Venue: Satguru Gnanananda Hall, Narada Gana Sabha, TTK Road, Chennai
Date: 01 Nov 2006
Organizer: Carnatica (Bharat Sangeet Utsav 2006)
Theme: Uthukkadu Venkata Subbaiyer Compositions
Vocal: Sri Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan
Vocal Support: Sri T.N.S. Krishna
Violin: Sri M. Chandrasekaran
Mridangam: Sri Guruvayur Dorai
Khanjira: Sri B.S. Purushottam
List of songs:
1) krishnA (outline of rAga mOhanam using the word krishnA)
swAgatam krishnA – mOhanam – Adi (tisra gati) – UthukkAdu venkata subbaiyer
2) koduttu vaitha – nATTakurinji – Adi – UthukkAdu venkata subbaiyer (A)
3) krishnAya (viruttam) – sahAnA
vAsudEvAya namO namastE – sahAnA – Adi – UthukkAdu venkata subbaiyer
4) rAga Alapana & viruttam – kalyANi
sarasijabhavajAyE – kalyANi – Adi (tisra gati) – UthukkAdu venkata subbaiyer (ANS)
5) pullin vAi (viruttam) – khamAs
kANirE kanjamalar – khamAs – Adi – UthukkAdu venkata subbaiyer
6 ) kaLLamE ariyAda – amrutavarshiNi – Adi – UthukkAdu venkata subbaiyer (A)
7) thAyE yashOdA – tODi – Adi – UthukkAdu venkata subbaiyer (ANS – main)
8 ) ethanai kETTAlum – bhairavi – tisra triputa – UthukkAdu venkata subbaiyer
9) annamE idu enna mAyam – sAmA – Adi – UthukkAdu venkata subbaiyer
10) muddu krishnA – chenchurutti – Adi – UthukkAdu venkata subbaiyer
11) nIla vAnam tanil – punnAgavarALi – Adi – UthukkAdu venkata subbaiyer
12) kaNNallavO – suruTTi – Adi – UthukkAdu venkata subbaiyer
13) thillAnA (nA dhru dhIm tadana) – sindhubhairavi – Adi – UthukkAdu venkata subbaiyer
14) vijayagOpAlatE (mangaLam) – suruTTi – Adi – nArAyaNa tIrtar
mangaLa slOkam – srI
where is the review? only list.. thats fishy…
Nothing specific to write in the review … TNS’s voice was good and was aiding him in most of whatever he wanted to do. So that was happy news for die-hard TNS fans like me. Bhairavi kriti was very well sung.
yeah I agree with you. Everytime I attend a TNS concert , I realise how primitive many other singers are. He has an effortless way of rendering krithis. Not sure if you had a chance to attend last years Ramanavami concert at Sheshadripuram. He sang Huseni for 20 mins ( Rama Ninne Nammi)..
I rate him the best of the contemporary artists… very personal opinion..
Yup … for me TNS is like GOD …. unsurpassable when he has his voice in good shape; dwarfs out other great artists and is way ahead of them.
TNS – he is fantastic !! I have never been to his concert but listened to quite a few of his CD’. His raga renditioning is by far among the best.
Have a listen to shakarabharam – 1993 live in Bombay. It is one of the best shankarabharanam I have heard . CD quality is fairly good.