A veteran's touch
HARISH BAL
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The highlight was T.V. Sankaranarayanan's technical finesse and creativity.
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VOICE OF EXPERIENCE: T.V. Sankaranarayanan concert in Kochi attracted a large crowd of music buffs.
T.V. Sankaranarayanan's concert drew a large gathering at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kochi. He started with a sloka `Gajananam' in Natta followed by `Mahaganapathim.' Swaraprasthara, which seems to be his forte, came in mellifluous exuberance and was well received by the listeners. A Chithranjani kriti of Tyagaraja `Nadatanumanisham Shankaram' had swaras with eduppu on `Sahyojathadi.'
A melodious alaapana of Purvikalyani had brisk korvai akaras, which is characteristic of TVS' style. `Iniyakilum ninai maname,' a rarely heard kriti, appealed with its lucidity of lyrics and expression. A kriti in Huseni raga, in misra chappu, `Gayami tava namam,' a devotional piece, was rendered with accent on the gamakas on the vakra uses.
Masterpiece
The vocalist's masterpiece was raga Mohanam. The kriti was Papanasam Sivan's `Kapali.' There was a vivid display of imagination and precision during the rendition. The swara prasthara was a long exercise of korvais and jarus. Violinist Nagai Sriram gave brief glimpses of his own creativity at certain points in the recital.
The vocalist was accompanied by Skanda Subramaniam on the mridangam and K.V. Gopalakrishnan on the ghatom.
Musical tradition
Keeping aloft his musical tradition of Muthiah Bhagavathar, TVS rendered the maestro's composition `Jalandhara' in Valaji raga. Shanmukhapriya was packed with brigas and rigorous movements along the octaves.
A pallavi in Triputa was followed by swaras in Behag and Brindavani. TVS is popular for his viruthams in namasankirtana, and one such followed in Yamuna Kalyani . This was followed by `Krishna nee begane baro.' TVS wound up the concert with a Sindhubhairavi piece `Ramachandraprabhu' of Swati Tirunal.
The music, an ideal blend of bhava and rich manodharma, was matched by the rendition that was able to reach out to the audience.
The concert was organised by Rasikapriya and Sree Krishna Sweet House.
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