sankark]

BU Ganeshprasad violin, KAP mrdangam, Nerkunram Sankar khanjira

sAmi nI pai Anandabhairavi k ata varnam
abhimAnamennadu s@pallavi
kalyAni birAnabrOva idhE ns@nIpAdapankajamu, what a nereval. Was totally worth the 1 hour drive 1 way
nAtakapriya idisamayamu brOva ns@paramapurusha vAsudEva garudagamana gAnalOla
ranganAyakam slow, sedate and grand rendering
sadAmadhim
kEdAragowlai saraguNa pAlimipa ns@varaguNa sEshAdri tani
samayamidE rA rA (behAg jAvali?)
innudaya bAradE (kalyAnavasantam?)

A grand concert it was and very welcome after ~2 months of live concert.

[sureshvv]

Great concert. Especially the second half, Natakapriya onwards. The 2 songs post main were wonderful and brought out in full form Prasanna's unique strength - a passionate singing style coupled with a pliable soothing voice.

Would have preferred a lesser heard kriti for main, after all the venue is most suitable for experimentation.

Kalyani was great early in the concert (pre submain). The alapana was impressive and set the mood early. The kriti itself has some remarkable renditions (most recently Shek and more memorably GV both at the academy), so a bit hard to be objective about it,

Special mention for the slow speed section of the Anandabhairavi varnam - with the gandharam seemingly tracing lissajous curves.

[rajeshnat]

sadAmadhim

sadAmadhim - gambheeravani -T
Prasannna is always a brilliant musician and I wish i was there.