MADRAS MUSIC MELA 2002 |
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RASIKANUBHAVA 4 |
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V Balakrishnan via email...
The Navaragamalika varnam gave a flying
start. "Sri Mahaganapati" (Gowla) of Dikshitar was sung next with
a few avartas of swaras. A short outline of Sahana and "Eevasudha"
(Tyagaraja)" was rendered movingly. Neraval and kalpanaswaras were taken
up at an uncommon place "Dasavarada Tyagaraja" in the charanam.
The tempo was painstakingly built up to a crescendo and the
audience broke into a spontaneous applause. Mysore Vasudevachar's "Bhajanaseyarada"
(Dharmavati) was presented after an interesting raga alapana. Manodharma
sparkled in Seshagopalan's Kharaharapriya. The effortless forays in the
higher octaves and the dives and smooth take-offs made the listeners sit
up in awe. The time-tested "Pakkala nilabadi" in chowka
kala, was already in the air and was given a royal treatment. A classic
neraval and swaras at "Manasuna dalachi" were perfectly worked
up. It was a brainy exercise. For the RTP, the emotive raga
Subhapantuvarali was selected. The vocalist reveled in the alapana with
the aid of his briga voice. The shades of Hindolam and Brindavanasaranga
were revealed in the sruti-bhedam, to the delight of the audience. A
brisk neraval and Pallavi followed. It appeared that the RTP took much
time and Vellore Ramabadran settled for a very brief tani avartanam. An
Ashtapadi in the Hindustani raga Shyamkalyan and a Tillana in
Sindhubhairavi saw the end of the programme.
It was not a good day for violinist S D
Sridhar. Vaikom Gopalakrishnan was supportive.
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