Performed like a veteran
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Young M. Balamuralikrishna's musical renditions had the quality of a seasoned musician.
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TALENTED YOUNGSTER Balamurali enthralled the audience.
Yet another M. Balamuralikrishna is here who regaled the audience at Nada Bharati. This 19-year-old displayed the maturity of a senior. Nada Bharati organised the concert at the venue of the Music Lovers Association in Bagh Amberpet. The singer was accompanied by K. Venkatakrishna on the violin and P. Srinivasa Gopalan on the mridangam.
Balamurali started off well and as he progressed one found him to be a good artiste in the making. He is a disciple of Sangeetha Acharya P.S. Narayana Swamy. He revealed his innate talent while executing fluent birkaas and showed remarkable ability to negotiate through speed sangatis. He should concentrate more on his rendition of the raga.
Unlike other present-day young singers who sing with the help of handwritten notes, Balamurali sang by rote. That reflected the artiste's concentration and rigorous practice. His repertoire was quite balanced and he has an appealing style. Balamurali who hails from a family of musicians, opened the concert with a Kaanada Ata Thala Varnam and went for the invocation, Sri Mahaganapati in Gowla. This was marked by fluent swaras.
Remarkable swaraprasthara
Dhanyudevvado in Malayamarutham too was a remarkable rendition especially the Swaraprasathara he presented. He chose Dharmavathi to give the taste of his skill in the delineation of the raga. The melody shaped up well with a certain degree of discipline, moving step by step with appropriate phrasing. Bhajana Seya Raada of Mysore Vasudevachar was his choice in this. The rendition of the sahitya brought out its devotional appeal.
The swaras too were in variegated rhythmic patterns. But when it came to Todi, his main choice of the evening, he could not probe it too well to give a complete and aesthetic picture, though the presentation was quite exhaustive. The raga spread in the middle and top octaves was appealing. Kaddanuvariki, a popular number, was quite expressive. The neraval and swaras were enjoyable. The Tani Avartanam by Srinivasa Gopalan and Venkatakrishna's Todi version on his violin, made the concert rich. Narayana Teertha's Kalyana Gopalam in Sindhu Bhairavi and Krishna Yana Barado in Madhukauns marked the latter part of the concert. H.S. Gururajachar, a senior musician, felicitated the artistes.
GUDIPOODI SRIHARI
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