R Vedavalli, Nada Inbam

R Vedavalli, V Sumitra - Pakala Ramdas - K Arun Prakash

SVK Birthday Series, Nada Inbam, Raga Sudha Hall.
14 April 09. 6 pm


sankari samkuru - sAvEri - tisra Adi - SS ?NS)
ennALu UragE - shubapantuvarALi - misra cApu - T
ambA nIlAyatAkshI - nIlAmbari - Adi - MD (R)
brOva samayamidE - gauri manOhari - Adi - GPV
srI raghuvara - kAmbhOji - Adi - T (RS)

I reached late.

The sAvEri kriti and the neraval svarams were all elaborate and done in a very elite manner. The AlApanai of nIlAmbari was out of the world. The phrases woven into one another, made it a really touching AlApanai. The kriti was rendered beautifully. The main kAmbhOji AlApanai was differently structured and was very classical and very heavy. The kriti rendition was stunning. The shubapantuvarALi and gauri manOhari pieces were both rendered very well also. I was totally satisfied with the concert till kAmbhOji.

Smt. Sumitra sang some parts of the nIlAmbari and kAmbhOji AlApanais and also shared the neraval, svaram parts. The accompanists were very good. The violinist played well and gave good responses. The mrudangist played very appropriately and gave wonderful support.