Sri T. M. Krishna at Bharat Kalachar - 21.12.2009

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 21 Dec 2009, 23:27

Sri T. M. Krishna - Vocal
Kum. Akkarai Subbulakshmi - Violin
Sri B. Ganapathiraman - Mrudangam
Sri Anirudh Athreya - Khanjira
Kum. Emmanuelle Martin [and another young gentleman whose name I could not ascertain] - Tambura

1. dEva dEva kalayAmi - mAyAmALavagauLa - rUpaka [N at 'jAta rUpa nibha CEla janmArjita mamAkhila', S in 2nd speed]

2. tanavAri tanamu - bEgaDA - adi

3. I vasudhA nIvaNTi daivamu - sahAnA - adi [R, N at kOvUri sundarEsha girIsha' S in first speed]

4. sEvikka vENDum ayyA - AndOLikA - adi

5. rUpamu jUCi [Cauka varNam] - tODi - adi [2] [R, T, N at 'rUpamu jUCi valaCi vaCCitini' and 'inta kOpamu sEturA sAmi', madhyamakAla N at 'tapatraya haruDai I velayu', durita kAla N at 'shri tyAgarAja sAmi idE Emi', S [in each case, in the form of a brief sarvalaghu passage followed by a swara kOrvai] at the 1st, 2nd and 4th niraval lines, Tani Avartanam at 'mArakOTi sundarAkAra']

6. rAgam.tAnam.pallavi - khamAs - misra CApu 'sArasadaLa nayanA harE shri krishnNA' [Swara rAgamAlikA in sAmA, kApi]

[My notes for the pallavi are a bit messy. I will attempt to post the pallavi structure later. If, in the interim, forum member rithvikraja [Sri TMK's disciple], could post it, I would be much obliged].

7. entaTi kulukE - kalyANi - rUpaka

8. Cinnanjiru kiLiyE - rAgamAlikA [CalanATa, hamIrkalyANi, kharaharapriyA, mukhAri, bEgaDA, bhUpALa] - tisra gati adi

8. rangabArO - mAND - adi

10. nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurASTra - adi

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 22 Dec 2009, 00:29

Prashant - was rUpamu jUci presented in the full-blown Kalakshetra format (the format wherein Smt. RDA had Sri Tiger (?) compose sAhitya for the ciTTasvara passages to make it a danceable version)?

kamalamba · Post by **kamalamba** » 22 Dec 2009, 06:39

there was no sahityam for the ciTTaswarAs.
Brilliant concert.

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 22 Dec 2009, 07:35

rshankar wrote:Prashant - was rUpamu jUci presented in the full-blown Kalakshetra format (the format wherein Smt. RDA had Sri Tiger (?) compose sAhitya for the ciTTasvara passages to make it a danceable version)?

Ravi, after the tani, Sri TMK did mention that it was Tiger who set the CiTTaswara passage sahityas, but he did not sing them in this concert.

rithvikraja · Post by **rithvikraja** » 22 Dec 2009, 12:43

Since prashanth asked

The pallavi was 'Sarasadalanayana Hare Shri Krishna' set in Misra Capu; Khamas Ragam

Eduppu 3 after samam

;, S;, N;; || D;, P;;; m|| ;; d;; n;;|| S;;;;;, g|| , S;; N; Pd|| ,N Sarasadalanayana
Sa ra sa da la na ya na ha re sri krish na

This was the pallavi set up.

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 22 Dec 2009, 12:59

rithvikraja wrote:Since prashanth asked

Thanks rithvik!

Member_First · Post by **Member_First** » 22 Dec 2009, 13:03

Not a good pallavi

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 22 Dec 2009, 13:17

The RTP structure resembles a Viloma tisra Roopakam, Misra Nadai, 2 kaLai

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 22 Dec 2009, 13:31

Member_First wrote:Not a good pallavi

This pallavi line is a very common , semmangudi mama (in mohanam and kedaragowlai)and madurai mani(in mohanam) used to take it too. Even many contemporary musicians take it too , of late I have heard a brindAvani RTP by suryaprakash in the same lines . IIRC maharajapuram vishwanatha iyer used to sing this too. This pallavi line is taken from the dikshitar's krithi in khamAs. So appropriate for TMK to take this too in that actual rAgA. Not clear in terms how member_first is making a statement that this pallavi is not good.

knrh05 · Post by **knrh05** » 23 Dec 2009, 12:14

Loved the choice of thodi kriti. I liked the idea of performing neraval for more than one line of the song. However, it would have been nice if TMK had sung the thodi varnam's pallavi and anu pallavi in full (atleast once) before the swarakalpana and neraval. I did not get the feeling of hearing the song fully due to the four 'interruptions'. And a personal preference - the vilamba kala (as sung for pallavi and anupallavi) suited the song much better than the faster pace chosen for the charanams.

Rasika911 · Post by **Rasika911** » 23 Dec 2009, 15:45

Member_First wrote:Not a good pallavi

Not a good comment

lahari · Post by **lahari** » 23 Dec 2009, 17:18

Rasika911 wrote:
Member_First wrote:Not a good pallavi
Not a good comment

Rasika, i enjoy your witty and 'checkmating' 911 one-liners.....