Nagaraj and Manjunath @Fine Arts association of Arizona

appam · Post by **appam** » 04 Oct 2008, 11:56

Violin Sri.Nagaraj and Dr.Manjunath
mridangam Sri Srimushnam V. Raja Rao
Kanjira Sri. Mahesh Subramanian

1.Sri Varalakshmi Sri Dikshithar Rupakam Swaram @ Sri varalakshmi
2.Paratpara Vachaspathi Sivan Adi swaram @ Paratpara
3.Ganamurthe Ganamurthi Tyagaraja Adi
4.Gyanamosaka Poorvikalyani Tyagaraja Rupakam R ,N and S @ Paramathmudu
5.Evarura Ninnuvina Mohanam Tyagaraja
6.Intha sowkya Kapi adi R,N ,S and T
7.Teeradha vilayattu Ragamalika
8.English tune
9,Pavamana Mangalam

The concert was very good.Being the Friday of Navarathri, they began the kutcheri with the most appropriate krithi in Sri raga.The Swarams were excellent and melodious.Vachaspathi song was played in a fast tempo.The Alapana for Poorvikalyani,played by Sri.Nagaraj was full of bhava and all the nuances of the Raga was brought out.Kapi alapana was played by Sri Manjunath and was really a treat to the audience.The Thani lasting for about 20 minutes was excellent.
Sri.Manjunath explained how violin,being a western instrument was adapted to Indian classical music.Overall an enjoyable evening well spent and i am sure everyone wished the concert could have been a little longer.

karfan · Post by **karfan** » 04 Oct 2008, 15:12

They are always a delight to listen to. Nagaraj's alapana is so soothing. Even when he accompanies, he is a treat. Remember him accompanying NSG in one concert. Both of them were amazingly well matched for bhava.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 04 Oct 2008, 20:01

The brothers are a treat to listen to.
Thanks for the review. In their choice of songs, did Tyagaraja's paramAtmuDu in vAgadISvari come after gnAnamosaga rAdA?

appam · Post by **appam** » 04 Oct 2008, 23:26

Arasi
yes,i didnt know what song they played after the poorvikalyani and i had left a blank with a question mark to be clarified later from a knowledgeable person.I have not heard this before.Thanks for enlightening .