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sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 08 Dec 2014, 20:41

Ragamalika Tanam

varali, kedaragowla, nattaikurinji, anandabhairavi

Audience claps after each.

Nee vera kula dhanamu
neeve rajeevanamu

adi talam 2 kalai

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 08 Dec 2014, 20:58

nIverA jIvanamu, sounds right.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 08 Dec 2014, 21:14

Seemed like he deliberately split it both ways

nice thani by palladam ravi & venkatramanan

1. Ini enna pechu in sahana
2. modi jesavelara
3. Srutva gunaan sloka in baghesree
gopala bhakthim me dehi

fantastic chitta swara

mangalam

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 08 Dec 2014, 22:11

In two kAlams?

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 08 Dec 2014, 23:00

sureshvv wrote:Would have loved to come back chatting about the concert as always, but you would have had to drive rather slow to keep up with my bicycle

That night I purposely picked a route that I could take it slowly. I might have held you back!

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 09 Dec 2014, 14:53

At NGS Mini for J.B.Keerthana, J.B.Sruti Sagar vocal flute duo.
A must have experience if you have not heard them

Paramatmudu in vaghadeeswaris started just as I entered. A really mellow & soft rendition which I feel they should more often.

A thunderous banturitikolu in response to a request. So not everyone shares my view.

Smara. . In behag

Now kharaharapriya alap on the flute.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 09 Dec 2014, 15:30

Keerthana takes over at tara sthayee.

Srinivasa tava charanam is the kriti taken up.
Neraval & swaras at kamalaja.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 09 Dec 2014, 15:48

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 09 Dec 2014, 16:00

1. Viruttam in kapi
2. Poonkuyil koovum

Percussion drowning the beauty of the song. They really need to fire these drummers.

Purist · Post by **Purist** » 09 Dec 2014, 21:33

sureshvv.. was it Parmathmudu in Vagadeeshwari or something else ?

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 09 Dec 2014, 23:02

Purist wrote:sureshvv.. was it Parmathmudu in Vagadeeshwari or something else ?

Sorry sir. Temporary brain glitch. Shall correct.

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 10 Dec 2014, 03:35

sureshvv wrote:At NGS Mini for J.B.Keerthana, J.B.Sruti Sagar vocal flute duo.
A must have experience if you have not heard them

Have seen them both ways round ...and agree

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 11:03

Good morning. May turn out to be a 5 concert day remembering my late friend Sri. MAS (who did this every day of the season for years).

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 11:13

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 11:28

Walked in late partly bcos of rain & smalltalk with kucheri butterfly friend in the corridor.

Kamboji main tiruvadi charanam. Wondering if the vidwan who gave this kriti the "main" kucheri status was a rebel of sorts of his time & criticized for it.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 11:33

Gun team in BUG, Manoj& BSP.
Neraval & swaras @ aduthu vandha ennai.

Nice thani.

Before the main Sri mathrubhutam (kannada) & Ma Ramanan (hindolam).

Parulanamata in (karnataka?) kapi.

Sloka (srutva gunaan) in mmg?, kapi (nice contrast with the javali), sindhub, yamunak

Pibarey rama rasam

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 12:21

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 12:28

Chitra Poornima Satish.

Seems there is a change from the scheduled program as the violinist is different (kovai chandran instead of C.K.Vijayaraghavan)

Viriboni varnam amid audio distractions causing some tala misses.

Now begada alap. Cute hurried kumbidu to signify end of alap superceding the applause.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 12:47

Sankari neeve. Have not seen a portrait of Subbaraya Sastry. Nice bout of single avartana swaras.

Atu kadha of Thyagaraja. Nice swaras. Is manoranjani janya of #4 (vanaspati)?

Now kharaharapriya alap.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 13:07

arasi wrote:In two kAlams?

Not in the conventional manner. I think this was done with the swaras for portions of the pallavi.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 13:42

Pakkala nilabadi with neraval & swaras @ manasuna.

Competent thani.

Viruttam (uruvai aruvai uLadai iladai) in ranjani, sahana, valaji (karuvai uyirai gatiyai vidhiyai), hameer (maruvai malarai maniyai oLiyai guruvai varuvai arulvai guhaney)

Tiruppugazh

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 14:12

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 14:16

Priyanka Prakash
Jayanthi Keshav
L.Subramanian

Imposing presence & powerful voice (Younger generation has instances of one or the other)

Started with mathe (khamas daru varnam). Felt incomplete May be some charanam omitted.

Marivere dikkevvaru after brief lathangi overview.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 14:19

Voice & delivery style where raga jumps out in the first phrase. Natakapriya alap.

Idi samayamu brova radha
Swaras at karuna jesi
Audience pretty docile
kriti completed.

Mrdanga talamu...

One minute Hamsanadam alap with the tinge of D3

banturithi kolu

reminded of MLV voice

swaras @ rama nama

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 15:25

Bilahari alap followed by Dorakuna
Neraval & swaras @ ramabrahma tanayudow

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 15:36

Javali in kambodhi by karur dakshinamurthy: Enta nee vedudha na dorasamy

sindhubhairavi followed by Va va velmuruga in rupakam (mayuram viswanatha sastry)

baghesree followed by devarnama in k.chapu

Maand LGJ tillana

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 10 Dec 2014, 16:07

Suresh
With thillAnA gone ,So now you are heading towards gnanambika canteen . Have one extra kasi halwa on my behalf and go for a short kAsi yAtra walk around alwarpet-mylapore. Take a hot coffee and hit the next nAttai/mayamalavagowlai/hamsadhwani splash.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 16:29

Venue: NGS Main
Gayathri Girish
Sanjeev
Poonkulam Subramanian
Harihara Sarma (G)
Curtains yet to go up. Can sense Poonkulam's presence behind it.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 16:44

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 16:48

Started with dakshinamurthy slokam followed by Sarasiruhasana priye in nattai. Nice round of swarams with solid Poonkulam support.

Now hameerkalyani alap followed by nada murali gana vilola (ovk? Has jathi & all the nadai variations. Tisra nadai). Voice in fine form.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 17:21

A bhava filled kedaragowlai alapana tugging at your heartstrings in tara sthayee. Sanjeev going a bit longer than warranted.

Abhayamba nayaka follows. Swaras @ nilakanta pujitha

Brovavamma in Manji

Fast Nenarunchi naanu in Malavi with kalpana swaras at pallavi line.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 10 Dec 2014, 17:35

Yes, she has both power in her voice and presence. You may know that she is Neela Ramgopal's student.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 17:51

Thank you for letting me know. First time I am hearing her & was quite impressed. Now she has to just learn Neela mami's repertoire!

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 18:10

Back to the original program.

Simhendramadhyanam alapana followed by ninne nammi nayya. Neraval & swaras at Pannagendra Sayana.

Thani.

LGJ Khamas tillana

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 18:42

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 18:47

Venue: NGS Mini
Sumitra Vasudev
M.Rajeev
K.Arun Prakash
Chandrasekhara Sarma

If you plan to listen to 5 concerts in a 12 hour period, make sure Sumithra Vasudev is the one to end with. Also make sure K.Arun Prakash in on the mrdangam. If you get lucky, you may get Neelambari for main.

The concert was wonderfully salubrious, like being in an audio spa. The atmosphere was like being in a house concert with camaraderie between the artistes.

1. Pranavakaram siddhi vinayakam, arabhi, adi
2. Sari evvare sri janaki nee, sriranjani

Just heard this yesterday at Vijay Siva's Vanna Kalanjiyam emphasizing "kanakangi".

Last week I heard the kedaragowlai neelotpalamba vibhakti kriti on successive days. Shows how artistes expand their repertoire for the season.

3. Subhapantuvarali, Ennalu ooragey
4. Kanden kanden, vasantha
5. Neelambari, Sidheeswaraya namaste, misra chapu, swaras at pallavi
6. Thani

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 10 Dec 2014, 20:03

Prianka is fellow forumite Sappri's daughter

Sivaramakrishnan · Post by **Sivaramakrishnan** » 10 Dec 2014, 22:20

sureshvv,
Please supplement your 'rapid fire' posts with the artist's name (and venue/date if possible)

harimau · Post by **harimau** » 10 Dec 2014, 22:57

sureshvv wrote:
Abhayamba nayaka (vibhakthi kriti) follows. Swaras @ nilakanta pujitha

Not quite. This is on Mayuranatha, Abhayamba's consort than on Abhayamba herself.

There is a Kedaragowlai krithi on Abhayamba as well.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 10 Dec 2014, 23:03

Thank you. Shall correct.

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 10 Dec 2014, 23:20

arasi wrote:Prianka is fellow forumite Sappri's daughter

Priyanka is one of my favourites from the sets a) young and b) other than Vedavalli-school.

(also belongs to the set would never have seen if RS-Hall-Jaya had not introduced me to her mother --- but that set is rather small).

I wanted to see her concert with L Subramaniam playing mridangam. Another talented youngster, student of Kalidas, PSP-school tradition, but I didn't make it.

No commentary on Sumithra's concert, which was the only programme that I got to today?

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 11 Dec 2014, 18:15

Nick... Have updated with commentary. The intentional blank post is also full now. You may want to brief the rasikas on the beautiful blue cast

Sivaramakrishnan.. Updated.

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 11 Dec 2014, 18:42

Venue: Indira nagar youth hostel
Priya Sisters
MAK
NSS
BSP
Theme: Venkata Velava

1. Subrahmanyena rakshitoham, s.danyasi, adi, s @ venkateswara nama rupena

2. Chooduganti swamini Vedukonti, ragamalika, Yogi Adinarayana

3. Venkata saila vihara, hameerk, adi, Subbaraya sastry

Nice course correction. Was afraid this was going to turn into ayodhya mandapamu.

4. Bright harikamboji alap start by haripriya. Kamala padamalarinai maravadhe of sivan. Beautiful "internal layam". Glad I didn't pack up.

Extended keezh kala swaras @ thirumal maruganey saravanabhavaney

5. Manasija guru, reethigowla, k.chapu, annamayya

Neraval @ nandhaka dharudu jagannathudu achyutudu

#2 & #5 tuned by Late Neduneri garu

6. Todi alapana by Haripriya again

Yaar pOi solluvar enakkaga in m.chapu

7. Sharanagatini sripathi nee, vasanta, adi

tuned by vidyasagar

8. Rishabapriya alap by shanmugapriya, junior sis joining in

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 11 Dec 2014, 20:06

Panniru kaiyaney of D.Pattamal (sang at Parthasarathy last season)

Tandem swaraprasthara ending in loud applause

Short hit-the-road-running thani

viruttam (kooneru sangamidathaan ) in kedaragowla, poorvik (aanadhu selvathu arampeyargal tatsoozha)
Baghesree (sempavala vaayaan tiruvengadam) sindhubhairavi (emperuman pon malai mel edhenum aaveney)

9. Perumaanaar tirunamam tuned by Amarar L.Krishnan

saveri mohanam sahana saramathi kalyani mukhari pahadi?

10. Kattedhura vaikuntamu, hindolam
11. Tiruppugazh guruvai aruvai in sindhubhairavi
12. Arumugam arumugam

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 11 Dec 2014, 22:26

9: Arun Prakash's dad?

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 11 Dec 2014, 23:49

sureshvv wrote:Nick... Have updated with commentary. The intentional blank post is also full now. You may want to brief the rasikas on the beautiful blue cast

I said to him, "Surely someone of your experience couldn't have tripped on a difficult korvai!" No, indeed, it was a hole in the road. I assume it was a hole, but anyway, he did it while walking. Broken bone.

So many concerts to choose from this evening (11th) but had long before determined to go to the Dhrupad performance at Spaces, Besant Nagar. This is actually Mrs N's favourite classical music, and we would have gone together, but the new grandchild decided to make an entrance sooner than expected.

The new baby is wonderful ...but I'm hoping there won't be any more in the family this season. None are expected, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

)

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 11 Dec 2014, 23:54

Nick H wrote: Priyanka is one of my favourites from the sets a) young and b) other than Vedavalli-school.

Young and from school of RV, but new to me (at least solo, I've seen her in groups): Dharini.

Wow. Just... wow! Straight into my favourites list with a high position too. Just my luck that I never saw her before, and she seems to now reside in USA, but hoping to see her again during this season.

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 12 Dec 2014, 01:03

Nick H wrote: but the new grandchild decided to make an entrance sooner than expected.
The new baby is wonderful ...

Congratulations to Nick and Mrs. Nick! Grandchildren are special, especially since as grandparents, you are not responsible for the diapers now, or morals later!!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 12 Dec 2014, 08:05

Ah, grandparent status! Congratulations , especially to S! I hope I get the chance to see her beaming face, if I can see her at all at concerts this season

sureshvv · Post by **sureshvv** » 12 Dec 2014, 10:51

arasi wrote:9: Arun Prakash's dad?

Arasi, Yes. Tuned many of the popular devotional songs of our time.