Dr. T S Sathyavathi at Sri Vani Vidya Kendra,Bangalore,19th

sowmya · Post by **sowmya** » 20 Apr 2008, 07:15

Vocal : Vid. T S Sathyavathi
Vocal Support : Vid. Ashwini Satish
Violin : Vid. Nalina Mohan
Mridangam : Vid. Trivandrum Vaidyanathan
Kanjari : Vid. Vyasa Vitthala
Venue : Ramanavami celebrations, Sri Vani Vidya Kendra, Basaveshwaranagar, Bangalore. 19-04-08.
1. Jalajaksha â€“ Hamsadhvani â€“ Adi â€“ Manambuchavadi Venkatasubbaier [O]
2. Shreemahaaganapatiravatu â€“ Gowla â€“ Mishrachapu â€“ Dikshitar [S]
3. Sujanajeevana â€“ Kamach â€“ Roopaka â€“ Thyagaraja
4. Marivere dikkevarayya â€“ Shanmukhapriya â€“ Adi â€“ Patnam [R,N,S]
5. Narasimha maamava â€“ Arabhi â€“ Khandachapu â€“ Swati Tirunal [O]
6. Nee dayaraadaa â€“ Vasantabhairavi â€“ Roopaka â€“ Thyagaraja
7. Raa raa â€“ Mohana â€“ Adi â€“ Mysore Vasudevachar [R,N,S,T]
8. Kamalanayana vaasudeva baaro â€“ Junjooti â€“ Roopaka - Venkatadasar
9. Toogiri raghuraamana - ??? â€“ Mishrachapu - ???
10. Bhajore bhayya - ??? â€“ Eka - Kabir

A supremely majestic concert from Dr. T S Sathyavathi. The first thing that strikes me regarding the concert is the thought gone into its planning. She served out a variety of talas and composers, and the ragas selected were all so different in texture from each otherâ€¦

Her biggest letdown is her voice â€“ harsh and unyielding. But she has put so much effort into culturing it to her advantage. As a result, as you keep listening, you forget the harshness, and begin to marvel at the commanding power it possesses.

The varnam was rendered well. The swaras for Gowla were amazing. She has a very good command over laya, and produces great swara combinations and muktayams. Sujanajeevana was sung exceedingly well. Her pronounciation is faultless! Never pauses or breaks a word at the wrong placeâ€¦

Next came an elaborate alapana of Shanmukhapriya, lasting over 12 min. It covered the three sthayis, and brought out the colours of the raga effectively. The kriti rendition floored me. Iâ€™ve heard this kriti quite a number of times, but never like this. All the delicate phrases were handled so caressingly, that it left a deep impression. Neraval was at â€˜Sannutaanga shri venkatesha neevuâ€™, followed by brisk, scintillating swaras.

The interlude between two elaborations was filled by two pretty kritis. The sangathis, esp for Nee dayaraadaa, were superb. The main was mohanam. Raa raa is one of my favourite kritis in the raga. It was a satisfying package, with neraval at â€˜neeve naa vibhudani niratamu nee paadamulanu neranammitiâ€™, and swaras at both speeds.

Ashwini Satish, a student of Sathyavathi, supported her. She had her chance during alapanas of Shanmukhapriya and Mohana, and handled them quite well. Nalina Mohan gave a steady, faithful support on the Violin. I guess, being from the same school as Sathyavathi [Both of them are students of R K Srikanthan] made the combo more effective. Both Mridangam and Kanjari were good, but the tani was disproportionately long. By the time it ended, Iâ€™d forgotten what kriti was going on!! And the Vote of Thanks dragged on too. Destroyed the meditative mood created by the concertâ€¦ :/

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 20 Apr 2008, 09:03

sowmya wrote:1. Jalajaksha â€“ Hamsadhvani â€“ Adi â€“ Patnam Subrahmanya Iyer [O]

1. Jalajaksha â€“ Hamsadhvani â€“ Adi â€“ manambuchAvadi vEnkatasubbaiyer[O]
Tx for your great review.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 20 Apr 2008, 09:25

Sowmya,
I second Rajesh. Keep them coming.
'I have heard this kriti quite a number of times, but never like this', you say. Well said. That encapsulates the vidushi. I have heard her only a few times, but she can amaze you like that. It is almost as if you are one of her students and she is explaining something in the class to you which could be a revelation of a rAgA, kruti or prayOgA. You forget the sometimes uncooperative voice and marvel at the stuff she just revealed to you with such gusto! Her erudition and enthusiasm is a rare combination.
Wish I had a professor like her in music...

sowmya · Post by **sowmya** » 20 Apr 2008, 16:58

Thanks rajeshnat, I've made the correction. I heard the ankita 'venkatesha', and just assumed that it was patnam...

arasi,
We were discussing exactly the same thing yesterday. She is evidently a superb teacher...

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 20 Apr 2008, 17:21

Nice comments Sowmya! I haven't heard raa raa in mohana, will look around for this song elsewhere.

A awsome song list, as you rightly pointed out, the ragas are very contrasting indeed. Misra chapu right in the beginning!!! Sunjnajeevana & Narasimha mamava are my favorites from DKP & SSI school..

-hari

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 20 Apr 2008, 18:29

kamalanayana vAsudEva-Bhadrachalam Ramdas
tUgirE rangana-Purandaradasa
bhajorE bhayyA-Kabirdas

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 20 Apr 2008, 19:46

1. kamalanayana vAsudEva "Baro" - Is there Baro part of pallavi? And composer is Bhadracha Ramadas? I can't understand... Is the pallavi line reported by Sowmya wrong then? I don't think Bhadrachala ramadas composed in kannada.

tUrigE rangana - Lji - what ragam is this?

-hari

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 20 Apr 2008, 20:24

Vidushi Satyavati is one more of the Karnataka based artistes who does not get the much deserved limelight.
I have with me a CD brought out by Ananya in Bangalore that I enjoy very much.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 20 Apr 2008, 20:43

I am sorry if I mielead anyone.
Pallavi line of Bhadrachala Ramdas' song is:
kamalanayana vAsudEva karivarada mAm pAhi amala mrdula nalina caraNa acyuta mudam dEhi

Kamalanayana vAdudEva bArO may be by a different composer.

matterwaves · Post by **matterwaves** » 20 Apr 2008, 21:05

Nee Dayarada is a speciality of the RKS School. I learnt for a small time from Smt SK Vasumathi (again student of RKS) at Mysore and i can still recount the jaw dropping sancharas she used to sing, in this relatively 'limited' and less known raga. I have a recording of RKS rendering it. Its mindblowing. I will digitise it and post it sometime. Thanks

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 21 Apr 2008, 09:10

tUgirE rangana is listed as shankarAbharaNa in my Index. However Purandaradasa's songs are sung in other rAgAs as well.

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 21 Apr 2008, 12:29

matterwaves wrote:Nee Dayarada is a speciality of the RKS School. I learnt for a small time from Smt SK Vasumathi (again student of RKS) at Mysore and i can still recount the jaw dropping sancharas she used to sing, in this relatively 'limited' and less known raga. I have a recording of RKS rendering it. Its mindblowing. I will digitise it and post it sometime. Thanks

Yes, indeed it is a specialty of the RKS school, particularly the conveyance of emotion at "kalyANa rAma" and "nyAyamA? vEgamE." Can't wait to hear the clip.

sowmya · Post by **sowmya** » 21 Apr 2008, 21:06

Both the songs were kannada ones. It was 'Kamalanayana Vaasudeva baaro' only, and not the kriti of Ramadas starting with the same words.. And not Toogire rangana. It was Toogire raghuraamana. She didn't sing all the charanams, so I couldn't find the ankita...

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 21 Apr 2008, 22:17

s_hari wrote:Nice comments Sowmya! I haven't heard raa raa in mohana, will look around for this song elsewhere.

A awsome song list, as you rightly pointed out, the ragas are very contrasting indeed. Misra chapu right in the beginning!!! Sunjnajeevana & Narasimha mamava are my favorites from DKP & SSI school..

-hari

I am sure you'll find rA rA rAjIva lOchana rAma in mOhana, on Sangeethapriya.

-Ramakriya

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 22 Apr 2008, 12:22

Here are some concert recordings of Dr Sathyavati TS

http://mt.iadvaita.com/list_artist_song ... tist_id=34

-Ramakriya

fuddyduddy · Post by **fuddyduddy** » 22 Apr 2008, 20:25

We sing thugire rangana in Mohanam and I have heard the shankarabharanam version.. love it in both versions.

sowmya · Post by **sowmya** » 27 Apr 2008, 06:47

I heard Kamalanayana vaasudeva baaro again today, from R K Srikanthan. It is a composition of Sri Venkatadasar