Unnikrishnan at Krishna Gana Sabha

padminikalyan · Post by **padminikalyan** » 13 Aug 2007, 15:58

P.UnniKrishnan -
Vittal Ramamurthy-violin
J.Vaidyanathan - mridangam
Giridhar Udupa - Ghatam
songlist :
Nera nammithe - kanada - varnam
Deva deva- mayamalavagowla(n,s)
bhagayanaiya- chandrajyothi(r,s)
maa mayura - bilahari
Pankaja lochana - kalyani(main piece)
Mohana muralidhara - RTP -Kaapi
ragamalika swarams in sivaranjani , kalyanavasantham , kuntalavarali
Aravinda lochanane - neethimathi
madhavamamava - nilambari
radha sametha krishna
vittala sala ho sami
mangalam

The entire concert had a freshness in it , kalyani was amazing , the best part of the concert was the RTP , which received a special round of applause. The post RTP session was also very soothing , iam not able to write in detail due to work , overall a very fresh and a brilliant concert

sindhu · Post by **sindhu** » 13 Aug 2007, 16:02

I would not agree with padminikalyan. It was a concert 'just okay' level. Kalyani was boring. Blessed is UK to have many fans.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 13 Aug 2007, 16:48

1. I think the first raga in RTP ragamalika was Ranjani and not Sivaranjani.

2. Chandrajyothi alapana is rare and was very well done

3. Kapi RTP was in khanda triputa, the pallavi was chosen appropriately for the Gokulashtami festival and Unni's performance was impeccable all the way through.

4. Vittal Ramamurthy was in very good form and provided excellent support.

vicks · Post by **vicks** » 13 Aug 2007, 16:53

yes i too agree the concert was very good , tastes differ , kaapi RTP was very good also the team effort .

maithreyi220288 · Post by **maithreyi220288** » 13 Aug 2007, 18:18

I do not agree with Sindhu!The entire concert was wholesome!The Kalyani was beautiful.Very elegant!The pretaani sessions had a great variety.Chandrajyothi was so fresh and filled with bhava!The slow ChandraJyothi and DevaDeva were so filled with divinity and richness and the MaaMayura meedilerivaa in Bilahari was so brisk and filled with energy.The innovations brought about in the kalpanaswaras and the talas are worth mentioning.Unni knows how to captivate the audience.The RTP was a classic example.Kaapi was amazing!No words to describe it.We were all literally swaying and dancing to the RTP.It got a special round of applause and the applause only died after Unni bowing twice!The postthaani session was always his strength.Greatr choice of songs.Very pleasant and fitted the series well(all hymns of Lord Krishna).An excellent and impeccable performance on the whole!Vittal Ramamurthy was excellent.The entire team synchronised very well!The last but not the least,it was one of his best performances.No doubts about that!

srinidhi · Post by **srinidhi** » 13 Aug 2007, 18:58

Unnikrishnan repeats his ragas far too often. Chandrajyoti and Kaapi have been featured too often in his concerts in the near past. A couple of years ago, it was Hamsanandi and Khambhoji. Thank God, has has given Kharaharapriya a break (which had started becoming a regular feature in his concert)

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 15 Aug 2007, 12:42

At least he is changing it every couple of years! Which is doing a lot better than some of the other "senior vidwwans" out there!