Lalgudi GJR Krishnan & Vijayalakshmi at Nadasurabhi Annual Festival, Koramangala 09 nov 2009

Violin : Lalgudi GJR Krishnan & Vijayalakshmi

Mrudangam : M T Rajakesari

Ghatam : G Omkar

Songlist:

( I heard they played a bauli varnam , arabhi and sudhadhanyAsi before I reached the venue)

04 sankari nIvE – bEgaDa – Subbaraya Shastri ( A,S )

05 srI vaLLi dEvasEnApatE – natabhairavi – Papanasam Sivan

06 endukO nI manasu – kalyANi – Thyagaraja ( A,N,S,T )

       neraval @ ‘ rAgarahita shrI rAma inta parAku jEyaka’

07 ayyE metha kadinam – rAgamAlika – Gopalakrishna Bharati

08 ?? – sindhubhairavi

09 thillAna – dEsh – Lalgudi Jayaraman

10 mangaLam

By the time I reached the venue, they were beginning the begada krithi. The rain and the traffic snarl made the 5 km drive to eat way 40 mins. The new venue did not make it easy for locating and getting the vehicle parked in the rain. I like their playing, hence no complaints after I seated.  I am not a great fan of Kalyani, hence I cant comment much. But the swara patterns, alternated between them was superb. 

There  was an expectation for a short RTP, but the time was already late. They settled in for few after main krithis, before closing with a desh thillana , which was very good.

The venue at the St.Francis shcool is pretty good. The hall is big with sufficient ventilation. This time, the audio arrangement was also good ( not echoing as it used to at the Bank of Baroda building). The stage was decorated very well and there is ample parking space. Hope they stick to this venue.

 

Lalgudi Srimathi Brahmanandam, GJR Krishnan & Vijayalakshmi Ramanavami , Seshadripuram 26 Apr,2009

Violin Trio : Lalgudi Srimathi Brahmanandam

                         Lalgudi GJR Krishnan

                         Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi

Mrudangam : Arjunkumar

Ghatam : Giridhar Udupa

Song list :

01 vallabhE nAyaka ( varNam) – mOhanakalyANi – Lalgudi Jayaraman

02 srI mahAgaNapati – gauLa -  Muthuswami Dikshitar

03 koluvai unnADe – bhairavi – Thyagaraja ( S )

04 rAmachandram bhAvayAmi – vasantha – Muthuswami Dikshitar ( A,S )  – alapana by Smt Srimathi Brahmanandam

05 mOkshamu galada – sAramati – Thyagaraja

06 marivEre  – latAngi – Patnam Subramanya Iyer  ( A,N,S ) – alapana by Vijayalakshmi

07 swara rAga sudhA – SankarAbharaNam – Thyagaraja ( A,S,T) – alapana by Krishnan

       tani avartanam

08 RTP – brindAvani – tisra ata, 2 kaLai

      pallavi line ‘ srI rAmachandram bhajE shyAmaLam, janaka sutA manOharam’

      rAgamAlika swaras in kAnaDa, sAvEri , sAranga , dEsh, bhAgEshri? , behAg

09 jagadOdhAraNa – kApi – Purandara Dasa

10 thIrAtha viLayAttu piLLai – rAgamAlika – Subrahmanya Bharati

11 thillAna – tilang – Lalgudi Jayaraman

12 mangaLam – saurAshtram – Thyagaraja

If the concert of Mysore brothers the previous eveining was of power, exhilaration and excitement , this concert was of pure peace, sublime beauty.  Three people from the lalgudi family, one veteran and the other two of the current genre put together a concert to relish for a long time.  I was a bit skeptical with a three party violin recital. My apprehentions were removed from the first varnam itself with the understanding and coordination displayed. At no point of the concert was there any indecision or confusion.  It was equi-participative and with supreme clarity. 

Every piece of the concert was rendered with its flavour and color.  The bhairavi krithi , latangi alapana , the main Sankarabharanam all were treated beautifully to the delight of listenered.  I had given up hope on the pallavi as it was already 9:15 by the time the tani avartanam was finished. By the way, what a tani avartanam it was. Both Arjunkumar and Giridhar Udupa presented an explosive tani matching to the occasion.

The surprise came after the tani avartanam, when Srimati Brahmanandam started the alapana of brindavani. Soon it was clear that we are in for a treat with an RTP. Though it was short ( for 25 mins) it wsa one of top class.  The usual tail pieces included jagadhodharana and a tillana by Lalgudi in tilang. The rain did not play spoil sport on a great evening.