Amritha Murali-BK Raghu-Akshay Anand @ SRLKM

[srikant1987]

Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira, Banashankari
18 Sep 2016
as part of MSS Centenary Series

shlOka in shankarAbharaNa
rAma nannu brOva - harikAmbhOji - rUpaka - T (sketch, NS @ meppulakai)
guruvinavu gulAmanAguva tanaka - kAmavardhini - Adi - PD (?)
shrI cAmuNDEshwari pAlaya mAm - bilahari - Adi - Mysore Vasudevachar (R, NS @ rAkanishAkara)
mELa rAgamAlika - shrI plus chakrams of R2G2 and R3G3.
manavyALa - naLinakAnti - Adi - T - S @ pallavi
pakkala nilabaDi - kharaharapriya - mishracApu - T (R, NS @ manasuna)
tani
vINAbhEri - AbhEri - Adi - MD
RTP in khamAs - khaNDa tripuTa
"suswara sangIta laya Ananda pradAm - vandE shubhadAm"
(composed by Shri RK Shriram Kumar)
rAgamAlika in hamsAnandi, amrtavarShini, kApi, shuddhadhanyAsi and in reverse order to khamAs
brief tani
adharam madhuram - mishra khamAs - Adi - Vallabhacharya
...

[Lakshman]

guruvina gulAmanAguvatanaka is the song.
AdhAram madhuram is by Vallabhacharya. What was the rAgA?

[Rsachi]

Srikant, thank you for posting this.
She sang next:
- a lovely Tamil folksy song in Anandabhairavi-ish raga
- cheto darpana - Shikshashtaka shloka followed by a Marathi Abhang in Yamunakalyani
- a Bengali song in Sindhu Bhairavi
- Maitrim Bhajata
- Pavamana
I am sure you will add your kind comments on the concert. Would you kindly allow me to say a few words here.

When it comes to MSS, I have only one feeling - "aho-bhava". I feel the merits of my past birth have exposed me to Carnatic music, and my opportunity to hear MSS live in her prime and listen to her innumerable songs from Suprabhata to Maitrim Bhajata is one of the highlights of my life.

SRLKM had placed a wonderful photo of MSS with her beatific smile, adorned with flowers and lamps, and I am sure MSS heard this concert today.

And what a concert. Amrita Murali delivered a "PERFECT" concert today. It simply overwhelmed me with its
Melody
Range of songs
Laya finesse
Manodharma in alapana, niraval, swara
Modulation - vallinam and mellinam
Pronunciation
Effortlessness
POISE

The accompanists did their bit very well, the thani was VERY good (Congrats Akshay on your Shanmukhananda Fellowship award! Keep it up!).
But this concert was all about Amrita truly. For me, it is not an easy accomplishment to master the grammar and syntax of Carnatic music. And then to build up the stamina to deliver a concert. Then to make it a beauteous experience for listeners. And then to make it an inspired tribute of eloquence and elegance to a great soul like MSS - who is as eternal, as evocative, as life-giving, as monsoons to us. And then to score a perfect TEN. And that too with an apparent effortlessness and poise. Wow.wow.wow.

Everyone who was present today has been touched by an ineffable spirit of joy. That experience will be with me for long, indeed!
God bless Amrita Murali!

[Rsachi]

Adharam Madhuram was done in true MSS version. It sounded like Behag to me. But it is listed as Misra Khamaj.

So today it was Harikambhoji-Khamaj-Misra Khamaj... treat!

[arvenky]

Oh what a miss this one Having come home for the weekend didn't checked. Heard from one another who attended the concert was very good

[cienu]

Brilliant concert by Amritha.
the Marathi Abhang was Sundarathe Dhyana
The Bengali Song was He Nutan.

It was a double delight that I could meet Sachi.

[Rsachi]

Cienu, very gracious of you, sir.
Pls save me trouble by giving me the words starting that lovely Tamil song, too. Thanks in advance!

[cienu]

Dear Sachi,
The Tamil song is a "Kavadi Chindu".
Manju Nihar in Misra Chapu
Composer is Annamalai Reddiar
More about this song at the link below
http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1023

[hnbhagavan]

I noticed Sachi sir enter and occupy the front row.I could not say hello as there was no opportunity till end and as usual rushed back.But truly there were no dull moments in this concert.The violin support was adequate,but not extra ordinary.Hence it was Amrita all the way single handedly took the concert to great heights and i should say a very meditative concert befitting the Occasion.
A very short RTP - Pallavi composed by Sri RK Sriramkumar as tribute to MSS embellished the concert.Our Rasikas Srikant and sachi have given nice reviews.

[Rsachi]

HNB, sorry I missed you! Hope to meet you at Nageswarans on 25th.
Thanks Cienu for the link to that Kavadi chindu (yes, I had guessed it belonged to that category. But my my, what a passionate song!)

[anand_900315]

Amrutha is performing at my house today at 6 pm. I know it is a week day but if you want to come you are welcome. Pl do call me on 9880103409 and inform me if you are coming. Not a big house but we will manage.

[srikant1987]

For me the highlight was the shrI rAga part of the mELarAgamAlika. The kharaharapriya rAgam had snatches of superb creativity. I liked BK Raghu's madhyamakAla explorations in the rAgas, especially bilahari, without "running". I also found the "stretch" inclusion of a few rounds of swarams in the racy naLinakAnti very exciting, after the demanding mELarAgamAlika and before the main kharaharapriya. Akshay's enthusiastic accompaniment added to the thrill in the music throughout the concert. His completely at-ease playing, at this young age is notable. It is hardly a couple of years since I witnessed his arangERRam with Smt Neela Ramgopal in the same hall.

As someone who has already listened to Amritha Murali a few times, I was expecting excellent music from her anyway.