Vocal : Palghat R Ramprasad
Violin : S Annapoorni
Mrudangam : RSR Srikanth
List:
01 nAda tanumanisham shankaram – cittaranjani – Adi – Thyagaraja
02 jnAnamosaga rAdA – pUrvikalyANi – rUpakam – Thyagaraja ( A,N,S )
neraval & swara @ ‘paramAtmuDu jIvAtmuDu padunAluku lOkamuDu’
03 nageya baruthidE – nIlAmbari – mishra chAp – Purandara Dasa ( O )
04 shrI ranganAthAya namastE – dhanyAsi – rUpakam- Dikshitar ( S )
05 lOkAvana caturA – bEgaDa – Adi – Thyagaraja (A,S,T )
06 purahara nandana – hamIr kalyANi – Adi – Dikshitar
07 murugA murugA ena nI sol – hamsAnandi – Adi- Papanasam Sivan
08 varugalAmO ayya – mAnji – mishra chAp – Gopalakrishna Bharathi
09 thillAna ( dhiraNa tana dhImta) – cencuruTTi – Adi – Veena Seshanna
10 shrI rAmachandranukku jayamangaLam – madhyamAvati – Adi -Arunachala Kavi
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*Very mellifluous music, in a cosy setting, sitting a meter or so near the artist.
*He sang very well, especially the manodharma part – both the alapana and the swaras were superb.
*Purvikalyani stood out for me, what a pleasing alapana, commendable neraval and brilliant swaraprasthana.
*Some interesting selection of kritis, like the Dikshitar’s dhanyasi piece and the devarnama in neelambari ; not often heard in concert.
*Srikanth, after some adjustments ( to the small room) played very well, especially the second half of the concert.
*If I may make a suggestion, it would be to keep a watch on the diction. Otherwise, he is a superbly talented musician. Hope to hear him soon. I missed the evening concert of his at Sevasadan.
Brain Drain 