Vijay Siva @ Raga Sudha Hall, 12/Sep/2014

[sankark]

in the immortal words of OVK - "enna puNNiyam seidEnO" - to have listened to this grand musical treat!

For Nadopasana Music Trust

Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi - violin
Mannargudi Eswaran - mridangam
Trichy Murali - ghatam

sarasUda ninnE - sAveri - Adi - kothavasal venkataramaiyer (1, 1.5, 2 speeds till mukthayiswaram, 1, 2 speeds for charanam & chittaswarams). grand opening and an astounding effect. I think he actually sang 4 speeds till mukthayiswaram.
dinamani vamsa - harikAmbOdhi - Adi - T (n@sarva vinuta nanu, s@pallavi)
ninnuvinA marigaladA - rItigowlai - rUpakam - SS (rn@shyAmakrishna nutE bhaktha paripAlanamu). during alapanai, there werre few short phrases based vocal & riposte by violin that was aesthetic and so pleasing.
Ananda natana prakAsam - kEdaram - m cApu - MD a fantastic kAlapramanam and eswaran's accompaniment on mridangam accompaniment accentuated the same.
dAchukOvalEna - thOdi - m jhampa - T (rs@pallavi), what an Alapanai, almost 20 - 25 mins by V & V. the song was just an afterthought, and then the swarams were something else totally
paripAhi mAm paravAsudEva vara gAna lOla - ? - Adi - ?
RTP (dEvi sri tripurasundari dhInadayApari jagadIswari) - vAcaspati - 2 kalai c triputai (trikAlam & an very enjoyable energetic tani)
AligithE - husEni - t triputai - kshEtragna
Ara amudhE arasE Anandha veLLa - rAgamAlikai - Adi - thAyumAnavar
dAsarendarE purandara dAsarayyA - ? - Adi - vyAsathIrthA
virutham (mukhAri? dhanyAsi, saurAshtram) by vaLLalAr on kandha kOttam (make me not ask for things nor to say no to those seeking alms?)
apakAra nidhai - cakravAkam - ? - aruNagirinAthar
a song ending in jaya srI mAdhuri ramaNA in tune/rAgam similar to jana gana mana (alhiya bilawal/sankarAbharanam?)
mangaLam (pavamAna)

[Ramasubramanian M.K]

I endorse fully sankark's comments/summary. Despite my Jet lag(just landed in Chennai 10 hours before) it was a musically uplifting expereince.Given my own bias towards the ARI Concert structure and reverence for trinity's compositions,Vijay scored heavily on my book. The Dinamani Vamsa was invigorating--Both Viji and Eswaran played superbly--the former admirably showed her accompaniment prowess(distinct from her solos/duets).I look forward to her accompanying role more in the future

The Thodi alapana and Datsu Kovalena were reminiscent of Alathur's rendering.
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The vachaspati pallavi was crisply rendered with thebalanced laya vyavaharam(I am a novice at this part!! so bear with me if I I sound amateurish at this laya description!!) .
What came out distinctly was the sincerity and devotion Vijay Shiva brought to the whole concert--good balance,good kala pramanm appropriate to the piece.

I do not know how many other forumites were there besides Sankark(would have loved to meet him/her!!.

I question myself how often I wax eloquent about concert structure and nostalgia for the old(reptitious as it may seem) whetehr I have a hidden distaste for something new and unique.I am convinced I am not dismissive of the new and improved.Palghat Mani Iyer used to say in Tamil--crudely translated--if you keep repeating the old gems often enough they would acquire a New sheen and make it sound as if it is new, he went on to add I am not against learning new compositions or new composers!!

Vijay Shiva's concert reassured me that I do not have to dsicard my taste for the Old and tradition.

Altogether a nice enjoyable evening!!!

[satyabalu]

Pari Pahimam Para Vasudeva was one in Jagan Mohini.
A wholesome concert.Accompaniments elevated the level.
Audience respected the stern request of Nadapasana Srinivasan not to move during Tani avarthanam.
RTP in Vachaspathi -Swara returns by Lalgudi was really enjoyable.

[sureshvv]

Both the dasar padam & the immediately following virutham were in Yadukula kambodhi.

A wonderful concert & the somewhat inconsistent Vijayalakshmi was also in good form.

[hnbhagavan]

"Somewhat inconsistent Lalgudi Vijayalakhmi........."

A comment which is not correct on a performing artist upholding one of the best traditions of carnatic music.

[Lakshman]

paripAhimAm paravAsudEva is by Mysore Vasudevachar.

[sankark]

Lakshman,
Believe you are referring to this http://www.medieval.org/music/world/car ... _para.html composition of MV. No "vara gana lOla" anywhere in that lyrics & the raga is Janaranjani whereas the song he sang seems to have been jaganmohini.

[Ramasubramanian M.K]

Re: Paripahimam--after the concert I asked Vijay Shiva--he confirmed that the composer is Vasudevacharyar and the Raga is Jaganmohini.

[Sundara Rajan]

From the English translation provided , the virutham should be VaLLalr' following composition:

ஈ என்று நான் ஒருவர் இடம் நின்று கேளாத
இயல்பும் என்னிடம் ஒருவர்
ஈதிடு என்ற போதவர்க் கிலை என்று சொல்லாமல்
இடுகின்ற திறமும்இறையாம்-------

This virutham by Vijay Siva is one that I remember enjoying on several occasions.

[arasi]

Sundara Rajan,
What beautiful lines! So apt for singing as a virutham.