Prema Rangarajan @ Saraswati Vaggeyakara Trust, Chennai (23

ram · Post by **ram** » 24 Mar 2007, 00:17

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

Date: 23 Mar 2007

Organizer: Saraswati Vaggeyakara Trust

Theme: Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Kritis

Vocal: Vid. Prema Rangarajan

Violin: Vid. Padma Shankar

Mrudangam: Vid. Melakkaveri Balaji

Ghatam: Vid. N. Guruprasad

List of songs:

1) vinAyaka vighnanAshaka - vEgavAhini - rUpakam - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (S)

2) paramEshwara jagadIshwara - nATTai - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (S)

3) bruhadambikAyai - vasantA - misra chApu - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (NS)

4) pAhimAm pArvati - mOhanam - rUpakam - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (ANS)

5) shringAra rasamanjarIm - rasikapriyA - rUpakam - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

6) chidambara naTarAjam - kEdAram - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (0)

7) shivakAmEshwarIm chintayEham - kalyANi - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

8 ) santatam gOvindarAjam (nOTTuswaram) - shankarAbharaNam - tisra Ekam - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

9) gangE mAm pAhi - chenchuruTTi - kanDa Ekam - muthuswAmi dIkshitar

10) lalitA paramEshwari - suruTTi - Adi - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (O)

(Key: O=raga outline, A=raga alapana, N=neraval, S=kalpana swaram, T=taniavartanam)

Vid. Prema Rangarajan presented a nice concert of Dikshitar compositions, ably assisted by the artists who accompanied her. The beauty of Sri Dikshitar's kritis coupled with the nice way in which she rendered them made the concert very enjoyable. One look at the list of songs would reveal so many songs that are not usually sung in the concert circuit.

Though all the artists were good in their departments and performed well as a team, the star of the evening to me was Vid. Padma Shankar on the violin. This is the first time I am hearing her in a full concert and she was simply superb. Her alapanas of mOhanam and kalyANi was very melodious. Her replies during the neraval and kalpana swarams were very good. What an imagination she had whenever she improvised !!!!

Taniavartanam was played by Sri Balaji & Sri Guruprasad in Adi talam and comprised chatusra naDai, kuraippu, pharans, mOrA and kOrvai. At the beginning of the taniavartanam, Sri Balaji showed some good use of gumukhis to create different sounds. The kOrvai he played for the chatusra naDai was also an interesting one. The pUrvAngam and the uttarAngam of the kOrvai comprised of three avartanams each - the first in chatusra naDai, the second in kanDa nadai and the third in tisra naDai.

There was a low turnout for the concert and the strength just waned with time as the starting time of the India-Sri Lanka match neared. The combination of strong air conditioning and sweet music was a potent one to which many seemed to succumb readily.A mami sitting in the row in front of me slept throughout the concert. Good amplification in the small hall however ensured that the sound from the speakers always overpowered the snores.

Source: http://ramsabode.wordpress.com/2007/03/ ... nai230307/

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 24 Mar 2007, 00:40

Wow! Rare concert indeed. Any chance of a recording of 5, 6 & 10? AT least 5!

manoranjitham · Post by **manoranjitham** » 24 Mar 2007, 07:24

well Ram, you seem to have been totally bowled over by Padma's violin (and very rightly so) that you have changed the name of Prema also!

The versatility of Prema Rangarajan was fully on view in the well structured alapana of Kalyani and the kalpana swaras thereto starting at various points and ultimately weaved together in a grand finale.

The rounding up swaras for MOhanam by Prema was exquisite . The way Padma responded to it was something fantastic
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The reportoire of Prema Rangarajan is such that one can always be sure to hear a lot of new kirtanas.

It was throughout a pleasure to listen to the sensitive accompaniment of Melakkaveri Balaji and the subdued play of Guruprasad.

Thanks to Saraswathi

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 24 Mar 2007, 08:56

The concert list looks really interesting!

drshrikaanth wrote:Wow! Rare concert indeed. Any chance of a recording of 5, 6 & 10? AT least 5!

Shrikaanth, I am almost sure you have heard SRngAra rasamanjarIm by BMK - Haven't you?

-Ramakriya

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 24 Mar 2007, 15:07

Actually I havent Ramakriya. Dont remember at least. Would be great to hear.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 24 Mar 2007, 15:51

http://www.badongo.com/file/2555266
SRngAra rasamanjarIm by BMK -
Music Academy 1975

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 24 Mar 2007, 15:58

Thanks Coolkarni

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 24 Mar 2007, 16:05

http://www.badongo.com/file/2555322
Item 6 in Kedaram
DRS I could not locate the Item no 10.

ram · Post by **ram** » 25 Mar 2007, 07:29

oops ...... good catch manoranjitham. have made the change. Thanks!!

Rengarajan · Post by **Rengarajan** » 25 Mar 2007, 09:24

Artist says that drshrikaanth may approach her for the recording

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 25 Mar 2007, 12:13

Thanks very much Rengarajan.

rajumds · Post by **rajumds** » 25 Mar 2007, 15:25

Rengarajan wrote:Artist says that drshrikaanth may approach her for the recording

Is it possible to upload the concert for the benefit of all members