Balanced recital
HARISH BAL
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M.S. Sheela sticks to the patanthara of her guru R.K. Srikantan.
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STICKING TO TRADITION: M.S. Sheela made no attempt to play to the gallery.
Following a strict patanthara inherited from her guru R.K. Srikantan makes M.S. Sheela's concerts special. She does not fail with the creative aspects as well.
Her concert for Poornathrayeesa Sangeeta Sabha was a success because of the perfect balance she attained in her rendition of kritis, exposition of ragas and singing of swaras. She started with the Nattakurinji raga varnam `Chalamela.' `Sobillu saptaswara' was presented with neraval on `dharahrutsamathulalo,' and it was embellished with spontaneous swaras.
In keeping with the occasion of Krishna Jayanti, the vocalist sang Tyagaraja's composition `Ganamoorthe' in the raga with the same name. A briga oriented raga expansion of Kharaharapriya from the vocalist was followed by a more lakshya-based approach by Swaminathan. He focussed on the key phrases, giving some melodious movements revolving around the upper rishabham and nishadam.
The vocalist excelled in the neraval for `Palukku palukku laghuthene.' Although one or two syllables of the lyrics were not clear at certain points, she rendered some rapid notes. A vibrant raga Kadanakuthoohalam, which often embellishes the middle part of a concert, was presented vibrantly through the kriti `Neekeladaya raghuramachandra' with its brilliant chittaswaram.
Charming modulations
Sheela's full throated singing gave way to some charming modulations in her Mohanam exposition. `Nannupalimpa,' a chowka kala kriti, was rendered to perfection and her manodharma swaras was perfect. Vaidyanathan was on the mridangam and Kottayam Unnikrishnan on the ghatom.
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