Smt. Mala Chandrasekhar at FAS, Chembur, Mumbai: 21/9/2013

[arunsri]

Smt. Mala Chandrasekhar - Flute
Sri. M.R. Gopinath - Violin
Sri. Rajesh Srinivasan - Mridangam
Trichy Sri. Krishnaswamy - Ghatam

karuNimpa - sahAna varnam - Adi - tiruvoRRiyur thyAgaiEr [R]
pavanAthmajAgaccha - nATTai - khaNda chApu - muthuswAmy dIkshitar [S]
sarasasAma - kApinArAyaNi - Adi - thyagarAja
vinatAsutavAhana - jayantasEna - Adi - thyAgarAja
birAna varAlicchi - kalyANi - tishragati Adi - shyAma sastry [R, N, S]
raghunAtha nannu - swarabhUshani - Adi - pUCi shrInivAsa iyEngAr
pakkala nilapaTi - kharaharapriyA - mishra chApu - thyAgarAja [R, S at tanuvuchE]
tani
mAlaipozhudinilE - rAgamALikA - tishragati Adi - kalki
bhAvayAmi gOpAla - yamankalyANi - khaNda chApu - annamAchArya
bruhi mukundEti - kuranji - Adi - sadAsiva bramhEndra
kAtrinilE varum - sAvitri (rAga) - film mIrA
maitrIm bhajata - rAgamAlika - HH kAnchi swAmigaL
mangalam

Soulful tukkadas, very nicely rendered gave some gambhIram to the tukkada section without being pedestrian. Quite apt considering that Smt. MSS's statue was being unveiled that evening a few kms. away at Shanmukhananda Sabha.

Nice laya oriented swaras at tanuvuchE, sahitya bhAvam and shuddham present in rendition throughout. Ex; One highlight was 'Agaccha' very beautifully split as pavAnAthmaja Agacha... some really soulful phrases in kharahrapriya alapana, and the rendition of the line monarinchu chunnAra ... nAma kIrtana sEychunnArA.

Overall - a very sincere concert [to be expected from that school] when the flute sang to the sensitive accompaniment of the three accompanists. Smt. Mala appreciated their playing on several occasions.

[rajeshnat]

kAtrinilE varum - sindhubhairavi

The ragam is savithri (not sindhubhairavi).