Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, 85/2, Luz Avenue, Mylapore
Date: 18 Dec 2006
Organizer: Naada Inbam
Vocal: Sri T.M.Krishna
Violin: Sri B.U. Ganesh Prasad
Mridangam: Sri Mannargudi Easwaran
Ghatam: Sri T.V. Vasan
List of songs:
1) mErusamAna – mAyAmALavagOwLa – Adi – thyAgarAja (NS)
2) pArvati ninnu nE – kalgaDa – Adi (tisra gati) – syAma sAstri
3) sarasa sAma dAna – kApinArayaNi – Adi – thyAgarAja (N)
4) kshitijA ramaNam – dEvagAndhAri – Adi – muthuswAmi dIkshitar (A)
5) bhOgIndra sAyinam – kuntalavarALi – kanDa chApu – swAti tiruNAL
6) kAmAkshi (swarajati) – bhairavi – misra chApu – syAma sAstri (ANT)
7) mODi jEsEvElarA (jAvaLi) – khamAs – Adi – paTTabhirAmayyA
8 ) meragAdu rammanavE – sahAnA – misra chApu – kshEtragna
9) eppo varuvArO – jOnpuri – Adi – gOpAlakrishna bhArati
10) sarvam brahmamayam – madivanti – Adi – sadAshiva brahmEndra
11) thillAnA (nAdru dIm tana dIranA) – shankarAbharaNam – Adi – ??
12) pavamAna (mangaLam) – sOwrAshTram – Adi – thyAgarAja
13) mangaLam kOsalEndrAya (slOkam) – suruTTi
(Key: O=raga outline, A=raga alapana, N=neraval, S=kalpana swaram, T=taniavartanam)
Today’s concert was probably the best that a devotee of TMK’s music like me could ask for !! TMK’s artistry combined with the good acoustics of Raga Sudha Hall simply elevated the concert to great heights. The dEvagAndhAri and bhairavi alapanas transported me into a different world altogether. Syama Sastri’s bhairavi swarajati was rendered beautifully, ably embellished by the accompanists, especially by Sri Mannargudi Easwaran on the mridangam. Sri Easwaran played superbly for all the songs. The taniavartanam that he and Sri T.V. Vasan played was also a treat to the ears.
Ramkumar R 