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Earlier issues - Dec: 27 23 21 20 16 01

Moments of Magic
Sensitive, canonical, triumphant — Zubin Mehta's concert had the audience on its feet.
Columns

Music matters
Perched between the Trinity and Sri Rama (at Rama Rao Kalyana Mandapam - the venue for NCAT's programmes), are a set of photographs of "our heroes" (links). If you want to time-pass between concerts and wish to know more, they are Jnanpith ...

MY FESTIVAL -- LALGUDI JAYARAMAN
Concerts that have left an imprint
In 1948, at an Academy morning conference, I sat through a discussion on raga lakshanas — the contours a raga could take, its permissible phrases. On occasions, discussions got animated and I watched open-mouthed as people got worked up on ...

Letters To The Editor


  • Maiden outing
  • Young connoisseur
  • Keeping in touch
  • Aural pleasure
  • Best of Begada

    Music

    Taming a recalcitrant voice
    The accompanists kept cheering Seshagopalan's every sanchara as he grappled with his vocals.
    Satisfying, enriching performance
    Pushpa Anand's clear voice with perfect sruti alignment made her concert enjoyable.
    Melodic statements on flute
    With fluid support from the accompanists, the Sikkil trio presented an aesthetically rich concert.
    Perfect foil for each other
    With voices that blended easily Shashikiran and Ganesh offered value-based music.
    In happy harmony
    All the members of Kanyakumari's Vadhyalahari proved their mettle providing an absorbing concert.
    Enticing interpretations
    Without frills and gimmicks, Bombay Jayashree kept the audience enthralled.
    Slow Atana, brilliant Kalyani
    Sowmya offered a mixed fare while Srinivas thrilled with his mandolin.
    Philosophy simplified by dance
    Ambika Kameshwar's "Paripoorna Ramana" sought to answer the question "Who am I" through a simple storyline.
    Experience is its own reward
    Prema Rangarajan underlined that a bhava-oriented approach has much to offer.
    Perfect synchronisation
    The violin concert of Srimati Brahmanandam and Anuradha Sridhar had a good selection of songs.

    Dance

    Polished nritta
    Mavin Khoo's adavus were neat but his abhinaya was ineffective.
    Blend of folklore and classical
    Vyjayanthimala's Siriya Tirumadal was a leisurely exposition of the nayika bhava interspersed with tantalising portraits.

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