Abhishek Raghuram@Bharat Kalachar on Jan 08th,2017
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Vocal : Abhishek Raghuram
Violin : Hn Bhaskar
Mrudu angam : Patri Satish Kumar
Concert Type : NOn Nirvana - No concert to follow but Bharathanatyam to follow, Ticketed concert
Day/Duration : Sunday - 2 hours and 35 minutes
Sabha : Bharat kalachar
Hall : YGP Auditorium
1. varnam -vanajAkshi - kalyani - Pallavi gopala iyer
2. nannu brOva nI(R S)- abHOgi - T
9 mins alapana and 5 mins violin return
5 mins swaras
3A. neekEla dayarAdhu (R N S) - sarasangi - ramaswami Sivan
11 mins alapana and 5 mins violin return
and 6 mins neraval in sAketha purarAmA
3B.tani for 12 mins
4A.RTP - ranjani , janaranjani and rasika ranjani
50 mins RTP exclusive of second round of tani
Raagam in Ranjani for 14 mins
taanam in ranjani and janaranjani for 14 mins
pallavi neraval and swaras in ranjani , janaranjani and rasikaranjani
pallavi and swaras 24 mins
Pallavi line --->>> ranjani niranjani janaranjani sadaaa pAhimAm rasika
4B. tani for 5 mins
5. mAyammA - Ahiri -SS
Abhishek Raghuram@Bharat Kalachar on Jan 08th,2017
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Re: Abhishek Raghuram@Bharat Kalachar on Jan 08th,2017
The team of Abhishek- HNB and PAtri are all A Plus players in the CM market . To the best of my knowledge this is the second time I am hearing the pair of Abhishek and HNB . Patri and Abhishek have paired for a long time and I have heard a lot of them .
I entered few minutes late .THe start had a lot of microphone problems . Abhishek volume was nice but the relative volume of his accompanist was not perfect. I struggled to hear the violinist and the mrudangam was shade bit low. THe kalyani varnam was a bit of gone case.
From Abhogi the balance was right. What a lovely Abhogi it was . He sang the alapana so beautifully , no rush but deep intonations to give rich harmonics was wow wow Abhogi. THe krithi nannu brovu nee was perhaps standardized to agmark excellence by semmangudi . After that I recollect a recording of Santhanagopalan singing in 80's or 90's which i used to hear so often few years back. Abhishek Abhogi is on those two lines for this not too often heard abhogi krithi nannu brova nee of T . Abhogi swaras could have had more run but nevertheless I enjoyed it with abhishek voice texture being very enjoyable.
Abhishek has mesmerized in the past in the same hall many many years ago around 2002 to 2004 with the same sarasangi . I recollect the raga then and now , He sang wonderfully the alapana . Alapana and Abhishek are the best pair . The rare ramaswam sivan Krithi was nice with some wonderful neraval with repeated touch points in first two phrases "saketha purarama" were well done. The swaras had so much laya vishayam. There was a tani and Patri did play very well , towards the end there was a slight loss of excellence but overall well done.
No time wasted at all , post a brief 5 minute talk by Mrs YGP ,abhishek gave a lovely ranjani alapana . It was a wonderful alapana and the return by HNB in ranjani reminded me of MSG . Is It going to rain as Abhishek sang a taanam after a long time without giving taanam to violin .THe first 5 minutes in lower to mid octaves , abhishek voice shaked me with intensity of sublime music . Lovely return showcasing Parur MSG-ish ranjani kept up the same level of excellence .After a round of ranjani taanam return he sang janaranjani . I am not sure if he sang the third raga rasika ranjani during taanam.
THe pallavi neraval was intelligent and the neraval was most part great . Alternating the neraval with the 2 ragas and introducing the third rasikaranjani was quite a complex entry. I only knew rasika ranjani sabha well, rasikaranjani ragam is still not getting that sticky feel in my head .I need one more sitting for rasikaranjani ragam. Abhishek did full justice to all three ragas in neraval . In swaras it was nice but I felt he did few rounds of excess jugglery towards the end for both pallavi neraval and swaras. At time too much of so quick rotation robs the ragabhavam. He also announced a taalamaliga where he did a count of 3 and 5.Abhishek laya skills was demoed very well and he received wonderful applause
He ended with nyayAmA anupallavi and segued to the pallavi mAyamma in Ahiri . Ahiri was well done and the concert ended at 06 35 pm after it started at 4pm.HNBhaskar is a brilliant vidwan , his violin had such a lovely sunaadham . He played with great response time and was always watchful with abhishek ideas . Patri never banged and he was surely the most important kAranakurtha to make the concert succeed . I loved his racy fast play in nannu brova ni-so many patterns with a flurry of strokes. Possiby patri may have missed a upapakkavadhyam in tani.If there is a weakness ,Abhishek for few sangathis was as usual singing away from microphone - this at times is becoming his regular habit
Bharat Kalachar , I am certainly very very indebted to them . They are celebrating 30 years and it is always customary for Mrs YGP to briefly speak . She said she is very proud of Abhishek as he is their student of PSBB School . She briefly recollected that he played a small role in an event in his school and talked about his young age confidence. She also said Abhishek has extreme respect for elders and connected a recent episode .She said in an event organized recentely Abhishek sat in a side and let Lalgudi Krishnan play violin seated in the center. That was the concert where Karaikudi mani also played- She did not refer KM - I do knew that and I am quoting in the writeup now. From whatever i know ,I surely think that it is a misquote from Mrs YGP to attribute that Abhishek did that out of respect to elders . From whatever i heard , it was Lalgudi krishnan who insisted that he will sit in the center and play violin and Abhishek perhaps was magnanimous and still continued to sing by seated in side . I guess I am writing this as we should not represent all these incidents as it has got to do with respect to elders that too with a lovely patron like Mrs YGP mis?quoting .
All said Abhishek is one avatara purushan . His USP is to reduce numbers which is what I usually seek . There was a bit of jugglery overdose in neraval/swaras of the pallavi but i am very very glad to hear a taanam from Abhishek . Abhishek usually gives the taanam to violin which is not to my liking. Abhishek creativity was in full gear , I got everything excepting bit of excess vocal jugglery in pallavi neraval and swaras for those minutes where i lost the muse. Keep it up ABhishek- HNB- Patri.
Overall an excellent concert for 2 hours and 35 minutes.
I entered few minutes late .THe start had a lot of microphone problems . Abhishek volume was nice but the relative volume of his accompanist was not perfect. I struggled to hear the violinist and the mrudangam was shade bit low. THe kalyani varnam was a bit of gone case.
From Abhogi the balance was right. What a lovely Abhogi it was . He sang the alapana so beautifully , no rush but deep intonations to give rich harmonics was wow wow Abhogi. THe krithi nannu brovu nee was perhaps standardized to agmark excellence by semmangudi . After that I recollect a recording of Santhanagopalan singing in 80's or 90's which i used to hear so often few years back. Abhishek Abhogi is on those two lines for this not too often heard abhogi krithi nannu brova nee of T . Abhogi swaras could have had more run but nevertheless I enjoyed it with abhishek voice texture being very enjoyable.
Abhishek has mesmerized in the past in the same hall many many years ago around 2002 to 2004 with the same sarasangi . I recollect the raga then and now , He sang wonderfully the alapana . Alapana and Abhishek are the best pair . The rare ramaswam sivan Krithi was nice with some wonderful neraval with repeated touch points in first two phrases "saketha purarama" were well done. The swaras had so much laya vishayam. There was a tani and Patri did play very well , towards the end there was a slight loss of excellence but overall well done.
No time wasted at all , post a brief 5 minute talk by Mrs YGP ,abhishek gave a lovely ranjani alapana . It was a wonderful alapana and the return by HNB in ranjani reminded me of MSG . Is It going to rain as Abhishek sang a taanam after a long time without giving taanam to violin .THe first 5 minutes in lower to mid octaves , abhishek voice shaked me with intensity of sublime music . Lovely return showcasing Parur MSG-ish ranjani kept up the same level of excellence .After a round of ranjani taanam return he sang janaranjani . I am not sure if he sang the third raga rasika ranjani during taanam.
THe pallavi neraval was intelligent and the neraval was most part great . Alternating the neraval with the 2 ragas and introducing the third rasikaranjani was quite a complex entry. I only knew rasika ranjani sabha well, rasikaranjani ragam is still not getting that sticky feel in my head .I need one more sitting for rasikaranjani ragam. Abhishek did full justice to all three ragas in neraval . In swaras it was nice but I felt he did few rounds of excess jugglery towards the end for both pallavi neraval and swaras. At time too much of so quick rotation robs the ragabhavam. He also announced a taalamaliga where he did a count of 3 and 5.Abhishek laya skills was demoed very well and he received wonderful applause
He ended with nyayAmA anupallavi and segued to the pallavi mAyamma in Ahiri . Ahiri was well done and the concert ended at 06 35 pm after it started at 4pm.HNBhaskar is a brilliant vidwan , his violin had such a lovely sunaadham . He played with great response time and was always watchful with abhishek ideas . Patri never banged and he was surely the most important kAranakurtha to make the concert succeed . I loved his racy fast play in nannu brova ni-so many patterns with a flurry of strokes. Possiby patri may have missed a upapakkavadhyam in tani.If there is a weakness ,Abhishek for few sangathis was as usual singing away from microphone - this at times is becoming his regular habit
Bharat Kalachar , I am certainly very very indebted to them . They are celebrating 30 years and it is always customary for Mrs YGP to briefly speak . She said she is very proud of Abhishek as he is their student of PSBB School . She briefly recollected that he played a small role in an event in his school and talked about his young age confidence. She also said Abhishek has extreme respect for elders and connected a recent episode .She said in an event organized recentely Abhishek sat in a side and let Lalgudi Krishnan play violin seated in the center. That was the concert where Karaikudi mani also played- She did not refer KM - I do knew that and I am quoting in the writeup now. From whatever i know ,I surely think that it is a misquote from Mrs YGP to attribute that Abhishek did that out of respect to elders . From whatever i heard , it was Lalgudi krishnan who insisted that he will sit in the center and play violin and Abhishek perhaps was magnanimous and still continued to sing by seated in side . I guess I am writing this as we should not represent all these incidents as it has got to do with respect to elders that too with a lovely patron like Mrs YGP mis?quoting .
All said Abhishek is one avatara purushan . His USP is to reduce numbers which is what I usually seek . There was a bit of jugglery overdose in neraval/swaras of the pallavi but i am very very glad to hear a taanam from Abhishek . Abhishek usually gives the taanam to violin which is not to my liking. Abhishek creativity was in full gear , I got everything excepting bit of excess vocal jugglery in pallavi neraval and swaras for those minutes where i lost the muse. Keep it up ABhishek- HNB- Patri.
Overall an excellent concert for 2 hours and 35 minutes.
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Re: Abhishek Raghuram@Bharat Kalachar on Jan 08th,2017
Nice review, agree with you about the joy of listening to Abhishek (had got an opportunity 2 days ago in Bangalore). He is able to produce a "wow feeling" to most of the (key) items he takes up in the concert!
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Re: Abhishek Raghuram@Bharat Kalachar on Jan 08th,2017
It was an awesome concert from Abhishek. When he gave the tani at a very early stage of the concert, I could smell RTP. When he took Ranjani, I knew it is not simple Ranjani. Something more is in the offing. Rasikaranjani- I have not heard so far. Looks like a janyam of Chakravakam. Alapana was one ragam. Tanam was of Two ragams. From neraval onwards three ragams. Very nicely presented. As Rajesh has said, he did not leave tanam for the violin. He presented it amazingly. Swara jugglery- what Rajesh has reported- it is a very complex thing that Abhishek indulged in. He sang the swarams of one ragam and landed on another ragam. For instance. He sang the swarams of Rasikaranjani and landed on Janaranjani. Then sang the swarams of Janaranjani and landed on Ranjani. This required high element of precision and concentration which only Abhishek can do.
Mayamma- It was not on the patantharam of KVN orDKJ. It contained Abhishek style of brighas and all. Not to be remembered He concluded the concert with Mayamma. People could not visualise that he has concluded. Because when Mangalam is not there, you conclude the concert with a Tirupugazh or Tillana. That was not there. Only when they switched off the sruti, people understood that the concert is over. Pakka vadyams were great. A wonderful concert.
Mayamma- It was not on the patantharam of KVN orDKJ. It contained Abhishek style of brighas and all. Not to be remembered He concluded the concert with Mayamma. People could not visualise that he has concluded. Because when Mangalam is not there, you conclude the concert with a Tirupugazh or Tillana. That was not there. Only when they switched off the sruti, people understood that the concert is over. Pakka vadyams were great. A wonderful concert.
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Re: Abhishek Raghuram@Bharat Kalachar on Jan 08th,2017
It would have been great if a recording was available! 
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Re: Abhishek Raghuram@Bharat Kalachar on Jan 08th,2017
The same pallavi rendered with alapana of Janaranjani. Abhishek is great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xd8rkW ... Xd8rkW5Kpw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xd8rkW ... Xd8rkW5Kpw