Yesterday (Friday 30th April 2010) - we were treated to an excellent concert by vidushi Smt Vasundhra Rajagopal at Pinner (London), organised by Avarthanas.
Accompanists: Gnanasundaram (violin), Kripakaran (mridangam)
1. Natakuranji varnam - Adi - M Rangaswami Pillai
2. Vande Vasudevam - Sriragam - Khanda chapu - Annamacharya
3. Ennadu nee krupa - Vachaspati - Adi - Patnam
4. Viruttam - Hindolam - followed by:
Ramanukku mannan - Hindolam - Adi - Arunachala Kavi
5. Chittam irangada - Sahana - Mishra chapu - Papanasam Sivan
Tani
6. RTP - Dharmavati - Khanda triputa
'Yuvati Bhagavati Dharmavati Pahimam Pasupati Paramesha (Yuvati)'
- swaras in Rupavati, Vanaspati (Bhanumati), Kalavati (Yagapriya)
7. Chinnanchiru kiliye - Ragamalika
8. Jagajjanani - Ratipatipriya
9. Karanam kettu - Purvikalyani
Mangalam
Overall a scholarly, top-class kutcheri.
The RTP ragamalika swaras were brilliantly handled - the way she weaved thru the 3 vivadi ragas and landed back on Dharmavati was amazing, reminded one of the great S Kalyanaraman.
Vidushi Smt Vasundhra Rajagopal at Pinner (London) 30-Apr-10
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