Dikshithar Day Concert - Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall

isai_rasigan · Post by **isai_rasigan** » 11 Nov 2007, 22:23

10th Nov - Saturday - 6.30 - 9.00 pm
Vocal: Smt. S. Sowmya
Violin: Shri R.K.Sriram Kumar
Mridangam: Shri H.S.Sudhindra
Ghatam: Dr.S.Karthick

Song List:

1. Divakaratanujam - Yadukulakambodhi
2. Sri gurunapalitho - Padi
3. Narasimha agaccha - Mohanam
4. Soundararajam - Brindavanasaaranga
5. Sivakamipathim - Nattakurinji
6. Narmada Kaveri - Namadesi
7. Veena pusthaka - Vegavahini
8. Thyagarajaya namaste - Begada
9. Kalavati kamalasana - Kalavati
10. Bhajare chita - Kalyani (main)
11. Nagagandhari raganuthe - Nagagandhari
12. Sri Venkata gireesam - Suruti
13. Sri Kamalambike Shive - Sri

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 11 Nov 2007, 23:24

And to think...well, never mind....

meena · Post by **meena** » 11 Nov 2007, 23:43

vijay

since u were thinking aloud, am curious to read what it was

gopalank · Post by **gopalank** » 12 Nov 2007, 10:21

Awwww... too bad I missed this one

isai_rasigan, could we have some more details? What ragas were elaborated, etc. etc.

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 12 Nov 2007, 11:12

I attended this concert..

1. Divakaratanujam - Yadukulakambodhi (S)
2. Sri gurunapalitho - Padi (S)
3. Narasimha agaccha - Mohanam (RS)
4. Soundararajam - Brindavanasaaranga (short sketch)
5. Sivakamipathim - Nattakurinji
6. Narmada Kaveri - Namadesi (S)
7. Veena pusthaka - Vegavahini
8. Thyagarajaya namaste - Begada (RS)
9. Kalavati kamalasana - Kalavati
10. Bhajare chita - Kalyani (main) (RNST???)
11. Nagagandhari raganuthe - Nagagandhari
12. Sri Venkata gireesam - Suruti
13. Sri Kamalambike Shive - Sri

The AlApanais of mOhanam and bEgaDa were done very beautifully. some of her gamakkams and glides very perfect, precise and very moving.. and both the AlApanais were done in a rather non-orthodox fashion...

Singing svarams in regular rAgams like mOhanam and bEgaDa and rare rAgams like pADi and nAmadEsi, were both handled with equal ease. She did bring out a lot of emotions with all the kritis and made the evening quite a soulful one, till the kalAvati piece.

However, as she began kalyANi... well, for me, listening to the 7th kalyani main in 9 concerts was too much to handle. I hence left the audi.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 12 Nov 2007, 11:36

Hmm..Meena, let's call it a fateh-able decision. Interesting to note that the main was the same in both concerts. Poor Bharath seems to have been done in by the resurgence of Kalyani (in Season 2005, I did not hear a single alaapana in Kalyani in over 25 concerts!)...can anyone provide the structure of Padi/Namadesi...

MOhanam and Kalyani as mains seems slightly odd...

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 12 Nov 2007, 12:21

nAmadEsi is the 50th asampUrNa mELa kartA rAgam.
s r g m p d n s / s n d p m g r s

pADi is a janya of mALavagauLa. (15th mELam)
s r m p n s / s n p d p m r s (is the popularly used scale today)

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 12 Nov 2007, 14:33

Thanks BHarath, same as Namanarayani I suppose...never heard a rendition in this ragam! Surpising since it is not even a Vivadhi! Even its Suddha Madhyama cousin, Vakulabharanam is rare - a real pity since it is such a beautiful ragam

ram · Post by **ram** » 12 Nov 2007, 17:28

Vijay wrote:Poor Bharath seems to have been done in by the resurgence of Kalyani (in Season 2005, I did not hear a single alaapana in Kalyani in over 25 concerts!).

The sight of either Bharath or Sathej in a concert is a harbinger of kalyANi. Accompany any of them to concerts this season and you will get to hear 25 kalyANis, if not more, in as many concerts

Just kidding

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 12 Nov 2007, 17:57

Bharath/Sathej, I am looking for a good leash to drag you along to concerts I attend!

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 12 Nov 2007, 20:54

Don't know what's the trick-wherever I go, there is atleast a sub main in Kalyani these days

-have got rather sick of it (I have never been too fond of it anyway)
Sathej

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 13 Nov 2007, 05:05

Sathej wrote:Don't know what's the trick-wherever I go, there is atleast a sub main in Kalyani these days

Maybe its a sign for you to get marrried soon Sathej!

grsastrigal · Post by **grsastrigal** » 13 Nov 2007, 08:51

Somehow, Sowmya and Kalyani do not go well. Remember last year someone criticised Sowmya for her Kalyani in BVB, Mylapore. (Neelamiyum Sowmyavum-was the heading and this article was in Tamil). Even her Mohanam on that day was below par. The kriti was a strong one. Even TMK failed rendering this Kriti in one of his concerts
But NGS with its acoustics elevates even a mediocre concert in to an excellant one..

sbala · Post by **sbala** » 13 Nov 2007, 09:00

grsastrigal wrote:Somehow, Sowmya and Kalyani do not go well. ..

I don't understand the nuances as much as you all do but I did like her Nidhi Chala in one of her commercial albums.