Remembering MLV concerts - review needed

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 03 Jul 2007, 11:34

http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/06/29/stor ... 070500.htm
"" Remembering MLV

MLV Cultural Trust is celebrating MLVâ€™s birthday by organising music concerts on July 2 and 3 at Dakshinamurthy auditorium, R.K.Mutt Road, Mylapore. T.M.Krishna will give a concert on the first day and Neyveli Santhanagopalan on the second day. """

TMKrishna & Neyveli Santhanam are singing (sang) yesterday and today on remembering MLV. It will be great if someone review the concert or share the recording(:-

hari

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 03 Jul 2007, 11:37

There were also concerts of Smt Gayathri Girish, Malladi Brothers and Sri M Balamuralikrishna (Jr) remembering MLV organised at R K Swamy Hall by this organisation called Vasantha Priya.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 04 Jul 2007, 01:08

Interesting that neither Smt. Charumati Ramachandran or Smt. Sudha Raghunthan is featured!

sindhupriya · Post by **sindhupriya** » 04 Jul 2007, 15:05

This is a partial list of Sri T M Krishna's concert,

1. Varnam - Abogi
2. Raga sudharasa - Andholika
3. Raka sasivadhana - Takka
4. Kadanuvariki - Thodi
5. RTP - Lathangi
6. Baro Krishnaiyya - Ragamalika
7. Aarumo Aaval - Maund
8. Thillana
9. Mangalam

Alapanas were done for Andholika, Thodi and Lathangi.

balsree · Post by **balsree** » 04 Jul 2007, 17:09

There goes Lathangi Again!!!;)

sindhu · Post by **sindhu** » 04 Jul 2007, 17:26

While Lathangi (M2) is frequently taken up, in M1 Melakartha category, it is KeervAni - specially kaligiyundE

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 05 Jul 2007, 19:04

TMK majorly botched the RTP that day. He took up a rettai nadai pallavi in chatusra jjhampa tala that was sung by MLV and ironically ended up showing us what a great artiste she must have been!

He also ended up forgetting the words for Venlkatachala Vaibhavam getting by with a little help from arun prakash, sang Maand twice in successive songs.

Looks to this rasika like TMK is slacking off some...

ksrimech · Post by **ksrimech** » 05 Jul 2007, 21:39

sureshvv wrote:for Venlkatachala Vaibhavam

Did you mean venkaTAchala nilayam of svAmi purandaradAsar?

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 06 Jul 2007, 09:15

sureshvv wrote:He took up a rettai nadai pallavi in chatusra jjhampa tala that was sung by MLV and ironically ended up showing us what a great artiste she must have been!

What is a rettai nadai pallavi, is that sung in chatursra & thisra/kandam?

=hari

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 06 Jul 2007, 09:25

A rettai nadai pallavi is usually one where one part of the pallavi is in one nadai and the other part is in another nadai.

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 06 Jul 2007, 11:01

Oh ho... Can some one share a sample recording? I am very keen to listen(:-

-hari

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 06 Jul 2007, 11:03

ksrimech wrote:
sureshvv wrote:for Venlkatachala Vaibhavam
Did you mean venkaTAchala nilayam of svAmi purandaradAsar?

Yes.

Ananth · Post by **Ananth** » 06 Jul 2007, 14:30

Malladi Brothers - Vasanthapriya Trust, 1st July.
with V Sanjeev, Mannargudi Eswaran, Karthick

(partial list)

Viriboni - Bhairavi varnam
LambhOdara mavalam te (?) - Harikambhoji - neraval & swaram @ surabhUsura samsEvita
Karunasamudra - Devagandhari (R)
Samayamu telisi - Asaveri
Kamalambham bhajare - Kalyani (R,N,S,T)
Balasubrahmanyam bajeham - Suruti
RTP in Todi - 'Brahmaivaham kila - Satguru kripaya'

Overall, an ordinary concert by their standards. Kalyani was stale. Highlight for me was the Devagandhari alapana.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 06 Jul 2007, 14:47

Neyveli Santhanagopalan - 3/7/2007
Violinist??
Guruvayoor Dorai
SV Ramani

The main items were as follows. Apologies for the holes in my reporting:

Vathapi Ganapathim - Hamsadhwani - Adi - MD (S)
Nadalolodai - Kalyanavasantha - Rupakam - T (RNS)
Saraguna Palimpa - Kedaragowla - Adi - Poonchi Iyengar (RNST)
Orajoopu - Kannada Gowla - Adi - T (Brief outline)
Adi thala Tamil krithi in Purvikalyani (RS)

In view of the newly acquired membership of the artist on this forum, I had better not risk any further "aravekkadu" comments! Suffice it to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the concert even though it was rather warm - Kalyanavasantha in particular was a revelation. Perhaps Sri Santhanagopalan could himself give us his insights.

On a side note, it is interesting that TMK attempted a rettai nadai Pallavi. I haven't heard him elaborate Latangi before either. Suresh, what exactly went wrong in the Pallavi? Laya slips or overall presentation?

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 06 Jul 2007, 15:12

lambOdaram avalambE is a composition of maisUr vAsudEvACar in kAmbhOji.

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 06 Jul 2007, 15:31

Song list of Smt Gayathri Girish's Concert at RK Swamy Auditorium on July 2nd:
Accompanists : Shri L Ramakrishnan, Mrudangam : Shri Poongalum Subramaniam,
Kanjira : Shri KV Gopalakrishnan

1) Era Napai - Thodi Varnam - Shri Patnam Subramania Iyer - Ragam Outline(O)
2) Meru Samana - Maya Malava Gowlai - Shri Thyagarajar - ONS
3) Laalisi Dalo Magana - Arabhi - Shri Purandaradasar - AS
4) Antharanga Bhakthi - Shadvidamargini - Shri Koteeswara Iyer
5) Akshayalinga Vibho - Sankarabharanam - Shri Muthuswamy Dikshithar-ANST
6) Akhilandeshwari Durusuga - Karnataka Kapi - Shri Shyama Sastry
7) RTP Hindolam
Pallavi rendered in Khanda Triputa Talam beginning as Thamathama Sadha
Saahasama, Ragamalika Swarams
8) Baro Krishnayya - Ragamalika - Shri Kanakadasar
9) Thillana - Sindubhairavi (Sahithyam in the Charanam being Gana Narada...)
- Shri Uthukkadu Venkata Subbiyer
10) Mangalam

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 07 Jul 2007, 13:55

vijay... as I remember the pallavi used tisra nadai for the 1st part (the laghu) and khanda nadai for the 2nd half (anu + dhrutam). While singing in double speed, he overshot the runaway

and kept going in khanda nadai. Of course with much aplomb he pulled it off without interruption so it was not noticed except may be by people who were keeping time. He offered the accompanist, Amritha Murali, the oipportunity to attempt the same which she promptly turned down

and they moved on to the ragamalika part of the RTP.

Disclaimer: I am by no means an "expert", and most of what I have learnt is by listening. And I don't mean to belittle the expertise and talent of the artistes themselves. So please don't take this as anything more than personal observation and opinion.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 07 Jul 2007, 15:29

Thanks Suresh - you certainly more than you claim to...

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 07 Jul 2007, 17:10

Vijay,
You meant 'nAda lOluDai' in kalyANa vasantham, didn't you?

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 08 Jul 2007, 07:22

Can someone help me with sample recording of rettai nadai pallavi? Those of you can demonstrate it by singning yourself, i don't mind...

-hari

meena · Post by **meena** » 08 Jul 2007, 07:52

Those of you can demonstrate it by singning yourself, i don't mind...

The Rasikas spirit

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 08 Jul 2007, 20:13

Why don't you request Gayathri Girish or Pantula Rama next time they visit your area? In my recent memory, not too many artistes have the inclination to take up a tough challenge like this.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 08 Jul 2007, 21:05

Arasi thanks for the correction!

Ananth · Post by **Ananth** » 09 Jul 2007, 10:32

prashant wrote:lambOdaram avalambE is a composition of maisUr vAsudEvACar in kAmbhOji.

thanks prashant. but I believe they rendered it in Harikambhoji.

sahitya available in another rasikas thread: http://rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=5057

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 09 Jul 2007, 11:04

Ananth: I have learnt this song from the brothers themselves, and they do render it in kambhOji

ram · Post by **ram** » 09 Jul 2007, 11:14

The brothers rendered the song in kAmbOji in that concert (as Prashant says)

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 09 Jul 2007, 11:31

I too think it was sung in Kambhoji only that day!
Sathej

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 09 Jul 2007, 12:12

i have also heard the kriti in kAmbhOji only, though not at this concert. Kalpakam mami plays it.

Ananth · Post by **Ananth** » 09 Jul 2007, 17:36

Next time I should be more careful when hearing Kambhoji and Harikambhoji.
I thought I could distinguish

drshrikaanth · Post by **drshrikaanth** » 09 Jul 2007, 18:41

The kRti is composed in kAmbOdhi only by MV. There are no pAThAntaras to it. So, singing in harikAmbOdhi is extremely unlikely, and if it was, that is wrong.

saadhyaa · Post by **saadhyaa** » 17 Jul 2007, 11:28

listen to Rajeswari Padmanabhan playing on her veena "lambodaram" in kamboji a lovely rendition...

saadhyaa