Gayathri Venkataraghavan @ SPSS, Chennai (30 Dec 2006)

ram · Post by **ram** » 30 Dec 2006, 14:03

Venue: Vidya Bharati, Bheemasena Garden St., Mylapore, Chennai

Date: 30 Dec 2006

Organizer: Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha

Vocal: Smt. Gayathri Venkataraghavan

Violin: Sri V.V.S. Murari

Mridangam: Sri J. Vaidyanathan

Ghatam: Sri S. Karthick

List of songs:

1) pAvanI ninnu nera (varnam) - janaranjani - Adi - a. sundarEsan

2) srIman nArAyaNa - bOwLi - Adi - annamAchArya

3) rAjuveDala - tODi - rUpakam - thyAgarAja (ONS)

4) hariharaputram - vasantA - kanDa Ekam - muthuswAmi dIkshitar (AS)

5) arumugA - sudha sAvEri - Adi - pApanAsam sivan

6) ninnu sEvinchina - yadukula kAmbOji - misra chApu - subbarAya sAstri (A)

7) ini oru kaNam - srIranjani - rUpakam - pApanAsam sivan

8 ) EtAvunarA - kalyANi - Adi - thyAgarAja (ANST)

9) sAgara shayana - bAgEswari - Adi - m.d.rAmanAthan

10) konDal vaNNanai (viruttam) - kApi - tiruppaNNAzhwAr

enna tavam - kApi - Adi - pApanAsam sivan

11) namAmi nArAyanA (viruttam) - suruTTi

(Key: O=raga outline, A=raga alapana, N=neraval, S=kalpana swaram, T=taniavartanam)

Smt. Gayathri Venkataraghavan, one of my favorite female carnatic vocalists of the present generation, started her concert with the varnam "pAvanI ninnu nera" composed by her guru Sri A. Sundaresan, who I think was sitting in the first row to hear her concert. Sri Thyagaraja's composition "rajuveDala" was sung well to some very good percussion support provided by Sri J.Vaidyanathan and Sri S. Karthick. The sangatis in the charanam of "hariharaputram" in vasanta were especially well sung.

Though all the alapanas and raga outlines were good, the yadukulakAmbOji and kalyANi alapanas were especially well sung and stood out. "ninnu sEvinchina", composed by Sri Subbaraya Sastri on Sri Parthasarathy Swami upon his visit to Tiruvallikeni, was rendered with lot of involvement. It was a really moving rendition.

Sri J. Vaidyanathan and Sri S. Karthick worked together as a team and played very well for all the songs. Sri J. Vaidyanthan used very good gumukis at appropriate places to enhance the quality of his accompaniment for the songs.

The concert ended with a viruttam in one of my favorite ragas, suruTTi.

Source: http://ramsabode.wordpress.com/2006/12/ ... s-chennai/

hindolam · Post by **hindolam** » 30 Dec 2006, 22:35

It was good to hear Raju vedala after a very long time. This wonderful song in Thodi popularised by Ariyakudi seems to have disappeared from the concert scene. Sagara shayana vibho again a superb krithi of the late MDR was very well sung. The kalyani alapana and the krithi were beautifully rendered in her booming yet outstandingly melodious voice. And Ram spot on again --surati one of my favorite ragas too-- very emotively rendered in her typical bhava laden style.

manoranjitham · Post by **manoranjitham** » 31 Dec 2006, 06:27

i have heard her two earlier performances for Chennai on line, and the Music Academy. But this one takes the cake. The selections were excellent and her rendering had azuththam, manodharmam, deep involvement and a very good sense of proportion.

Ninnu Sevinchina and Ethavunara were rendered in an aesthetic ally pleasing padanthara.
Normally musicians avoid singing Kalyani at midday apprehensive that it would not make an impact. But she seemed to transcend these inhibitions and sang an amazing kalyani.

Sagara Sayana Vibho was a very great emotional experience. Like many other rasikas who had heard this song immortalised by KVN, J. Vaidyanathan who had played it for KVN so many times ,was also visibly moved.
His sensitive contribution in combination with a subdued Karthik was a treat to the ears. Murari came into his own during Kalyani.

I do not know how to express this better in English .

Thanum Aazhndhu anubhavithu ,ketpavaraiyum nekhizha vaikkum , isai.