Bangalore Shankar @ Nadasurabhi on 15.1.2012

[kssr]

Nadasurabhi email invitation reads as follows. Free concert on Sunday evening.

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Nadasurabhi Cultural Association, (Regd.)
662, 6th Cross, 17th Main , 3rd Block, Koramangala, Bangalore.560 034.
Phone: 25539368. Email:[email protected]
Website: http://nadasurabhi.org

Wishes all members a very happy and prosperous New Year 2012 And
Cordially invites you for the Monthly Programme on

Sunday, 15th January 2012 at 4.15 PM

Venue: The Indian Heritage Academy Hall,
6th Block, Near Police Station, Koramangala, Bangalore. 560 095.



Vidwan Bangalore S.Shankar - Vocal
Vidushi V.Nalina Mohan -Violin
Vidwan C.Cheluvaraju - Mridangam
Vidushi Sukanya Ramgopal - Ghatam

All are Welcome.

• Vidwan S. Shankar is one of the senior most carnatic musicians of Karnataka. Having a concert experience of more than four decades, Sri.Shankar is a A TOP grade artist of AIR. He has performed all over India and the USA. He has to his credit many jugalbandi concerts with senior Hindustani artists as well. In this concert, he is accompanied by all senior artists who have brought fame and pride to Karnataka, by performing on all popular stages for decades.

• Nadasurabhi will be conducting a three day Youth Festival on 17th, 18th and 19th February 2012. Besides giving stage exposure to a number of young carnatic music students, there will also be full concerts of popular young artists. The festival will feature a Bharathanatyam recital and Saints Purandaradasa and Thyagaraja aradhana functions as well. All rasikas are requested to reserve the three days to participate in this mega-event.


http://nadasurabhi.org

[srikant1987]

vandisu - nATa - khaNDacApu - PD (sketch, few rounds of S)
kaNDajUDumi - vAcaspati - Adi - T (R, NS @ alanADu saumitri)
enta muddu - bindumAlini - Adi - T
tatvameruga taramA - garuDadhvani - rUpakacApu - T
Emi jEsitEnEmi - tODi - mishracApu - T (R, NS @ varamantramulanu)
karuNAnidhiyE - malayamAruta - rUpakacApu - PD
marugElarA - jayantashrI - Adi - T
anupamaguNAmbudhi - aThANa - khaNdacApu - T
raghuvara - pantuvarALi - Adi - T (R, NS @ manasuna)
tani
harismaraNa - ? - Adi - PD (sounded like some jhanjhUTi or something)
sItAkalyANa vaibhOgamE - kuRinji - khaNDacApu - T
an extremely famous Kannada composition in tishragati Adi, sindhubhairavi
mangala viruttam for Thyagarajaswamy in sAvEri, hindOLam, Anandabhairavi, bEgaDa and madhyamAvati
pavamAna sutuDu - saurAShTra - Adi - T

It was a lovely concert. Sri Shankar's AlApanais were all totally crisp, as one would expect after his Patnam "Ekavaggeyakara" concert. Even the main pantuvarALi didn't get drag into 15 or 20 minutes, and was done neatly in 10 minutes or so.

I thoroughly enjoyed the vAcaspati AlApanai. It was very dignified, like indeed the whole concert.

Neravals were again mostly in samakAlam and mElkAlam only, further adding to the crisp and "dense" nature of the concert. There were many swarams sung in 5s and 7s, but they all came very naturally.

Smt Nalina Mohan's bowing is forceful to an uncommon degree, and her playing is clean, and very naturally vocal-like. Her responses to Sri Shankar's neravals, especially, took off EXACTLY where Sri Shankar left. It was very noticeable during the vAcaspati, maybe since it was the first neraval. She even played "ndd" where Sri Shankar sang a "grsnd" kind of phrase in tODi, and I prefer the jaNTai there. However, during the pantuvarALi, Sri Shankar concluded many of his phrases with a tinge of ma where as Smt Nalina's respones stopped at pa -- I preferred the tinge of ma. Her swaram replies were also in line with Sri Shankar's. Perhaps in the koraippu for pantuvarALi she could have avoided some total replication, but that never hinders.

Sri Ramani sang some tArasthAyi portion in the AlApanais. I liked his contribution in the pantuvarALi AlApanai. His neravals meandered a little bit, but in general he sang very competently and supportively.

The percussion department supported others very cooperatively. The tani was very elaborate, maybe even a highlight of the concert. The mridangam's shruti was a little less, but that didn't much hinder the enjoyability of the tani.

The ambience and sound settings were also very apt and made the concert all the more relishable.

[braindrain]

After main, these were sung

11 SrIkAntha enagisTu daya mADO – darbAri kAnaDa – mishra chApu – Purandara Dasa ( O )

12 hari smaraNe mADu srI rangada – yamunA kalyANi – Purandara Dasa

13 sItA kalyANa vaibhOgamE – kurinji – khaNDa chApu – Thyagaraja

14 ugabhOga ( dhanyayuL trithAyudAdi) – sindhu bhairavi

tambUri mIti tava – sindhubhairavi – Purandara Dasa

15 mangaLa SLOkam (thyagarAjaya mangaLam) - rAgamAlika ( sAvEri,hindOLam, Anandabhairavi, bEgaDa, madhyamAvati)

nInAma rUpamulaku – saurAshtram – Thyagaraja

[kssr]

Hari Smarane, I am told is Yaman Kalyani.

Ramani, for those who do not know, is Sri.Shankar's son who provided good vocal support.

Tani was indeed electrifying. The spirit of the artists catches up with the audience. On completion, several among the audience stood up and clapped, which went on for an unusually long time. Such involvement of the accompanying artists definitely makes the overall concert experience much better.

[ranjanimalavi]

Very enjoyable concert
I really liked his Thodi and his short alapana for darbari kaanada was delightful.
Thani started well but picked up momentum and it was torrential downpour at the end.

Raman

[srikant1987]

Braindrain,

Thanks for giving the full post-main list: I've also missed the mukhAri number (pAlisamma muddu shAradE, in Adi tALam) just before main, with a very brief AlApane.

I think the rAgam between sAvEri and Anandabhairavi in the viruttam was hindOLam, though neither hindOLam nor AbhEri would arrest me in between a sAvEri and Anandabhairavi, so I could well be wrong. At least, if it was AbhEri, I daresay it must have been with D1.

[ranjanimalavi]

I do remember it as Hindolam only

Raman

[squims]

Another Shankar sir concert that I've missed!
Thanks for the reports everyone.

[kssr]

I do remember it as Hindolam only

Yes. That is right. I listened to the recording again.

[braindrain]

I have correctd the post, I seems to have got it wrongly.

[eppramod]

Great way to start this year for me,great concert.
Bangalore Shankar never disappoints. I really like the way he gives importance for Neraval singing.
Ramani Shankar is definitely a promising artist.

Pramod