Ram’s Random Thoughts – ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಬಂದ ವಿಷಯ

Date: 22nd October 2011
Venue : Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, Mysore

Vocal : Vid Pattabhirama Pandit
Accompaniments: Vid Dr. MYsore Manjunath Viiolin
Vid Neyveli Venkaesh Mrudanga
Vid Guruprasanna – Khanjira

List of Compositions (may not be in the same order)

Endoro Mahanubhavulu – Saint Thyagaraja – Shree Raga – was already halfway through when I went there around 06:20 pm
Dinamanivamsha – Saint Thyagaraja – Harikambodhi Raga
Sheshachalanayakam – Shree Muthuswamy Dikshitar – Varali
Brocheva – Shree Mysore Vasudevacharya – Kamach Raga
Dattatreya Trimurti Rupa – Shree Ganapathi Satchidananda Swamijee – Ranjgani Raga
RTP – Kiravani – Pallavi – “Madhava Sodari Sundari Manonmani Kiravali” with ragamalike in Bhairavi, Kalyani, Bhavani and Shivaranjani Ragas
Matadobaradeno Maramane – not sure of the composer – Kamach (took permission from the audience) to sing this
A Saint PUrandaradasa composition (forgot the lyrics) – Raga Behag (?)
Mangala

This is one of the best concerts I had attended in recent times. I liked the diction and complete pronunciation of Sahitya without eating any lyrics. He has a good voice comfort level for rasikas was very good. The accompaniments were very good and complemented the concert very well. Even the tani avartana was very good.

Overall this was a very good concert I enjoyed thoroughly.

Ram

Disclaimer: This is not a review.

Venue - Gayana Sanaja, Bangalore Date July 10, 2008

Accompaniments: HK Venkataram, – Violin, Shrimushnam V Raja Rao, – Mruidanga, Giridhar Udupa – Ghata

Organisers – Percussive Arts Centre, Bangalore

This is one of the best concerts I have recently attended.

He started with Bhairavi  It was very good. Then he sang Saranga After this he sang Shree. I know very few artists sing Shree raga  with detailed alapane. But TMK did an elaborate alapane. Yet I was disappointed as he did not do neraval and detailed swaraprastara for this kriti of Shree Dikshitar. After this he took up Saveri  (Shree Shyama Shastri’s composition) which was superb. It is  superlative with a detailed alapane, neraval, swaraprastara and tani avartana. Its one of the best Saveri I heard recently. It was surprising that only four ragas were sung for over two hours. By 09:15 I had to leave when he started Tillana. The accompaniment was really good.

Overall, the concert was simply superb. It was a great treat.

I attended a music concert on Saturday by Vidushi M S Sheela.  The most appealing part of the concert was a  krithi on Shanaishara by  Shri Dikshitar in Yadukulakamboji and  a rately heard composition of  Mysore Vasudevacharya  – Paripahimam Shri Dasharathe, in Shubhapantuvarali

Yesterday, I went to the concert of Maaharajapuram Ramachandram at Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, Mysore.  It was one of the best concerts I have heard live in recent times, But for some minor irritations of Vidwan M Chandrasekaran (Violinist), it was a very good and soothing one.  The Raga Thana Pallavi in Saveri, Mohana, Thodi and Kalyani was excellent.