T K Govinda Rao, Nada Inbam

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 17 Apr 2008, 18:01

T K Govinda Rao - Vocal
Radha Ramji & Prasanna Venkataraman - Vocal Support
Charulatha Ramanujam - Fiddle
T K Murthy - Mridangam
B Sivaraman - Mridangam
Ganesan - Tampura

SVK Birthday Series
Nada Inbam, Raga Sudha Hall.
16th April 2008. 6 pm

sarasijanAbha - kAmbhOji - aTa (varNam)
mEru samAna - mAyAmALavagauLa - Adi - T (S)
ikanainanA moravina - pushpalatikA - Adi - TN (NS)
nA morAlakimpa - dEvagAndhAri - rUpakam - T
evarani - dEvAmrutavarshini - Adi - T (S)
tani Avarththanam
bArayyA venkaTaramaNA - sAvEri - misra cApu - PD (RS)
kaNamum maravAdE - sAmA - Adi - Ambujam Krishna (S)
bhaktara manEgE bArO - sung as slOkam in mAND
bArO krishNayyA - mAND - Adi
venkaTAcala nilayam vaikuNTa puravAsam - sung as slOkam in sindhubhairavi
venkaTAcala nilayam - sindhubhairavi - Adi - PD
arum ponnE maNiyE - viruttam in senjuruTTi
manju nihar - kAvaDi chindu
antakana dUtarigE - rAgamAlikA - kaNDa cApu - PD
hari samaraNE mADO - yamuna kalyANi - Adi - PD
pAhi rAmacandra rAghavA - yadukula kAmbhOji - rUpakam - T
tillAnA - gambIra vANi - Adi - TK Govinda Rao
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi - T

That was an amazing concert. Sri Govinda Rao was just out of the world. All those present had an experience of a life time. It was just amazing. The renditions of each of the pieces and the manOdarmam were just too good. The svarams in mAyAmALavagauLa were marvellous. The pushpalatikA nerval and svarams were beautiful. The sAvEri AlApanai and swarams were awesome. The svarams in dEvAmrutavarshiNi and sAmA were both fitting and gelled well. The violinst, Smt. Charulatha, was good and gave appropriate replies to the veteran. Sri Murthy was playing very much in tandem with the music and it was a treat to watch these two veterans perform together. Sri Sivaraman also ably assisted in adding effect to the concert.

bharath

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 17 Apr 2008, 19:38

Sounds like a great concert, Bharath.
Charulatha certainly is very active in the concert circuit now and so is Amruta Murali. No wonder--they both play so well.
Prasanna Venkatraman is learning from TKG too?
mEru samAna is also very popular of late, it seems.

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 17 Apr 2008, 23:03

PV's earlier guru, Smt.Balamani and Shri TKG are from the same Guru Parampara.

mahavishnu · Post by **mahavishnu** » 18 Apr 2008, 00:27

mEru samAna is also very popular of late, it seems

Arasi, you are quite right. It is not uncommon for people to commence their concert with it, but now it is being sung as the main piece as well (Sanjay in the last season, for example)...

It is interesting how certain vintage compositions become trendy.
In any case, this is a Musiri school speciality. I'm sure TKG excelled in it.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 18 Apr 2008, 01:56

Also the Sankara Sivam school, I would say. TNS has been singing it and one of NSG's favored ones...

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 18 Apr 2008, 01:57

Or , should I say, Muthiah Bhagavatar school?

Vocalist · Post by **Vocalist** » 18 Apr 2008, 08:09

No, I don't think Muthiah Bhagavatar school.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 18 Apr 2008, 09:27

NSG was taught by TNS who was taught by SankaraSivam who was taught by Muthiah Bhagavatar!

Member_First · Post by **Member_First** » 18 Apr 2008, 09:29

'amazing' review by bharat !!!

108talas · Post by **108talas** » 18 Apr 2008, 16:03

M_F

what is so 'amazing' about the review by bharat ??? I do not find any such anything. Will you explain ?

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 18 Apr 2008, 16:33

Hello 108talas,

I presume M_F was just pulling Bharat's leg in jest as he may possibly be using the word "amazing" in his reviews quite frequently. Notice that the word amazing is in quotes

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 21 Apr 2008, 12:36

kaNamum maravAdE - sAmA - Adi - Ambujam Krishna (S)

I think this piece is by periyaccAmi tUran.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 21 Apr 2008, 17:28

The song is by Ambujam Krishna. It is in vol 2 of her work Geethamala.
I think it is an inlay card error in the AVM cassette by M.L.V.

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 21 Apr 2008, 21:56

this song kaNamum maravAdE had the mudra, 'ambuja' which i guess is that of Ambujam Krishna.

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 22 Apr 2008, 08:05

Thanks for the correction, Lakshman Sir.

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 22 Apr 2008, 08:24

Its 'amazing' that Sri TK Murthy is still able to play so well at the age of 83/84!