Dr. Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam would be performing at the Isai Chaaral concert series on Oct 25th - Friday . Details are given below. All are welcome !!
Isai Chaaral - Concert at the Multi Track Studio , All India Radio Campus , Mylapore , Chennai
Date - Fri, October 25, 5:30pm
Accompanists for the concert -
Violin - Smt. Usha Rajagopalan
Mridangam - Sri. K. Arunprakash
This Isai Chaaral programme on Saturday afternoons is very good and many leading and new artistes also are featured in this.
The duration is also lengthy enough and as appropriate (could be longer) for a carnatic type concert.
Whoseever's idea/concept it is, i would like to express thanks to that person/team from DD Podhigai for relaying this programme.
I don't know for others but for me, personally the best way to enjoy Carnatic music concerts in television would be in Podhigai channel only. It is not at all flashy or loud or anything pompous but very very elegant and traditional, i mean the ambience, stage decor, sound levels, colour scheme, everything.
Many other channels are also airing carnatic music programmes which is commendable, but sometimes they get a bit overboard and make it seem like a reality show.
My fondest memories of carnatic music concert viewing include the concerts i watched during early mornings and late nights in DD Podhigai when i used to live in W Mambalam Chennai. They will always be special.
Kudos to Podhigai for this programme and may it go on and on and on.......
I fully agree with your comments. We look forward to Saturday afternoon concerts. They are well organised and features leading artistes. The 90 minute telecast without interruption is a delight to watch and listen! Hope the programs are well advertised. Often we find sleepy audience which is somewhat embarrassing!
The other programs like Katrinile varum geetham, monday and tuesday concerts (5.10 to 6.00pm) are worth mentioning. Now of course you have the naad bhed from monday - thursday (9.00pm).
Podhigai TV has always been giving good programmes. Programmes on CM were more some time back, in between there was a lull and now we find more such programmes. The other programmes they telecast are also of a very good standard and all the people speak 'tamizh'. Kudos to Podhigai TV. :ymapplause:
1.Sivasiva siva enarada-Pantuvarali-Thiagaraja
2.Swaminathena rakshithoham-Brindavana Saranga- Dikshidhar.R S.Swara in 'Manickya maguda kuntala shobitha"(.Getting to hear a kriti of great Vaggeyakaras,trinities in HM based Ragas in the early part of the concert has never been strange to the listeners like Kamalapthakula(T),Rangapuravihara(D),(Abi)manamuleda-Hamir kalyani....)But to take up such raga for elaboration before the kriti may not be challenging as it may seem for a seasoned artist like Dr.VS.In fact, it has set in place the tempo of event in the beginning of the concert.
3. For the extent of repertoire she is credited with she can manage successive concerts without having to repeat the nos.When she does,it is my observation (I have been attending her concerts for many decades) one can definitely discern something new in dimension &approach in Raga,kriti,N&S( without compromising yet innovative ).Her Janani Ninuvina with a unique sangadi in Vinavena manavini &sanakathi muni jana stands tall .I come to know that this is the padanthara she learnt from Sangeetha Bhushanam Sri.Krishnasamy (open for correction as to the exact name).
4 She does Guruvandanam by dedicating one from Kotiswara Iyer -Kanakanga in kanakangi..the favourite vaggeyakara of her great guru SKA Sri.S.Rajam .(.During her painstaking presentation of Kshetra Kritis on Chennai she quoted her guru as saying "kotiswara iyer kritis can be invariably be attributable to Kshetra -Mylapore/Chennai as KI had first dedicated his songs in front of Lord Muthukumaran Sannidhi in kapaleeswarar temple.).Atleast one Vivadi raga kriti taken up as per her practice.
more to come...
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Contd.,
Dorakuna itivanti seva-Bilahari-Main followed by brief Tani.
Enthadi kuluke-Kalyani-Dharmapuri Subbarayar.
VS signed off with a Slokam set to Shunmugapriya...Canku chakra Gadapane...followed by Narayana Theerthar Tarangam Govindamiga....
We can look forward the event getting broadcast on Jan 22.
Ambience of AIR campus is suitable for the type of serene music the artist is known for.I wish such locale is available during Dec.season.The quality of the programme was enhanced by a competent announcer who touched upon her evolution as a top ranking Artist from her tender age of say 12 &her impression at the end of each item which reflected the views of the listeners .