Brief and profound
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T.M. Krishna blended sampradaya with creativity.
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T. M. KRISHNA
The way T.M. Krishna conducted his kutcheri was an unmistakable assertion of the superiority of his bhani. It provided sheer pleasure to see visranti taking hold of him. Just imagine Krishna wrapping up Sankarabharanam alapana in 10 minutes!
Every sanchara shone with beauty. There were streaks of charming profundity in the raga vinyasa.
If blending sampradaya with classic creativity ought to be the aim of an artiste, it was within Krishna's grasp. In those few minutes, Sankarabharam was delineated in all its majesty and splendour.
It created the impression that he was on a journey to rediscover the past through his lofty presentation.
The brevity and feel of the raga's radiance were stupendous evincing the delights of old masters revisited.
The greatness of the recital rested on the choice of songs. "Seshachala Nayakam" (Varali), "Harihara Putram" (Vasanta) "Ksheera Sagara Sayana" (Devagandhari) and "Enduku-Peddala" (Sankarabharanam) lifted the concert to unsurpassed heights. Their bhava was well-conceived, invoked and experienced. He was certainly on a search and delved into the inspirational source of the compositions.
How tranquillity pervaded could be sensed by the way Krishna set aside excessive swaras. There was character and calibre in the way he nourished the kirtanas. The makutam was the ragam, tanam, pallavi (Chatusra Jampa). Suruti raga and tanam shone with manifold shades. The tri-kalam exercise invited rapt attention. The ragamalika swara tags were evocative.
Violinist Embar Kannan was quite sharp in absorbing the serene environment that Krishna created. The raga versions and his fitting answers in the pallavi were top class. Mannargudi Easwaran was the mridangist who fastened the rhythmic patterns to reveal percussive brilliance. In his tani he collected sheaves of fascinating beats and made it look sumptuous. The ghatam artiste, N. Ganesh Kumar, who was lending quiet support during the songs, unleashed his vidwat to create an emphatic impression.
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