K.V.Narayanaswamy

meena · Post by **meena** » 24 Feb 2006, 11:25

kaumaaram wrote

We would indeed be interested in good concerts.

Umeee! so then is/are there "bad concerts" too???

kaumaaram · Post by **kaumaaram** » 25 Feb 2006, 12:39

You know the answer anyway.

Kaumaaram

sai · Post by **sai** » 27 Feb 2006, 23:12

Attention Rasikas

I have uploaded two concerts and these are the links to the uploaded files ...
http://rapidshare.de/files/14273569/KVN ... 0s.rm.html

http://rapidshare.de/files/14275731/KVN ... 71.rm.html

Brgds
Sai

sai · Post by **sai** » 27 Feb 2006, 23:14

Attention Rasikas

Resending the link to the first concert

http://rapidshare.de/files/14273569/KVN ... 0s.rm.html

Brgds
Sai

mantra · Post by **mantra** » 28 Feb 2006, 00:48

Can someone post the KVN concerts as a mp3. I am unable to play .rm files
Thanks
Shyam

Ashwin · Post by **Ashwin** » 04 Mar 2006, 05:32

Can anyone provide the text for the Suprabhatam?

I would have posted this in the request for sahitya section, but the recent discussions seem to make it more appropriate here...

Thanks,

Ashwin

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 04 Mar 2006, 11:48

The "Real Media (.rm) conversion to MP3" posts have been cut out from this thread and are available as a new thread under "General" category. Please stick to KVN here, and start a new thread for other issues. Thanks.

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 04 Mar 2006, 14:36

Both of these KVN concerts are just absolutely lovely.. My minimal requirements for a good concert are swara suddham, decent voice and raga bhava. These two concerts exceed these minimal requirements by a a couple of orders of magnitude: Great raga and song selections, incredible presentation and imagination in singing with a voice that was in super shape. Wow!! And to top it off a song in Huseni, my soft spot, in between elaborate treatments of Kalyani and Kambhoji. Wow, wow..A feeling of sowkyam of the highest order throughout both concerts with incredible support from violin and mridangam. The recording quality is excellent as well. I am a KVN fan and expect great things from him and still I am blown over...and I am only half way through the concerts...

Thanks very much Sai...

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 04 Mar 2006, 16:21

I thought I will ask this when it is fresh in my mind, having just listened to it. In the Ghatkopar KVN concernt that Sai uploaded, what thala is the RTP in? Based on some primitive thala counting knowledge I have and putting to good use the thala link in the 'CM for dummies' thread, I am deducing it as 'Tisra Jaathi Triputa thalam'. Can someone confirm/correct me on this? Thanks.

abadri · Post by **abadri** » 04 Mar 2006, 22:03

I thought I will ask this when it is fresh in my mind, having just listened to it. In the Ghatkopar KVN concernt that Sai uploaded, what thala is the RTP in? Based on some primitive thala counting knowledge I have and putting to good use the thala link in the 'CM for dummies' thread, I am deducing it as 'Tisra Jaathi Triputa thalam'. Can someone confirm/correct me on this? Thanks.

VK, I'm a true dummy when it comes to Talam.
However, can confirm your guess as per the listings on narada.org
when this concert was uploaded there. It's "Tisra Triputa" as per
this listing.

Radhakrishnan · Post by **Radhakrishnan** » 04 Mar 2006, 22:46

That saveri RTP is indeed in tisra jaathi triputa.
Yes, hallmark of his music is the swara sudham.He has commanding grip over laya also.
For the attention of KVN fans;there is a gentleman in Chennai (hope he is still there)who has an amazing collection of KVN concerts.I have met him once,got two concerts copied.Actually I was greedy to get all the concerts,but he does not do it commercially, in fact it hurts him if you offer him money and he is a retired person with a humble set up,so I had to content with two concerts.Later I wrote a letter offering conversion of all his audio tapes to CD free of cost,for the service he provides for the music lovers,but he didn?t reply.If anybody in Chennai willing to meet him ,please contact me at [email protected] ,shall give his details.

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 05 Mar 2006, 02:10

Thanks Badri and Radhakrishnan. Thanks for the validation. This is my first successful non-Adi thala identification in an RTP. Yippee!!

sai · Post by **sai** » 06 Mar 2006, 02:14

Greetings Vasanthakokilam / All

I am glad to have made a small contribution..

To be very honest, I have absolutely no knowledge of CM appreciation. I revel in listening to KVN.

If the retired Chennai gentleman, whom Shri RKrishnan mentioned, graciously agrees to release his collection it will be a coup of sorts for all fans.

Rgds
Sai

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 10 Mar 2006, 08:03

These r beautiful concerts indeed!!!

Thank u for this "amrtam." While on the topic of Sri KVN, I read somewhere it was he who helped to set music and perform the compositions of the late Dr VV Svarna Venkatesha Deekshitar. Appreciate if someone could u/l some of these songs.

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 10 Mar 2006, 09:55

kmrasika
list please !!
Sai
Even if you dont find the other OLD gentleman for chennai , here is another YOUNG gentleman form chennai who can help..

sai · Post by **sai** » 10 Mar 2006, 18:14

Kmrasika

Namasthey

I d/l the Shri KVN's cleveland concert from sangeethapriya.org. there are two krithis Shri Venkatesha Dikshitar, of Chidambaram
a. Shiva thraya maha ganapthim
b. Om namah shivaya

Coolkarni

Namastey

Witnessing the amount of wealth you have shared with all of us, it is a privilege to talk to you. I would definitely be much obliged if you would share some of your vintage collections.

Quite a few rapid share links are now no longer active. Renewing them for a start would be simply fantastic for late/new comers.

I did see a message thread wherein we were exploring the idea to setup a repository of some kind with the wealth being contributed by all. I am not sure if we were able to sign off on that project ..

rgds
Sai

arunsri · Post by **arunsri** » 11 Mar 2006, 18:52

KVN sings

swarNa kAla bhairavam - kalyANi
kanDavarkku kanavilum - kuntalavarALi
manam irangAdA iraivA - mAyAmALavagauLa

of Swarna Venkatesa Dikshitar. Music India Online may have recordings of these. I also believe there is a commercial Tape/CD of some of Sri. KVN singing some of Swarna Venkatesa Dikshitar kritis.

Hope this helps
Arun

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 13 Mar 2006, 10:21

I had some problems getting onthe board from the main page these past few days and hope this post works. Here's what I dug out of my notes I took from the book from an acquaintances' home sometime ago.
These are some of his compositions:

1. ShivatrayamahAgaNapatim - nATTai
2. manamirangAdA? iRaivA! - mAyAmALavagauLa
3. svarNakAlabhairavaM - kalyANi
4. ellOrum sugamAna vAzhvu - madhyamAvati
5. pApam agala - nATTaikuranji

these are his navagraha krithis:

1. bhAskarAya tE - bhauli - rUpakam
2. vandEham tvaM indO - dhanyAsi - khaNDa rUpakam
3. angAraka pAhimAm - shaNmukhapriyA - khaNDa tripuTa
4. vandeham candra - bEgaDA - miShra jhampe
5. paripUrNa kaTAksham - rItigauLai - miShracApu
6. vande kavim - ranjani - Adi
7. Shamkuru ShrI - sahAnA - khaNDacApu
8. rAhudEva pAhimAm - sAveri - rUpakam
9. kEtum bhajamyaham -nATTakuranji - rUpakam

besides these, he has also composed a set of nine krithis on Shri Adi shankara bhagavatpAda under the heading, "Shankara navarAga tALa kIrtanAvaLi." I jotted only these as part of this set:
1. raksha raksha rAjIvAksha - pantuvarALi - mishracApu
2. jayajaya jagadgurO - vAcaspati - Adi
3. lOkAsukham - maNirangu

I understand the ShrI svarNa vaishNavi Trust(???) serves to propogate ShrI dIkshitar's compositions by organizing concerts comprising his compositions. Love 2 any audios from these.

coolkarni:
Words cannot describe your Great Service in providing this great music to yearning rasikas on this bboard. Hope this continues by which we could at least relish a little of the amrtam from the churning of the ocean.

abadri · Post by **abadri** » 14 Mar 2006, 00:45

kmrasika, here are a few tracks

[rapidshare links deleted]

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 14 Mar 2006, 02:12

If anyone is interested in the lyrics of Swarna Venkatesha Dishitar's compositions please ask.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 14 Mar 2006, 02:31

I do Lakshman
To start with those above for which badri has posted the audio! Thanks.

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 14 Mar 2006, 03:53

shivatraya mahA. rAgA: nATa. Adi tALA.

P: shivatraya mahA gaNapatim(shrI) cintayEham sadA mudA namAmi shrI
(madhyamakAlam)
cintitArtha sarva lAbhAya sancita sarva pApa nAshAya santatam
mama hrdayastham sarvajana vandya cidambara prasiddham shrI
A: kavi hrdkamala bhAnum kamanIya tanum
(ciTTasvaram)
, , , , , , sa ri , gA mA pA nI sA* , , , , pa sA* ni , pA mA ri pa ma ri ma ri sa sa
ri ga ma pA , ga ma pa ni sA* , pa ni sa* ri* sA* , ma* ri* sa* ni pa ma ri sA pa ma
ri sA ni pa ma ri sA sa* ni pa ma ri sA ri* sa* ni pa ma ri sA ma* ri* sa* ni pa ma ri sa
kAlakAla sUnum gAna jnAna dhEnum shrI
C: iSTArtha pradam Ekadanta yutam indrAdi vinutam candra varNayutam
kaSTa vighna haram kamalAsanastham karivara vadanam sarva karma sAkSiNam shrI

manamirangAdA iraiva. rAgA: mAyAmALavagauLa. rUpaka tALA.

P: manamirangAdA iraiva (un) (ponnambalava) mAdhavan tEDiyum kANAda pAdanE
A: kanaka sabhaiyil dinamum Ananda kAkSi tarum sarva sAkSiyE undan
C1: knavilum ninadu kazhaliNaiyaik-kaNamu-maravAda tanayan enpl shibnam koNDavan
pOlE shOdittadu pOdum (nI) en manat-tuyar tanai mATri magizhvaLikka innum
2: pADip-paNindu bhaktar (unnaip) vAzhvil pArrinilE uyarndAr parama dayAnidhi nI bAlanen tuyar kaLaindAL tEDiDum poruLai ellAm dinam dinam enakkut-tandE (nAn) cintai magizhvu inbam cidaiyAda nilaiyilE tara

svarNakAlabhairavam. rAgA: kalyANi. s/tripuTa tALA.

P: svarNakAlabhairavam kAlabhairavam bhairavam ravam vam vandEham sundara murAravindam shrI
A: varNa jvAla jaTAdharam shunavAhanam krpAkaram (rakta)
vara shUla kapAla pAsha Damarugadhara sarasIruha karam
(madhyamakAlam-tisra naDai)
agni nibha sharIradyutim nagna shubha vIkSaNamatim lagna bhakta svarNanidhim rakSAkara kSEtrapatim shrI
(ciTTasvaram-catusram)
sA* , , , , ni , dhA mA pA , , , , mA gA ri , sA , , , , *ni , *dhA ni sA , , ri , gA mA , , pA dhA ni ,
sA* ri , , , sA* ni , ri , sA* , , ni , dhA sA* ni , , , dhA pA ni , dhA , , pA mA gA mA , , pA dhA ni ,
sA* ri* , , , ni , sA* , , ni , dhA mA gA mA pA dhA pA dhA , , ,mA pA , , mA gA ri , gA mA dhA ni ,
sA* , , gA* ri* , , , , , sA* ni , dhA pA mA gA ri , sA , , gA ri , , , , , sA ri , gA mA pA dhA ni ,
C: bhUta prEta pishAca gaNanAtha paramEshvaram prabhum
bhUta bhavya vartamAna pApa bhaya duhkha prashamana vibhum
shIta kiraNa shEkharam shivam cidambarapura citsabhA nivAsinIm
cintita sakalESTaprada caraNa yugaLa bhAsinam
(madhyamakAlam-khaNDa naDai)
nIla ruci vEdakara vanhi nayanam trishUlaka kapAla Damarunca saha pAsham nagna
shuna vAhana sakinkiNi vibhUSam prOccagati kEshadhara sarpavara hAram sadA

kaNDavarkku kanavilum. rAgA: kuntalavarALi. Adi tALA.

P: kaNDavarkku kanavilum kAla bhayam EdayyA kanaka sabhaiyil uLLE iDadu kAlait-tUkki Adum kAkSi
A: toNDarukkut-toNDanAgi tUdu naDanda pAdam tUmaraiyOr uLLam dinam tudikkum kuncitapAdam
C1: meyyanbar manam pOlE vENDuvadai Iyum pAdam mEdiniyE viyakkum Adi bhagvan pAdam
poyyanbar sheyarkkErppa buddhi pughaTTum pAdam pugazh poruL bhOgamuDan bOdhamum tarum pAdam
2: kAlanai mArkkaNDarkkAi kaDindudaitta pAdam kaLLam illA uLLattil kalandaruL sheivOn pAdam
talai vidhi eduvAnAlum adai tAn mATruvAn pAdam tanai nambinOr evarkkum tannaiyE taruvAn pAdam
3: Azhi jalam oDunga anru azhaluruvAi AnOn pAdam Uzhit-tANDavam sheidu umbar vAzh sheivOn pAdam
vAzhaiyaDi vAzhaiyAi emmai nangu vAzha vaikkum malarp-pAdam vanjinam pEshuvOrai ellAm anji Oda vATTum pAdam

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 14 Mar 2006, 04:13

Thanks very much LakShman!

What is his mudra?

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 14 Mar 2006, 10:03

abadri:
Thank you!!!

They made my day. A question: does the file w/ the .ogg ext. play on WM Player or is it some other format that needs specialized software. That's the one I have problems w/ (the .wmv files play OK).

The music and ciTTasvarAs for these songs were all conceived and composed by Shri KVN and he himself sang them in his concerts. A very nice ciTTasvara for the nATa piece.

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 14 Mar 2006, 12:00

does the file w/ the .ogg ext. play on WM Player or is it some other format that needs specialized software

The one I use for .ogg is VLC Media Player: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 15 Mar 2006, 08:22

Here is another composition of Swarna Venkatesh Dikshitar. If I can judge on the basis of an n of 4, he seems to be an ardent Shiva Bhakta like GKB...any info on this composer would be appreciated. There is a short one paragraph info that I found that was too general.

http://rapidshare.de/files/15532065/Om_ ... _.MP3.html

Lyrics:
Om namashivaaya
raagam: hindOLam
20 naTabhairavi janya
Aa: S G2 M1 D1 N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 M1 G2 S

taaLam: tishra Eka
Composer: Swarna VenkaTEsha Dikshitar
Language: Sankrit

pallavi

Om namashivAya shivaguru nandanAya OmkAra vAsAya OjasvinE namaha
(Om)

anupallavi

shrI nAtha vidyAdi susEvitAya siddhAnta tatvAya shrI shankarAya
(Om)

caraNam

muktva haraNAya mOkSa pradAya mUrkhAdi vandya mukha cidvilAsAya
shOkAdi haraNAya surEshvarAya sAnanda abhirAma purEshvarAya
(Om)

I hope someone will have some of his other compositions.
Ravi

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 23 Apr 2006, 23:39

KVN with Chalakudi Narayanaswamy and Mavelikkara Krishnankutty Nair

Radhakrishnan · Post by **Radhakrishnan** » 25 Apr 2006, 18:19

Swarna Venkatesha Deekshitar's Kandavarku kanavilum,from an AIR concert,with MSG and UKS
http://rapidshare.de/files/18895393/kvn.mp3.html

Tejasvi · Post by **Tejasvi** » 07 Aug 2006, 19:34

HI friends i heard KVN sing PAKKALA nilabadi with RNS. man, d way he sings niraval n swarams is beyond genius. wat do u think?

Tejasvi · Post by **Tejasvi** » 07 Aug 2006, 19:39

hi! how 2 download from RAPIDSHARE.i'm new. any bucks to spend????/

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 07 Aug 2006, 22:15

wonder who is this KVN

Is he the same one as the guy singing here ??
http://rapidshare.de/files/28531885/nir ... nswamy.mp3

I've always known him as Neraval Narayanaswamy !!

BTW to download from rapidshare
click on the link
scroll down to the bottom of the page
click on free
and wait for instructions....

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 07 Aug 2006, 23:22

Tejasvi, by any chance, are you typing your messages from your cell phone

y d SMS style pstg?

CSS · Post by **CSS** » 18 Aug 2006, 00:03

Wouldn't it be nice if Sri KVN's son, KN Viswanathan can throw some light / anecdotes on his father's music ? To those who may not know, KNV is also blessed with a great voice like his father !!

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 20 Aug 2006, 19:23

a 86 minute lecdem by kvn

http://quickdump.com/files/1088161648.html

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 20 Aug 2006, 20:45

coolkarniji, thanks for that lecdem upload..

CSS, I wonder if anyone who knows Shri KN Viswanathan can invite him to share his thoughts here.

CSS · Post by **CSS** » 21 Aug 2006, 19:08

I have seen Sri KVN teach his son various varnams in 1968-69. And he was a task master when it came to his son - very strict. His daughter, Anuradha was a toddler at that time, less than a year old. I think Sri KNV is in Madras, but I have no links with him. He too has a very good voice, like his father. I wish someone could invite him to share some of his personal knowledge/ anecdotes about his father.

Sometimes, I am nagged by a doubt whether such 'trivia' have a place in fora such as these, but then, such titbits do provide another perspective of the artiste to the rasika, besides just his music.

kumaran.nadesan · Post by **kumaran.nadesan** » 05 Oct 2006, 07:03

Does anyone have KVN's rendition of eppO varuvArO?

Radhakrishnan · Post by **Radhakrishnan** » 05 Oct 2006, 07:59

kumaran.nadesan wrote:Does anyone have KVN's rendition of eppO varuvArO?

Sorry for the poor recording quality

http://rapidshare.de/files/35538752/kvn ... o.mp3.html

kumaran.nadesan · Post by **kumaran.nadesan** » 05 Oct 2006, 17:28

Thanks for the effort Radhakrishnan, it's greatly appreciated

It's one of my favourite GKB compositions! Another wonderful rendition that I've managed to find is by Trivandrum RS Mani, which is available for download from http://www.sangeethapriya.org/~rasika/T ... unpuri.mp3. It is very heartfelt.

mahesh_narayan · Post by **mahesh_narayan** » 05 Oct 2006, 20:17

Coolkarni Sir,
Thanks a lot for the bhairavi piece. What a majestic neraval !!! I think Balagopala is the best bhairavi ever created. KVN Sir singing it always gives me 'puLakAnkitam'. Do you know who the mridangist is? Doesn't sound like Raghu Sir (though there are some similar patterns) or UKS Sir.

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 12 Oct 2006, 22:20

KVN use to sing a sanskrit song on Lord Dattatreya, I will be thankful, if any one has this recording to kindly post it in rapidshare.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 12 Oct 2006, 22:43

You mean the one in Ranjani? My favorite too.

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 13 Oct 2006, 07:01

I have heard only once in a TV proagramme of KVN. I don't remeber Ragam. As we worship Lord Dattatreya at home, we love to have this composition. Also there are very few compositions on Lord Dattatreya.

ignoramus · Post by **ignoramus** » 13 Oct 2006, 07:22

this is available as a commercial recording, i think

mnsriram · Post by **mnsriram** » 13 Oct 2006, 15:12

dattatrEyA trimurti rUpA - gaNapati sachidAnanda swAmijI

http://www.medieval.org/music/world/cds/koe063.html

vs_manjunath · Post by **vs_manjunath** » 13 Oct 2006, 22:35

Many Thanks to ignoramus & mssriram

Ragjay · Post by **Ragjay** » 15 Oct 2006, 16:20

I am a great fan of KVN..I had the privilege of hearing him regularly from1968.I have quite a few concerts which are in limited circulation which I shall upload for sharing with the group' Ragjay

Radhakrishnan · Post by **Radhakrishnan** » 16 Oct 2006, 07:30

Ragjay welcome to the forum.

--Link removed, pls dont share full concerts: Admin--

shall u/l the second concert later

Radhakrishnan · Post by **Radhakrishnan** » 14 Nov 2006, 20:30

November 15th is KVNâ€™s birthday.

Two special tracks on that occasion:
karuna cheyvAn in srI with MSG/Ramabhadran(chembai used to sing this in yadukula kambOji)
selected this song for various reasons;
I am just back from guruvAyUr temple.
EkAdasi is on December 1st this year and MSG is the recipient of this years chembai award, will receive the award on 16th at guruvAyUr and chembai music festival commences with his solo

trade mark sruthi suddham,correct diction of this beautiful malayAlam composition of irayiMan thampi.Feast to ears..
.
http://rapidshare.com/files/3133696/kvn_karuna.mp3.html

Second track is also on krishna, swAti piece, smarasadA mAnasa(incidentally,this is from a concert held at anantha padmanAbha swami temple,thiruvanathapuram, with lalgudi/mani iyer)

http://rapidshare.com/files/3135353/kvn ... i.mp3.html

meena · Post by **meena** » 15 Nov 2006, 09:28

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