Sanjay Subrahmanyan in Nanganallur, 28/01/2014

[sankark]

for Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Samajam, venue Ranjani Hall

MR Gopinath - violin
Arjun Ganesh - mridangam
Trichy Murali - ghatam

vanajAksha (varnam) - rItigowlai - k ata - vInai kuppaiyer (5th or 6th time hearing this one in the last 7 - 8 weeks)
IvasudhA - sahAnA - Adi - T
raghunAyaka nIpAda - hamsadhwani - Adi - T (rs@raghunAyakA). fantastic 10 - 12 round of swarams landing at sa. Are there phrases that can give mohanamish feel in this?
angArakam AshrayAmyaham - surAti - rUpakam - MD
bhUlOka kumAri hE amrta nAri - ranjani - Adi - mahAkavi subramania bhArathiyAr (r). this was not in the usual tune/mettu that Sowmya sings. A different one. And so clear pronunciation and enunciation of words
enna puNNiyam seidhAyO - husEni - m cApu - sivarAma yOgi. just sketched the ragam for 2 - 3 phrases, about 5 - 10 seconds of worth. I was overjoyed that I am going to listen an huseni alapanai. alas, it was not so. jumped to the song immediately. This is kind of strange. His single phrase husEni was so good and brought the raga bhavam to the fore in such a short phrase and made me go ahA, but the entire sahanA didn't evoke that kind of raga bhavam or a ahA moment for me.
enduku peddala - sankarAbharanam - Adi - T (rns@vEda sAstra, tani). at times I felt he was playing to the gallery (ta ta ta, tu tu tu, elooooooooooogated round of kalpana swarams), explosive tani, though not hard on the ears.

at that point the organizer started a talk and he was heard lamenting, "I shouldn't be doing this and let him sing more, but still have to talk" but I left anyways - time, travel By that time it was already 2:30 hours of good to very good music.

[sureshvv]

Post thani

1. Ramakrishna manage, Tillang
2. Organizer brief interjection
3. Pagaivanukku arulvai nenje, Maand
4. Virutham, Maanada mayilada in darbari kanada, durga, janaranjani, nattaikurinji, behag
5. Adum chidambaramey, behag
7. mangalam

at times I felt he was playing to the gallery (ta ta ta, tu tu tu, elooooooooooogated round of kalpana swarams)

I don't feel that the "ta ta ta tu tu tu" etc. is directed particularly to the gallery as much as it is part of his own "exhuberant" interpretation. Sometimes Sankarabharanam needs a good pounding

[Nick H]

First time seeing Sanjay in seven years.

Thoroughly enjoyable concert.

[sureshvv]

His single phrase husEni was so good and brought the raga bhavam to the fore in such a short phrase and made me go ahA, but the entire sahanA didn't evoke that kind of raga bhavam or a ahA moment for me

Agree. Would attribute this partly to the fact that the sahana kriti was part of the "warmup" while the huseini was sung while well into the concert.

[vasanthakokilam]

Sometimes Sankarabharanam needs a good pounding

[sridhar_ranga]

4. Virutham, Maanada mayilada in

Was it really mayilada? or mazhuvada?

[rsrini080463]

The viruttham was from Nataraja Pathu

it is maanada mazhuvaada

English text of that verse below:

mAnATa mazuvATa mathiyATa punalATa maN^kai chivakAmiyATa,
mAlATa n^UlATa maRaiyATa thiRaiyATa maRaithan^tha pirammanATa,
kOnATa vAnulaku kUTTamel lAmATa, kunychara mukaththanATa, kuNTalam
iraNTATa thaNTaipuli uTaiyATa kuzan^thai murukEchanATa,
nyAnacham pan^tharoTu in^thirAthi pathineTTu muniyaTTa pAlakarumATa,
n^arai thumpai yaRukATa n^an^thivA kanamATa n^ATTiyap peNkaLATa,
vinaiyOTa unaippATa yenain^ATi ithuvELai viruthOTu ATivaruvAy
IchanE chivakAmi n^EchanE enai InRa thillai vAz n^aTarAchanE

[sureshvv]

4. Virutham, Maanada mayilada in

Was it really mayilada? or mazhuvada?

oops... swear I don't watch that