Flamboyant recital
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There was no room for elegant graces of exposition in T.N.Seshagopalan's concert for Rajalakshmi Fine Arts.
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Photo:S.Siva Saravanan.
T.N.Seshagopalan.
There was more of flamboyance and less of sublimity in Madurai Seshagopalan's vocal recital held under the auspices of Rajalakshmi Fine Arts, Coimbatore, this past week. The musician with a vibrant voice and high creative potential was at a break-neck speed from the commencement of the kutcheri. The net result — sowkhyam in music became a casualty.
The opening `Sree Gananatha' in Malahari was a majestic rendition followed by `Thelisirama' (Poornachandrika) with a pleasing niraval and swaras. The presentation vouched for his penchant for grandiloquence. `Anandanatamaaduvar Thillai' in Purvikalyani was reflective of his prolific manodharma. The raga vinyasams of Brindavana Saaranga for the Dikshitar kriti, `Sree Soundararajam Asraye' and Neelambari for the item, `Amba Neelayadakshi' were underscored by harshness of expression and glitzy brigas. The volley of swaras accompanying the niraval was over-stretched. A Kabir bhajan was soulful. Sreeramkumar met the challenging demands of the artiste's vocal depth with his bowing pressure. The percussive fire from Easwaran (mridangam) and Purushothaman (ghatam) was a good enough match to the artiste's vocal opulence.
T.K.GANAPATHY
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