TNS @ SAFE, Sastri Hall

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 12 Dec 2008, 22:27

It was a nice concert by TNS accompanied on the violin by Shri MA Sundaresan, on the Mrudangam by Shri Guruvayur Dorai and on the Kanjira by Shri Purushothaman.

There were just 3 major Krithis. Starting off with a 7 minute Thodi, TNS went on to sing Karthikeya Gangeya with an elaborate Neraval and Swaram. The Kambhoji main Ragam was beautifully sung. He touched the Melsthayi Panchamam a few times with faithful adherence to Shruthi. Shri Subrahmanyaya Namasthe had very elaborate Neraval and Swarams and Shri MAS' reply each time was excellent. The Pallavi of the Krithi was sung in Trikalam and in various permutations exhaustively, earning the applause of Shri Dorai and Shri TV Vasan(who happened to be there as well). His voice cooperated very well today. The Thani led by the veteran Shri Dorai was very good as well. And the Virutham was leisurely sung in Saveri, Sumanesaranjani (was announced, hope I got the name right) with a Graha Bedam to Chandrakauns, Sindubhairavi and one other Ragam (didn't note and my memory is bad - I guess it was Behag).

Overall, a beautiful concert by a great team that I would remember for quite some time to come.

Sathej

vivadhiragam · Post by **vivadhiragam** » 12 Dec 2008, 22:44

wow !!!! what a concert by the great artist, sindubairavi is still reverberating in my ears

s_hari · Post by **s_hari** » 13 Dec 2008, 08:10

Ah!! Sri Subramanyaya Namaste... from TNS!! Hope to hear the keerthana again later in the season...

-hari

Ragjay · Post by **Ragjay** » 13 Dec 2008, 09:23

Hi Sathej, I am glad that TNS is in form which goes to prove my point that he had an off day in the first concert of this season. Have u recorded this concert? Excerpts of Khamboji may be uploaded in patches to reinforce your point of review. Bye Ragjay

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 13 Dec 2008, 09:26

Its rather unfortunate that I couldn't manage to record this one..
Sathej

madtnsfan · Post by **madtnsfan** » 13 Dec 2008, 16:40

couldnt never ever forget his thodi alapana and karthigeya and niraval in velmaruvum" he reached athi thara shadja with ease in kamboji, his voice was in full form , over all a termendous concert, sindhubhairavi was enchating

madtnsfan · Post by **madtnsfan** » 13 Dec 2008, 16:46

As some body had toldWe all need to be blessed to attend the concert of the Great Artist

KV.Gopalakrishnan · Post by **KV.Gopalakrishnan** » 14 Dec 2008, 00:44

i was there too... went a little bit late... went only during the kamboji ragam... it was a truly outstanding performance by the master... i'm glad i went...

madtnsfan · Post by **madtnsfan** » 14 Dec 2008, 13:17

mama commenced the concert with a breathtaking thodi alapana and rendered karthikeya kangeya, who else could do this?? His music is an education for all of us

sarojaRamanujam · Post by **sarojaRamanujam** » 14 Dec 2008, 13:28

Hi folks I am back. I will not send any reviews of minse about TNS which you can read in my sulekha blog www.sulekha.sarojaramanujam.

Sathej has left out to mention the krthi srisaravanbhavuni vinaa in sumansapriya a composition of Muthiah bhagavathar. The raga mentioned in the viruttham is sumanesaranjani alright.After that it was Desh I think , before sindhubhairavi.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 14 Dec 2008, 14:48

Madam, welcome back.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 14 Dec 2008, 16:38

sarojaRamanujam wrote:Hi folks I am back. I will not send any reviews of minse about TNS which you can read in my sulekha blog www.sulekha.sarojaramanujam.

saroja madam,
your blog entry is in the url http://sarojaramanujam.sulekha.com/
Read both your entries of the recent TNS concerts. Thank you for posting .