N.Ramani @ The Music Academy, Chennai

Venue: TTK Auditorium, The Music Academy, TTK Road, Chennai

Date: 23 Dec 2006

Organizer: The Music Academy

Flute Trio: Sri N. Ramani, Sri R. Thyagarajan & Sri Atul Kumar

Violin: Sri H.K.Venkatram

Mridangam: Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman

Ghatam: Sri T.V. Vasan

List of songs:

1) karuNimpa (varnam) – sahAnA – Adi – tiruvOtriyUr tyAgayyA(O)

2) gam gaNapatE – hamsadwani – Adi (tisra gati) – harikEsanallUr muthiAh bhAgavatar (OS)

3) tyAgarAja yOga vaibhavam – Anandabhairavi – tisra Eka – muthuswAmi dIkshitar (AS)

4) nannu brOvu – lalitA – misra chApu – syAma sAstri (AS)

5) nenarunchinAnu – mALavi – Adi – thyAgarAja

6) nE pOgaDa kunTE – varALi – kanDa chApu – thyAgarAja (AS)

7) O ranga sAyi – kAmbOji – Adi – thyAgarAja (AST)

8 ) rAgam tAnam pallavi – kIravANi – kanDa tripuTa (2 kaLai)

kalpana swarams in kIravANi, brindAvana sArangA & kAnaDA

9 ) venkaTAchala nilayam – sindhubhairavi – Adi – purandaradAsa

10) bhAgyada lakshmi – srI – Adi – purandaradAsa

(Key: O=raga outline, A=raga alapana, N=neraval, S=kalpana swaram, T=taniavartanam)

A melodious recital from the very old and fragile-looking but still in form Sri Ramani. To me the best part of the concert was when Sri Ramani beautifully delineated the raga kIravANi. It was a totally unhurried approach. It would have been good if at least some kind of announcement had been made by the artists regarding the compositions they were playing. It would have helped the audience at large enjoy the concert better.