இப்போது மாம்பலத்தில் இருந்து சென்ற போது, ஒரு நீண்ட பயணமாகத்தான் இருந்தது. அதிலும், நான் என் கைனடிக் ஹோண்டா த்ரீ வீலரில், முன்னால் மிருதங்கம், பை, பில்லியனில் நண்பன், அதற்கும் பின்னால் வீல் சேர் ஸஹிதம் ஆரோஹணித்து, expedition to antartica போல் கிளம்பி, சங்கராலயத்தை அடைந்தேன்.
(perambUr sa#ngIda sabAvil kaccEri enRadum manam oru tuLLalODu (oru lODu tuLLal!) kAttirundadu. 89 n AgasT iRudiyil tAn, nAn IrOTTilirundu sennaikku vandEn. The reason why I remember is.... vanda maRu nAL, DD National channel-l sivarAman sAr 'laya vinyAsam'. 98-n mattiyil vaLasaravAkkam varum varai, perambUr tAn en pugunda vIDu.
ippOdu mAmbalattil irundu senRa pOdu, oru nINDa payaNamAgattAn irundadu. adilum, nAn en kainaDik hONDA trI vIlaril, munnAl miruda#ngam, pai, pilliyanil naNban, adaRgum pinnAl vIl sEr sahidam ArOhaNittu, expedition to antartica pOl kiLambi, sa#ngarAlayattai aDaindEn )
Gayathri Venkataraghavan – Vocal
V.Sanjeev – Violin
Erode Nagaraj – Mrudangam
(Sathur shrI A.G.Subramanyam day – perambur sangeetha sabha – 6.30pm - 19.7.08 )
1. dhayAnidhE - bEgaDa varNam - Adhi – shyAmA sAsthri
2. sidhdhi vinAyakam – chAmaram – rUpaka chApu – dhIkshithar
3. dhinamaNi vamsa – hari kAmbOji – Adhi – thyAgarAjar
4. sogasugA –shrI ranjani – rUpaka chApu – thyAgarAjar
5. chandhrasEkara – mOhanam – Adhi –Andavan pichai
6. dhEvi brOva – chinthamaNi – Adhi - shyAmA sAsthri
7. padhavini – sAlaka bhairavi – Adhi - thyAgarAjar
8. ninnE nammi nAnu – thOdi – misra chApu - shyAmA sAsthri
9. vizhikku thuNai - viruththam – bEhAg
10. muruganin – bEhAg – kaNda chApu – surajAnandhA
11. gangE mAmpAhi – senjurutti – kaNda Ekam – dhIkshithar
12. mAthA parAshakthi – rAgamAlikai – Adhi – bhArathiyAr
13. mangaLam – sourAshtram –Adhi - thyAgarAjar
While sanjeev and erode have two Es each, Gaya'thri' scored ‘eee’. It was Elegant, Energetic and Enriching. Even, normal sangathis sounded enriched in her rendition. Her music was packed with emotion and she presented it in an energetic way. The soothing sustains followed by kArvais and sancharAs spoke much for the endurance in her voice and creativity as well.
The varNam reminded me the thematic concert that I played in raga sudha many years ago. Gayathri – Amrutha Murali and Shankari rendered SS’s krithis and AS mama was present that day.
The song on vinAyaka, in medium tempo tuned the ears towards a concentrated listening and she sang swaras for sidhdhi vinAyakam(samam) and also for prasidhdha gaNa nAyakam (3 aksharAs from veechu).
‘hari’-kAmbOji in ‘sankarAlayam’ was interesting. when kAmbOji is said to be a pleasing and apt rAgA for shivA, thyAgarAjA has praised rAma in ‘hari’ kAmbOji ! Though the krithi in this rAgam is about rAma, if not properly sung, the rAgam may easily lead to kamAs and land one in trauma!
She sang a nice Alapana and swaram in two kAlams.
sogasugA, in a slow speed provided a great vishranthi and she rendered a slOka and song on mahA periyavA in mOhanam after dhinamaNi vamsa. I would like to call it as mO’ga’nam as the stay in thAra sthAyi gAndhAram was excellent.
dhEvi brOva is one of my all time favourites. chinthAmaNi, the janya of 56th mELa, shanmukapriya stole the hearts. மெய்யாலும் மெய் மறந்த மெய்யன்பர்கள்!
Padhavini created a wave of enthu among everyone. That was followed by an AlApanA in thOdi for 10 minutes. It was a full picture, ornamented with varieties of sangathis. At times, she sprinkled the nAdhaswara ‘pidi’s with clear brugAs. The AlApanai reached a place to stay and play in thArasthAyi shadjam. She slowly progressed to rI and gA and the prayOgam in mA and pA were gentle. On the way back, she reached manthra sthAyi madhyamam and also did very good madhyama kAla phrases in keezh sthAyi, which added weight to the presentation.
A cooker whistled for five times from nearby house during (due-ring?) the AlApana of Gayathri and Sanjeev. The rice would have reflected the relaxed manas of rasikas! [reNdumE kuzhaindhu pOnadhO…]
ninnE nammi nAnu was main. The singing of the krithi, the niraval in the 3rd charaNam, “kAmAkshi kanchadhaLAya thAkshiâ€
