Vid T.M.Krishna @ THALAVADYOTSAV

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 10 Jul 2008, 23:03

Vid T.M.Krishna - vocal
Vid H.K.Venkatram - violin
Vid Srimushnam Raja Rao - Mridangam
Vid Giridhar Uduppa - Ghatam

Concert part of series THALAVADYOTSAV - Organized by Percussion Arts Center
Held at Gayana Samaja - Bangalore

1. Koluvaiunnade - Bhairavi - Adi - Thyagaraj (Swaram @ Manasu ranjillu)
2. Nee Vada ne gana - Saranga - Kanda Chapu - Thyagaraja
3. Sri varalakshmi - Sri - Rupakam - Muthuswami Dikshitar (Alapana , Swaram @ charumati)
4. Durusuga - Saveri - Adi 2 kalai - Shyama sastri (Alapana, Neraval & Swaram @ paramapavani krupavani & Thani avarthanam)
5. Natru dhim dhim tana dhirana - shankarabharanam thillana
6. Santatam vanda todarale - behag - tirupugazh
7. nee nama rupamulaku - mangalam

Another great concert from Krishna...A short one though, about 2 hours. Sri & Saveri alapana were awsome...He touched all 3 octaves (really...) in Sri & Saveri...During Sri alapana - he touched ati tara sthyai Sadjam and during swara prastara - he touched mandara stayi sadjam. Again during saveri raga, he touched ati tara stayi rishabam..!!!

Organizer V.Krishna referred the concert as "High octave, high octane, high voltage" concert!!!

Hope someone will do detailed review

-hari

V_Shesha · Post by **V_Shesha** » 11 Jul 2008, 01:40

Thanks Hari for the list. Only 2 compositions after Tani avartanam!! I had to leave immediately after the tani avartanam. So I didn't miss much.

Yes. The concert was High on octaves. I have never heard any other artiste in Carnatic Music (recordings or live) who can sing in three and a half octaves. More than that TMK seems to sing with ease. The only other artistes I have heard are Sri Jesudas and Dr M Balamuralikrishna (and that too only 3 octaves). In Hindusatni I have heard Parveen Sultana and Pt Jasraj sing in 3 octaves as well. I am sure TMK can sing 4 octaves. While this type of attempt is good once in a while, I hope TMK doesn't overdo this and spoil his voice.
Here is what I meant by three and a half octaves (In case it is confusing)...(I have written in the avarohanam in Saveri)..
MPDS...1)SRMPDS... 2)SRMPDS..3)SRMPDS...R The 2nd one is the regular octave that everyone sings.

TMK sang Sri ragam well but I thought Saveri Ragam was superb. Somehow the connection of phrases were not very spontaneous in Sri. But his Saveri ragam was truly outstanding and awesome....That according to me was the one which really had High Octaves, High Octane and High Voltage......
The lower speed swaram by TMK in Saveri was awesome. Post the reply from the violinist in the same speed, TMK left it to Sri Raja Rao sir for Tani avartanam.

TMK's stage presence needs a special mention here. Always energetic and constantly encouraging the co-artistes. It is a very nice experience to watch his live concerts.

HK Venkataraman's replies of both Sri and Saveri ragams were excellent and matched the poised mood that TMK had set in for those ragams. I liked his following during the nereval and swaram in Durusuga. Sri Raja Rao sir was as usual exuberant and very involved while following the compositions. He was Tani Avartanam by him and Giridhar was very good.
He encouraged Giridhar a lot on stage. Good to see seniors encouraging their junior partners on stage. The volume of Mridangam was however little loud. But with TMK's powerful voice the high volume was not sounding very jarring.

Sri Raja Rao sir earlier gave an interesting lecdem about Pazhani Subramanya Pillai style of playing. It was very educative.

Oh!! before I close, one amusing thing I need to share. When the stage screen was opened, I was surprised to see many people on stage..10 to be precise !!!!!!!!!!. (TMK, Venkatraman, Raja Rao sir, Giridhar, Sudheendra ( Raja Rao sir's Disciple), 2 on tanpura including G Ravikiran and 3 other students of TMK just sitting on stage.

V Shesha

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 11 Jul 2008, 10:05

Sounds like a great sAvERi.

V Shesha,
Rajesh has coined a new expression for those who 'just sit on the stage'--'stage support'! I like that. Only thing is, will the stage support them all?

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 11 Jul 2008, 10:11

Arasi, that was a good one!
I have heard of a 'punnagai arasi'
But you are a 'pun'gaLin arasi !

srikant1987 · Post by **srikant1987** » 11 Jul 2008, 10:28

Nice choice of songs â€” putting shankaraabharaNam to the post-thani session for a change, picking sAveri for the main among that shankaraabharaNam and bhairavi, and also maining a Syama Sastri kriti.

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 11 Jul 2008, 14:20

LOL, Arasi and "Pun"arvasu!

eppramod · Post by **eppramod** » 11 Jul 2008, 15:20

"Thanks Hari for the list. Only 2 compositions after Tani avartanam!! I had to leave immediately after the
tani avartanam. So I didn't miss much. "

Shesha,
nice writeup ..thanks!

I Heard, TMK also had to leave almost immediately after the thani..

(he had to catch the night train to chennai )

Svaapana · Post by **Svaapana** » 11 Jul 2008, 18:40

V_Shesha "I have never heard any other artiste in Carnatic Music (recordings or live") Several vocalists in the past were capable of singing in three+ octaves. Manakkal Rangarajan, Madurai Somasundaram comes to my mind. Others who could but refrained perhaps, were CVB, MSI and even ARI. GNB and MMI would sing albiet occasionally.

malavi · Post by **malavi** » 11 Jul 2008, 20:03

The tiruppugazh words are Santatam bandattodarale.

krishnan61 · Post by **krishnan61** » 03 Sep 2008, 13:46

Hi:

I am a new member to this forum. Can anyone tell me any famous Tamil film song in Saveri?

krishnan

srikant1987 · Post by **srikant1987** » 04 Sep 2008, 21:14

There's one Muruga Muruga in mishra cApu.

There's also yArO ivar yArO, originally composed in sAveri. I'd love it if anyone has a recording of it in sAveri.

krishnan61 · Post by **krishnan61** » 05 Sep 2008, 07:46

which tamil movie please?

krishnan61 · Post by **krishnan61** » 05 Sep 2008, 08:07

I am sorry. I know the Muruga Muruga song Misra Chapu.
I would like to know any flim song based in this ragam?

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 05 Sep 2008, 09:56

Doesn't the Vedavalli school sing yAro in sAvEri?

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 05 Sep 2008, 10:05

Yes, Smt. Vedavalli does sing it in sAvEri.

arunsri · Post by **arunsri** » 05 Sep 2008, 17:05

Sri TNS also sings it in sAvEri