Music for the soul
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The recital by Vidooshi Ramavarapu Madhuri Devi was delightful.
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Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam
In concert Ramavarapu Madhuri Devi performing.
Visakha Music and Dance Academy featured a veena recital by noted violinist Vidooshi Ramavarapu Madhuri Devi in Kalabharathi recently. Very ably accompanied on the mridangam by P. Satish Kumar of Chennai and ghatam by local artiste G. Venkata Rao, th
e concert on the whole stood out as a prudent effort perpetuating the rich tradition of exposition of carnatic music on the ancient instrument.
Madhuri commenced her recital on a tuneful note with the varnam Sarasangi in Sarasangi, a Sampoorna raaganga janyam of the 27th melam and stands marked with Sankarabharana swaras in the poorvangam and that of Maya
malavagoula in the Uttarangam of its scale. Then she played Utukkad’s Pranavakaram (Aarabhi), Neevalayinchi of GNB (Chayaranjani) and Niravadhisukhada of Thyagaraja and set an absorbing mood.
The piece-de-resistance of the evening was the expansive expatiation of Hiranmayeem of Dixitar (Lalitha). Her scholarly expression of Manodharma and dexterous handling of the instrument was marked with flair. Manaviaalakincharadate (Nalinikanthi) of Thyagaraja followed by traditional folk and devotional items constituted the lilting tail-piece. Satish Kumar proved to be her peer in all aspects and while executing Thani along with Venkata Rao.
A C.D comprising her renditions in the pure carnatic tradition was released by the founder President of the Academy C.S.N. Raju on the occasion. The critique on it by noted connoisseur of classical music Suri Kumaraswamy was read out by Sripada Venkanna thereafter while P.V.C. Sarma conducted the proceedings.
A.R.S
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