Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Main Auditorium, East Mada St. , Mylapore, Chennai
Date: 28th Nov 2006
Organizers: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan & Kala Pradarshini
Vocal: Priya Sisters – Haripriya & Shanmukhapriya
Violin: Sri M.A. Krishnaswamy
Mridangam: Sri Pathri Satish Kumar
Khanjira: Sri B.S. Purushottaman
List of songs:
1) sAmI daya (varnam) – kEdAragOwLa – Adi – tiruvOtriyUr tyAgayyA
2) shakti gaNapatim – nATTai – rUpakam – harikEsallUr muthiAh bhAgavatar (S)
3) mApAla velasika – asAvEri – Adi – thyAgarAja
4) sundarEshwarA nIyE tuNai – maNirangu – rUpakam – pApanAsam sivan (AS)
5) sarasijanAbha sOdari – nAgagAndhArI – rUpakam – muthuswAmi dIkshitar
6) dEvAdi dEva – sunAdavinOdini – Adi – mysore vAsudEvAchar (AS)
7) thAyE Ezhai – bhairavi – Adi – pApanAsam sivan
8 ) sarOja daLanEtri – shankarAbharaNam – Adi – syAma sAstri (ASNT)
9) vEdam bevvani – rEvati – Adi – annamAchArya
10) aiyyE methakaDinam – punnAgavarALi – Adi – gOpalakrishna bhArati
11) nityAnandakarI (viruttam) – sindhubhairavi
sarvEshwari jagadIshwari hE mAtru rUpa mahEshwarI – sindhubhairavi – misra chApu – ??
12) srI chakra rAja – rAgamAlikA – Adi – agastya
13) kurai onrum illai – rAgamAlikA – Adi – c. rAjagOpAlachAri
14) uyyALa lUgumA srI satya sAi – yamunAkalyANi – kanDa chApu – rAjEshwara rAo
15) pavamAna (mangaLam) – sOwrAshtram – Adi – thyAgarAja
(Key: O=raga outline, A=raga alapana, N=neraval, S=kalpana swaram, T=taniavartanam)
Very good raga alapanas done especially for sunAdavinOdini and shankarAbharaNam. Post-shankarAbharaNam part of the concert, which comprised of thukkadas, was executed very well. Rasikas’ requests for “uyyALa lUgumA” and “kurai onrum illai” were honored. Taniavartanam was played in the chatusra and sankIrNa naDais.
Ramkumar R 