N Ramani, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

N Ramani - S Varadarajan - Thirvarur Bhaktavatsalam - Vaikkom Gopalakrishnan

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
5th Dec 2007. 7 pm

chalamEla - nATTaikuranji - Adi - Rangaswami Nattuvanaar
vinAyakA - hamsadvani - Adi - Veenai Kuppaiyer (S)
dAriNi telusukONTi - suddha sAvEri - Adi - T (S)
bhajana sEya rAdA - dharmavati - rUpakam - MV (RS)
O rangasAyI - kAmbhOji - Adi - T (RS)
tani Avarththanam
karuNai deivamE - sindhubhairavi - Adi (R)
tillAnA - dhanasrI - Adi - ST
tiruppugazh
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi - T

The concert started about 15-20 minutes late. The varNam and the first kriti with nice svarams were rendered very well in a fast tempo.

Sri Ramani was felicitated by the organisers and Sri Bakthavatsalam on the occasion for it was his 51st wedding anniversary. Thankfully it was only a 5 min break for the divine music.

The suddha sAvEri kriti was rendered with nice round of svarams. The AlApanai of dharmavati was good and so were the kriti and the svarams. The main kAmbhOji AlApanai was amazing. It was structured quite differently and was followed up with an beautiful rendition of the kriti. The svarams were nice also. The sindhubhairavi AlApanai and the kriti were rendered in the longer flute (base flute?).

Sri Varadarajan was amazing and his replies were very much up to what Sri Ramani played. Sri Baktavatsalam was his usual self, in keeping up the beat. He was well assisted by Sri Gopalakrishanan.

A concert to remember.