Neyveli Santhanagopalan @ Asthika Samajam, Chennai

Venue: Amarabharati, 12, West Tank St., Tiruvanmiyur, Chennai

Date: 01 June 2007

Organizer: Asthika Samajam, Tiruvanmiyur

Vocal: Vid Neyveli Santhanagopalan

Violin: Vid M.A. Sundaresan

Mrudangam: Vid Tiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam

Ghatam: Vid V. Suresh

List of songs:

1) rAmA nI pai – kEdAram – Adi – thyAgarAja (S)

2) teliyalEru – dhEnukA – Adi – thyAgarAja (AS)

3) guruvaru mahimala – Anandabhairavi – Adi – wAlAjApET venkaTaraMaNa bhAgavathar (O)

4) bhajana sEyavE – kalyANi – rUpakam – thyAgarAja (ANS)

5) vinatA suta – jayantasEnA – Adi – thyAgarAja (AS)

6) nIvADa nEgAna – sAranga – kanda chApu – thyAgarAja (ONS)

7) rAmA kathA – madyamAvati – Adi – thyAgarAja (ANST)

8 ) haridAsulu – yamunAkalyANi – Adi – tyAgarAja

9) apakAra nindai (tiruppugazh) – chakravAham – kanDa jampai – aruNagirinAtar

10) nI nAma rUpa mulaku (mangaLam) – sowrAshTram – Adi – thyAgarAja

11) kAvEri tIra vAsAya (slOkam) – madyamAvati

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

Sri Neyveli Santhanagopalan presented a nice concert with an experienced team of accompanists. dhEnukA, jayantasEnA and madyamAvati alapanas were especially good. The amazing artist Sri M.A. Sundaresan provided very good accompaniment on the violin. His individual raga essays were very melodious as well. If I remember correctly, the entire taniavartanam was in tisra naDai – two initial extended portions followed by koraippu, mOrA and kOrvai.