TMK at Annual Spring Music Festival Rama lalithkala mandir

rajaglan · Post by **rajaglan** » 10 Feb 2008, 11:00

Hi all,
I attended this concert , have a songlist for this concert but not complete. Someone who can explain technically can post it with deatils.
There was a huge crowd, most of them not leaving till the end. It was podium full too.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 10 Feb 2008, 11:18

Podium-full, because TMK was observant enough to see older folks standing. He asked the younger ones to vacate their seats for them and to come sit on the stage.
Yes, a packed auditorium. I am waiting too, for a detailed review.
An enjoyable concert with such supportive pakka vAdyam from Amruta Murali ( who filled in for Charulatha Ramanujam), Arjun Kumar and Sukanya Ramgopal on the ghatam.

sowmya · Post by **sowmya** » 10 Feb 2008, 13:31

Here's the song-list

1. Paramakrupaasaagari -Yadukulakambhoji - Roopaka - GNB [S]
2. Shri dum durge - Shriranjani - Khanda Eka - Dikshitar [R, S]
3. Raamanaatham bhajeham - Pantuvarali - Roopaka - Dikshitar [O, N, S]
4. Paalinchu kaamaakshi - Madhyamavati - Adi - Shyama Shastri [R, N, S, T]
5. RTP - Begada - Mishra Chapu [Ragamalika swaras in Hamsadhvani & Kapi, I think]
6. ??? [The composition was over before I could make out what the words were

]
7. Jaanaro - Kamach - Adi - Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar[?] [O]
8. Ksheerasaagaravihaara - Anandabhairavi - Khanda Chapu - Thyagaraja
9. Seetakalyana - Kuranji - Mishrachapu - Thyagaraja

braindrain · Post by **braindrain** » 10 Feb 2008, 22:33

Sowmya,

06 kintu cheyvu ( padam) - kalyANi - Swathi thirunal

03 Neraval at kumAra guruguha mahitam
05 neraval @ â€

rajaglan · Post by **rajaglan** » 10 Feb 2008, 23:00

Sowmya

Thanks for the list.

HI all,

Many a time during the [Mathyamavathi alapana, firework neraval and during RTP thanam, argamalika swaram], it was "mei silirkum tharunam (tamil)" for me.
I had my cousin with me who is a newcomer to CM , and I was explaining him the basics (whatever i know), and he sat through the entire
concert completely glued to it.

I observed in the main song, in the middle of the swaram, TMK went back to neraval, and finsihed it(N) and then gave to thani avarthanam. Am I correct?

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 10 Feb 2008, 23:51

To me, the high points of the concert were the yadukulakAmbhOji opener and the Sriranjani kruti in the beginning, the bEgaDA AlApanA and jAnarO...

rajaglan · Post by **rajaglan** » 11 Feb 2008, 01:17

Arasi,

The first I heard the shri dum durge was from Balamurali krishna in a recent audio release and was impressed. It was difficult to forget his rendition.
Janaro was very good. I missed the yadukulakamboji opener.

sowmya · Post by **sowmya** » 11 Feb 2008, 06:48

rajaglan wrote:I observed in the main song, in the middle of the swaram, TMK went back to neraval, and finsihed it(N) and then gave to thani avarthanam. Am I correct?

Yeah. He launched the first speed swaras without doing the customary second-speed neraval. I was surprised, but then, after every round of swaras, he did the drutagati neraval of a corresponding length, and finished with it. No swaras in second speed...

rajaglan · Post by **rajaglan** » 11 Feb 2008, 09:07

Sowmya,

Thanks for the clarification.

braindrain · Post by **braindrain** » 11 Feb 2008, 09:11

I'm not sure if you have observed. There were no Thyagaraja krithis until the last 2 tukda piece.

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 11 Feb 2008, 09:15

very true...

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 11 Feb 2008, 09:41

braindrain wrote:I'm not sure if you have observed. There were no Thyagaraja krithis until the last 2 tukda piece.

Does it really matter if there were none...?

braindrain · Post by **braindrain** » 11 Feb 2008, 09:59

Prashant,

No. It doesn't. this came to mind as I was leaving the venue. I have no second opinion on the concert. It was very good.

Naada Priya · Post by **Naada Priya** » 11 Feb 2008, 14:33

Chey ....chey.... I missed it....

. I never came to know.... was that announced in Newspaper?? and was the venue, the one near BSK Devagiri temple...

rajaglan · Post by **rajaglan** » 11 Feb 2008, 16:31

Naadapriya,

Yes, I feel it was well advertised.

This is in thrid block jayanagar close to ICICI bank, clumax center, pai viceroy etc.
These advt come one or two weeks before the concert as a news item in Hindu supplement. I always mark it in the diary.

Many times I have missed concerts if I donot do that , as our banagalore news paper editions are poor in giving today's engagements.

Naada Priya · Post by **Naada Priya** » 11 Feb 2008, 17:05

Yes sir, you are correct. I better refer Hindu for such events going forward..

http://kpjayan.wordpress.com/upcoming-c ... bangalore/
--just found this today....

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 11 Feb 2008, 23:51

Unless you get a printed brochure from the organizers or go to their website if they have one, you may not always get the right information, I am afraid. The newspapers that you get may not include the event in the Engagement section at all. If they do, watch out for errors (date, time mix-ups). Yesterday, I heard that the performer's name was substituted for the one who sang the day before, in one of the papers.
The organizers and the newspapers should look for a more effective way of avoiding errors.
For instance, a standard form which has columns for venue, date, time, event and so on--all filled in boldly and with contact telephone numbers which are reachable. Once, when I called an organizer for help and had casually mentioned my wanting to attend another concert in the area later but did not find a telephone number to call, she took the trouble of giving me clear directions to get to the venue.
Do all newspapers demand a fee for including the event in the Engagements section? I don't know...

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 12 Feb 2008, 11:30

Arasi I think they do! Which is probaably the reason why newspapers in Mumbai do not carry details of any concerts at all! And in Bangalore, in my experience, Deccan Herald is the paper to get for the best concert schedules

sowmya · Post by **sowmya** » 12 Feb 2008, 21:23

For people who know Kannada, Prajavani also carries fairly accurate details. They publish it thrice a week in the 'Metro' supplement, and you can usually get to know the concert schedules a couple of days in advance..

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 12 Feb 2008, 21:53

Yes, Sowmya.
Since both of them are sister newspapers, I am not surprised.

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 13 Feb 2008, 06:22

how I wish I were there to hear his ksheerasagaraviharein anandabhairavi. he is coming here in march. i will request him to sing it. gobilalitha from singapore