Sri N. Vijay Siva - Vocal
Sri R.K. Shriramkumar - Violin
Sri K.V. Prasad - Mridangam
Sri B.S. Purushothaman - Khanjira
3rd Annual Sri S.U. Sitaram Memorial Concert - Fine Arts Society, Chembur, Mumbai
1. sAmi daya jUDa [varNam] - kEdAragauLa - adi [2]
2. pAhi shri girirAjasutE - Anandabhairavi - rUpaka [N at 'dInajana nijakarE bhuvi paradEvatE', S]
3. parimaLa ranganAtham - hamvIrkalyANi - rUpaka [2] [R, S]
4. viruttam 'piravikkaDal' - kannaDA + shri mAtrubhUtam - kannaDA - misra CApu
5. koluvamaregada - tODi - adi [2] [R. N at 'tambUra CEkoni guNamula Celuvonda bADacu', S, T]
6. paripAhimAm - jaganmOhini - adi
7. rAgam.tAnam.pallavi - nATakurinji - adi [2] - eDuppu 3 aksharams after samam -
'satyAnanda sAnandA, nityAnanda govinda'
sa - 1; tyA - 2; nan - 2; da -1; sA - 4; nan - 3 dA [arudi] - 7
nit - 1; yA - 2; nan - 2; da - 1; gO - 3; vin - 2; da - 1
rAgamAlikA swarams in nAyaki, bilahari & husEni
8. pErugalAm tavam [tEvAram] - mAyAmALavagauLa - tisra tripuTa
9. shAradA bhujangam - rAgamAlikA - tisra laghu
10. viruttam 'IyenDru nAn oruvariDam' - maNirangu, yamunakalyANi, sindhubhairavi
11. kAntamAm - sindhubhairavi - chaturAsra Eka [tisra gati]
12. slOka 'mahAyOga pIThE taTE' - dEsh
13. viTTalA salagO swAmi - dEsh - adi
14. kandar anubhUti - rAgamAlikA - adi
15. pavamAna [mangaLam] - saurAshTram - adi
Sri N. Vijay Siva at FAS, Chembur - 27.10.2007
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prashant
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Sri N. Vijay Siva - Vocal
Sri R.K. Shriramkumar - Violin
Sri K.V. Prasad - Mridangam
Sri B.S. Purushothaman - Khanjira
House Concert - 28.10.2007
1. mahA gaNapatim vandE - tODi - rUpaka [2]
2. pArkka pArkka - harikAmbOdhi - rUpaka [N at 'Arkkum Anandam pozhiyum tillai tANDavar yAr', S]
3. karuNajUDavammA - pantuvarALi - Adi [2] [R, N at 'marakatAngi panCanadIshurANi', S]
4. prANa nAtha birAnabrOvavE - SUlini - Adi
5. sharaNAgatha vatsala rAmA - kharaharapriyA - adi [2] [R, N at 'sharadhi bandhana dayatO jEsina', S, T]
6. Isiriya nambi - yadukulakAmbOdhi - khaNDa CApu [R sketch]
7. rA rammanE pilaCitE nI - bEhAg - adi [2]
8. tamayE pugazhndu - chenjuruTTi - misra CApu
9. pAhi rAma dUta - vasanta varALi - rUpaka
10. tannai arindu inbam - mAND - misra CApu
11. tiruppugazh - kalyANi - khaNDa CApu
12. pavamAna [mangaLam] - saurAStram - adi [2]
Sri R.K. Shriramkumar - Violin
Sri K.V. Prasad - Mridangam
Sri B.S. Purushothaman - Khanjira
House Concert - 28.10.2007
1. mahA gaNapatim vandE - tODi - rUpaka [2]
2. pArkka pArkka - harikAmbOdhi - rUpaka [N at 'Arkkum Anandam pozhiyum tillai tANDavar yAr', S]
3. karuNajUDavammA - pantuvarALi - Adi [2] [R, N at 'marakatAngi panCanadIshurANi', S]
4. prANa nAtha birAnabrOvavE - SUlini - Adi
5. sharaNAgatha vatsala rAmA - kharaharapriyA - adi [2] [R, N at 'sharadhi bandhana dayatO jEsina', S, T]
6. Isiriya nambi - yadukulakAmbOdhi - khaNDa CApu [R sketch]
7. rA rammanE pilaCitE nI - bEhAg - adi [2]
8. tamayE pugazhndu - chenjuruTTi - misra CApu
9. pAhi rAma dUta - vasanta varALi - rUpaka
10. tannai arindu inbam - mAND - misra CApu
11. tiruppugazh - kalyANi - khaNDa CApu
12. pavamAna [mangaLam] - saurAStram - adi [2]
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prashant
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I must preface my comments with the disclaimer that I was personally involved with the organization of this concert. The weekend's music concerts by Sri N. Vijay Siva and party were organized by my family in memory of my grandfather Sri S.U. Sitaram.
It's no secret on this board that I have a deep appreciation for Sri Vijay Siva's heartfelt, pure, and deeply satisfying music. His music is defined by creativity, minute attention to detail, and a beautiful sense of serenity. Saturday's concert was testament to these lofty musical values that Sri Vijay Siva has set for himself.
The opening varNam, a favorite of Sri DKJ, was followed by a beautiful selection, the rare Syama Sastri krithi in Anandabhairavi. This is set up in a brisk rUpaka madhyamakala gait, very different from the more famous slow pieces. The niraval and swarams were compact and got the concert off to a flying start. A sedate hamIrkalyANi followed with a very nice reply from Sri Shriramkumar, whose bowing was very fluid and melodious in this concert. parimaLa ranganAtham is one of my personal favorites and the rendition did not disappoint – the kAlapramANam was just right; slow enough to bring out the beauty of Dikshitar’s sAhitya and fast enough that the rendition stayed tight and focused. The percussion team of Sri Prasad and Sri Purushottaman really showed their mettle here. The played with relish and verve, aptly embellishing every line of the krithi.
A change of tAlA with shri mAtrubhUtam was a nice interlude and the artistes were set for the main piece of the day. tODi was painted with wide and sweeping, but precise brush-strokes. Sri Vijay Siva’s breath control has improved tremendously and his voice is projected with power well into the higher reaches of the tArasthAyi. He dwelt at length on the upper reaches of tODi, hitting the dhaivatam with ease. The AlApanA was structured beautifully with an appropriate mix of gamaka and briga sangatis. Sri Shriramkumar took up the challenge and produced a sensitive and moving reply. Contrary to Sri Vijay Siva’s interpretation, the violin essay centered on the middle octave, with several beautiful sanCAras caressing the dhaivatam repeatedly before heading up, up and away. It was lovely to see the teamwork and camaraderie between these two artistes, who have been performing together so regularly since they were up-and-coming youngsters.
koluvamarEgada was rendered briskly with a nice niraval and kuraippu swarams. The tani from Sri K.V. Prasad and Sri B.S. Purushottaman followed and was an exciting affair. Sri Prasad’s opening salvo featured several variations ending with the pattern of ‘tambUrA Cekkoni’ and Sri Purushottaman replied in kind. Tisram and khaNDam were delineated at length and the kuraippu was especially very nice. The final kOrvai was very challenging with a lot of gaps built in, but was nonchalantly executed by the vidvAns. A most enjoyable tani Avartanam.
The pallavi was a simple and elegant affair – the rAgamAlikA swarams, especially the nAyaki and husEni were tremendously enjoyable. The post-pallavi pieces were also melodious – the maNirangu and yamankalyANi in the viruttam were very moving.
This was a most satisfying, instructive and enjoyable evening of music. As a student of music and a singer, there were so many points of interest for me to go over and work on emulating. As a rasika, I can only say that the music delivered by these artistes was Carnatic music as it should be, delivered with passion, commitment and true dedication to this wonderful art.
It's no secret on this board that I have a deep appreciation for Sri Vijay Siva's heartfelt, pure, and deeply satisfying music. His music is defined by creativity, minute attention to detail, and a beautiful sense of serenity. Saturday's concert was testament to these lofty musical values that Sri Vijay Siva has set for himself.
The opening varNam, a favorite of Sri DKJ, was followed by a beautiful selection, the rare Syama Sastri krithi in Anandabhairavi. This is set up in a brisk rUpaka madhyamakala gait, very different from the more famous slow pieces. The niraval and swarams were compact and got the concert off to a flying start. A sedate hamIrkalyANi followed with a very nice reply from Sri Shriramkumar, whose bowing was very fluid and melodious in this concert. parimaLa ranganAtham is one of my personal favorites and the rendition did not disappoint – the kAlapramANam was just right; slow enough to bring out the beauty of Dikshitar’s sAhitya and fast enough that the rendition stayed tight and focused. The percussion team of Sri Prasad and Sri Purushottaman really showed their mettle here. The played with relish and verve, aptly embellishing every line of the krithi.
A change of tAlA with shri mAtrubhUtam was a nice interlude and the artistes were set for the main piece of the day. tODi was painted with wide and sweeping, but precise brush-strokes. Sri Vijay Siva’s breath control has improved tremendously and his voice is projected with power well into the higher reaches of the tArasthAyi. He dwelt at length on the upper reaches of tODi, hitting the dhaivatam with ease. The AlApanA was structured beautifully with an appropriate mix of gamaka and briga sangatis. Sri Shriramkumar took up the challenge and produced a sensitive and moving reply. Contrary to Sri Vijay Siva’s interpretation, the violin essay centered on the middle octave, with several beautiful sanCAras caressing the dhaivatam repeatedly before heading up, up and away. It was lovely to see the teamwork and camaraderie between these two artistes, who have been performing together so regularly since they were up-and-coming youngsters.
koluvamarEgada was rendered briskly with a nice niraval and kuraippu swarams. The tani from Sri K.V. Prasad and Sri B.S. Purushottaman followed and was an exciting affair. Sri Prasad’s opening salvo featured several variations ending with the pattern of ‘tambUrA Cekkoni’ and Sri Purushottaman replied in kind. Tisram and khaNDam were delineated at length and the kuraippu was especially very nice. The final kOrvai was very challenging with a lot of gaps built in, but was nonchalantly executed by the vidvAns. A most enjoyable tani Avartanam.
The pallavi was a simple and elegant affair – the rAgamAlikA swarams, especially the nAyaki and husEni were tremendously enjoyable. The post-pallavi pieces were also melodious – the maNirangu and yamankalyANi in the viruttam were very moving.
This was a most satisfying, instructive and enjoyable evening of music. As a student of music and a singer, there were so many points of interest for me to go over and work on emulating. As a rasika, I can only say that the music delivered by these artistes was Carnatic music as it should be, delivered with passion, commitment and true dedication to this wonderful art.
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rajeshnat
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I had a chance to hear this same RTP in nAttaikurinji in indiranAgar, bangalore in 2005. Vijayashiva's delivery was just simply outstanding that day.
I wrote then:
Particularly the pallavi line of "Sathyananda SaAnanda Nithyananda Govinda" was carefully taken by Vijayashiva so that every word stayed within Nattaikurinji(try humming).
The viruththam is by ramalinga swamigal. I have heard that too sometime in the last season ,especially there is a line something like "uLagiL chee enru Pezhenru" with his right lyrical expressions is just fantastic.
I wrote then:
Particularly the pallavi line of "Sathyananda SaAnanda Nithyananda Govinda" was carefully taken by Vijayashiva so that every word stayed within Nattaikurinji(try humming).
The viruththam is by ramalinga swamigal. I have heard that too sometime in the last season ,especially there is a line something like "uLagiL chee enru Pezhenru" with his right lyrical expressions is just fantastic.
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