TM Krishna at NGS 21/12/2007

venkatr · Post by **venkatr** » 21 Dec 2007, 23:23

TMK - TKVR - GD - TVV

Not quite the concert standard one expects from TMK.

Started with MD's Chintayamam in Bhairavi with swaras. Next came T's Kripa Ju Chutaku in Chaya Tarangini .
Next was alapana of Bhupalam followed by Sadachaleshwaram, of MD filled with bahava in vilamaba kalam,
Then followed the main Sankarabharanam - swara raga sudharasa. The neraval livened up the atmosphere the swara prathara was good.

Then Ka va va followed presumably at the request of GD . Then RTP in Abheri was a very brief one. The pallavi was rushed through with one ragamalika swaram - Behag ? inserted. No trikalam, Tanam was brief . Raga alapanai was OK.

Krishna concluded the concert with a tukkada in hamsadhwani.

Violinist was just fine not probably at his best . The best part of the concert was the thani by GD and TVV.

6 items in total for a 2 1/2 hour concert . 3 raga alapanas, 3 swara prastharas, 25 mins pallavi and just one RGM swara (could not understand the purpose) . The mood was serene probably due to 2 krithis sung with almost the same tempo Sadachaleshwaram and Swara raga sudharasa. Reflected probably the lack of proper concert planning.

Not a concert I would like to cherish for this season.

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 21 Dec 2007, 23:24

which abheri was it? suddha dhaivatam or chatursruthi dhaivatam?

venkatr · Post by **venkatr** » 22 Dec 2007, 07:06

This was the original abheri with Suddha Dhaivatam and not the current version of Karnataka Devagandhari with Chatusruthi Dhaivatham.

Ragjay · Post by **Ragjay** » 22 Dec 2007, 14:25

Hi This is my grouse against TMK .A very talented artist who has given a go bye to the sense of proportion. In his concert at Bharat Kalachar he started of with a heavy classical piece of Akshayalinga Krithi of MD in Shankarabaranam and merely paid lip sympathy to the RTP. He may be comfortable singing like this and it is his personal choice but he may also consider feedback of rasikas like us also.......A day may come too soon when some artists may start a performance with a mangalam thillana slokam RTP and end up with a varanam.. nothing wrong to use a wodehousian expression "lunching backwards is no sign of insanity but it is harmful for the digestive system'... Bye Ragjay

mahesh3 · Post by **mahesh3** » 22 Dec 2007, 19:53

A Sadachaleshwaram and a Swara Raga Sudha selection would have made my day....7 pieces in a 2 hr concert does not work for TMK...I feel, given his propensity to sing both chowkha kaalam krithis and ghana raga krithis..

venkatakrishnan · Post by **venkatakrishnan** » 22 Dec 2007, 20:49

i am not aregular listener iof tmk.but wherever i have heard him sing a pallavi it has been without trikaalam,horribly precise and only in chatusragathi.isnt pallavi supposed to bring out a vidwan's laya abilities also?(question)

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 22 Dec 2007, 22:12

horribly precise

Hmm...Meaning?

meena · Post by **meena** » 23 Dec 2007, 02:15

i get a feeling that this thread will be locked

:rolleyes:

samanth · Post by **samanth** » 23 Dec 2007, 08:50

As far as I remember, the ragamalika swarams in the RTP were Hamir Kalyani, and the tukkada was in Senjurutti.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 23 Dec 2007, 23:10

meena wrote:i get a feeling that this thread will be locked :rolleyes:

Hope not Meena...there's nothing even remotely offensive here...

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 24 Dec 2007, 09:21

venkatakrishnan wrote:i am not aregular listener iof tmk.but wherever i have heard him sing a pallavi it has been without trikaalam,horribly precise and only in chatusragathi.isnt pallavi supposed to bring out a vidwan's laya abilities also?(question)

Perhaps you need to become a regular listener of Sri TMK before you make such observations on his music.

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 24 Dec 2007, 10:34

ragjay, I am told Sri TRS once sang a concert begining with a mangaLa and ending in a varNam. cant confirm it myself though

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 24 Dec 2007, 12:07

I too have seen TMK perform pallavis with not only trikaalam but tisram as well. It is not as if he is laya challenged but being from the SSI school, I think he prefers not to over indulge in laya.

Bharath, how weird is that?!!

rajaglan · Post by **rajaglan** » 24 Dec 2007, 20:31

Hi,

This is my personal observation and not related to this concert.

I feel RTP length is always customised live because that is the last significant big item. Sometime, it is not there.

TMK's neraval in main piece is more elaborate than anybody , and mostly he has a more elaborate slow song as the third or fourth song which again takes time . A few extra minutes by violists, or by laya vidwan or one extra song requests, the RTP length is customised live. But at times concert planning going off is due to the reason that sometime artists had to give more in a piece (R or N or S) due to better response from audience. So they tend to elaborate it more. Sankarabaranam, Kamboji, karakarapriya, Saveri, Mathyamavathi, AB and Kedarkoula from SSI school is something you want to hear elaborately on any day.

But people like TMK, Sanjay's overall skill level is so great that they have gone beyond our criticism(!), and I donot think it is correct to say concert planning is not there. I think chennai-ites can afford a short RTP as the next day you get to hear a longer RTP. For people here in Blore the concert happens once in a while. I hope it doesnot happen here.

Ragjay · Post by **Ragjay** » 24 Dec 2007, 22:19

Hi I heard that he gave a brilliant and vibrant concert today at SKGS. This is the Krishna which I wud like to hear. I was preoccupied and hence could not listen to the concert. My f.i.l who is a die hard fan of GNB does not generally gives such a comment and he was of the view that he was transposed in time and was feeling that he was listening to some brilliant concert of GNB..... I am sure that TMK is a very gifted and talented artist who is capable of creating such a profound effect on his rasikas.... Hats off to his wonderful effort...... Bye ragjay

mahavishnu · Post by **mahavishnu** » 25 Dec 2007, 03:33

VK, I was wondering the same thing about the term "horribly precise".
Don't we want everyone to be horribly precise with talam?

Always_Evolving · Post by **Always_Evolving** » 25 Dec 2007, 09:11

I am guessing that "horribly precise" implies something that sounds packaged and rehearsed? Though, in my experience TMK's improvisation doesn't usually sound like that.