Prema Rangarajan, Sravanam

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 08 Oct 2008, 23:40

Prema Rangarajan - Amritha Murali - Kallidaikurichi Sivakumar

Sravanam, TTD center.
8th October 2008. 6 pm

srI mahA gaNapatim - aTANA - Adi - JCW
sarasvati dayainidhi - sarasvati - Adi - PS (S)
srI rukmiNi sriyam dEhi - maNirangu - Adi - Meesu Krishna Iyer (RS)
tuLasi jagatjanani - sAvEri - rUpakam - T (RNS)
mahishAsuramardini - gauLa - kaNDa cApu - MD
srI venkaTEsam - tODi - rUpakam - RSI (RNS)
parAkEla sarasvati - nATTaikuranji - rUpakam
alamElumangA nIkabhinava rUpamu - kalyANi - kANDa Ekam - A (RNST)
vEnkaTamE viNNOr tozhuvaduvum - pAsuram in mOhanam
tillAnA - mOhanam - Adi - A
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi - T

It was a very fulfilling concert. The AlApanai of maNirangu was very moving. Those of sAvEri, tODi and kalyANi were done in a very chaste fashion. They were very enjoyable. All kritis were rendered beautifully with necessary gait. The neraval and svarams were very well rendered. The number of one-Avartana svarams that Smt Rangarajan sang were mind blowing. I thoroughly enjoyed the concert. The accompanists were very good and played appropriately for the occasion, following like a faithful shadow wherever necessary at the same time, giving fitting replies as and when it be required.

It was very enjoyable concert.

bharath

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 09 Oct 2008, 01:24

rbharath:
Would you know whose tillAna it was?

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 09 Oct 2008, 01:45

Bharath,

Thanks for the review. Do you know if the concert was recorded?

Lji,

Do you have the lyrics for SrI rukmiNi Sriyam dEhi?

Lakshman · Post by **Lakshman** » 09 Oct 2008, 02:09

shrI rukmiNi shriyam. rAgA: maNirangu. Adi tALA.

P: shrI rukmiNi shriyam dEhi mE janani
A: kAruNya sAgara lOcani kalA mrdu vANi kalyANi maNi mayAbharaNi
C: kambu kandari kanakAmbari bimbAdhari prEmAdari
shambarAri vairi sahOdari amba mIshu krSNAnanda bhAgyakari

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 09 Oct 2008, 02:49

Sri venkaTESam is by Ramanathapuram (Poochi) Srinivasa Iyengar.
A beautifully structured tODi.

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 09 Oct 2008, 09:00

Lakshman wrote:rbharath:
Would you know whose tillAna it was?

Lakshman sir, Smt. Rangarajan said its a rare tillAnA that is attributed to Saint Annamacharya himself.

I m also told, it is a piece which goes on which the lord is being taken in a procession, the composition is suppose to set in such a mood.