SRI THYAGA BRAHMA GANA SABHA
Vintage fare
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K.R.Saranathan presented a well-embellished concert.
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K.R. Saranathan
It was heart-warming to observe the interaction between the artistes on stage. The appreciation openly expressed by the two senior artistes, K.R. Saranathan (vocal) and Thanjavur Ramadas (mridangam) went a long way in encouraging the young violinist R. Ambika Prasad to perform his best.
The veteran vocalist's recital featured vintage fare. `Vatapi Ganapathim' (Hamsadhwani) was embellished with kalpanaswara made interesting by spontaneous permutations and the violinist's prompt responses.
Another Muthuswami Dikshitar kriti `Brihaspathe' (Atana) was given its due through emphatic rendition. The Suddha Dhanyasi alapana bespoke the traditionalist. The firm tenor of Muthuswami Dikshitar's `Subramanyena' was reflected in the swaraprastara featuring variations of `sgmpns' with `Venkateswara' as the landing point. The Bilahari raga strung together strands of assertive prayogas made resonant by janta swara combinations. The swara sequences for `Paridanamicchite' displayed subtle challenges, posing a test of alertness, which the violinist passed with flying colours.
In response to a request, the vocalist went ahead with an impromptu ragam-tanam-pallavi, which was a thoroughly natural relaxed exposition. The measured phrase was the bottomline in defining light and shade contrasts in the Nattakurinji ragam. R. Ambika Prasad (violin) earned frequent rounds of `sabhash.' This young artiste has an intuitive grasp of gamaka and a feel for rasa. With assiduous honing of skills, there is much he can achieve.
Thanjavur Ramadas's percussion was tinged with keen anticipation, his tani avartanam thrumming with a quiet, intense energy and clarity of sollus.
LALITHAA KRISHNAN
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