Published by Aparna on 04 Feb 2008 at 11:04 pm
Concerts last week
Sanjay Subrahmanyan’s Concert
Accompanists:
Nagai Muralidharan - Violin
Srimushnam Raja Rao - Mridangam
T.V.Vasan - Ghatam
Where & When? - Asthika Samajam on 28th January
Concert Duration - 2 hrs 15 min
Songs List:
1. Rama ika nannu – Sahana - Swarams at Rama ika nannu
2. Deva Deva Jagadeeshwara – Purvikalyani – Neraval & Swarams at maahimiya
3. Siva Chidambarame – Nagaswarali – Alapana
4. Mohanakara – Neetimati – Alapana, Neraval & Swarams at Ninadhu paadame
5. Swamikki Sari – Devagandhari – Raaga outline
6. Korisevimpa – Kharaharapriya – Swarams at Korisevimpa (Main piece of the concert)
7. Haritasuluvedale - Yamun Kalyani
8. Shrutvaguna Bhuvana (Viruttam) – Darbari
PootthavaLe (Viruttam) – Nattakurunji
Aadum mayilai (Viruttam) – Behag
Kalpakaambikai – Behag
9. Tillana – Dhanyasi
The concert started with my favourite Sahana 
But the speakers at the venue were so pathetic that I couldn’t enjoy it at all. 
I don’t want this post to become yet another raving about Sanjay’s concert. So I will just stop with saying that you should have been there to see what great a concert it was. 
T.M.Krishna’s Concert
Accompanists:
R.K.Shriramkumar - Violin
Tiruvaroor Bhaktavatsalam - Mridangam
T.V.Vasan - Ghatam
Where & When? - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Mutthamizh Peravai) on 1st February
Concert Duration: I went only at 7:15 for the concert that started at 6:30 pm. He sang till 8:45 pm or so.
Songs List: (Partial)
1. Athuvum solluvaaL (? - Don’t remember) – Devagandhari - Alapana
2. Nadamaadi – Kambhoji
3. Varalai Alapana – Aazhi Mazhai – Neraval & Swarams at Vaazha (Main piece)
4. Irakkam Varaamal – Behag
5. Thandhai thaayum nee (Viruttam) – Karnataka Devagandhari, Ananda Bhairavi
Etthanaidhaan Vitthai – Ananda Bhairavi
6. Maalai pozhudhinile – Raagamailka (Senchurutti, Nadanamakriya, Sankarabharanam, Mohanam, etc. - Don’t remember)
7. Shanti Nilava – Tilang
8. Aaduvome
9. Vaazhiya Senthamizh – Madhyamavati
This is one of the best concerts of TMK that I went to in the recent times! I liked it more than his 4-hr concert. I can’t pick out one alapana/song rendition and say that was the one that I liked the most in the concert. Every moment of the concert was super! The Tani Avartanam that followed the Varali was amazing!
I started the week with Sanjay’s concert and ended it with TMK’s. I couldn’t have asked for more
Niveditha on 06 Feb 2008 at 2:00 pm #
Did you come yesterday for Sanjay’s at NGS??Loved the ranjani and main piece - wowie!:)
krishnakumar on 06 Feb 2008 at 5:03 pm #
Aparna,
i’d sent u the al-risalah song to the mail-id in your blog,pls chek.there was a gud discussion in ARR’s yahoo grp about this song,where i got to know abt naat and nasheed,abt various forms of devotional prayer songs in Islam.This song i believe is a nasheed..expecting a review,atleast a short one!
Cheers,
kk
Sathej on 07 Feb 2008 at 11:50 am #
Very interesting choice for main….Varali-would have expected Ka Va Va, anyway, have heard Azhi Mazhai as well. Maybe, yes it was appropriate as the organizing body was Muthamizh Peravai.
Sathej
Aparna on 07 Feb 2008 at 1:33 pm #
Niveditha,
Ranjani was the best!
Yes I came
Krishnakumar,
I liked it a lot. Thanks for the info. Will try to write a post on it soon
Thanks a lot for sending me the song
Sathej,
What has Mutthamizh peravai got to do with Aazhi Mazhai?