Suguna Varadachari, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer Golden Jubilee Foundation

Suguna Varadachari - Dr. R Hemalatha - Mannarkoil J Balaji

Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer Golden Jubilee Foundation
Kasturi Srinivasan Hall, Music Academy
28 July 09. 6:30 pm

ninnE kOri - kAnaDA - Adi (varNam)
lambOdarAya namastE - varALi - MD
ninnu sEvincina - yadukula kAmbhOji - misra cApu - Subbaraya Sastri (R)
nIkenduku dayarAdu - simmEndra madhyamam - Adi - MV (RNS)
karuNAkara - bEgaDa - rUpakam - ST
pAlincu kAmAkshi - madhyamAvati - Adi - SS (RNS)
tani
karacaraNakrutam - senjuruTTi, yamunA kalyANi, nAdanAmakriyA
siva siva bhO - nAdanAmakriyA - misra jhampai - JCW
verum vambu vArtai - kApi - rUpakam - Suguna Purushottaman
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi - T
sriyatkAntAya - suruTTi

It was a very classical concert. All the pieces were rendered with a lot of bhavam and the manodarma parts were all very good as well.

I reached a little late, during the yadukula kAmbhOji AlApanai. The AlApanai of yadukulakAmbhOji was good. The simmEndra madhyamam was a truly classical affair. It was given a punchy start and each phrase was interwoven so methodically and classically the outcome was one of the unforgettable elaborations of the ragam in recent times. Personally I felt it was the best pick of the day's concert. The madhyamAvati AlApanai was great. The pieces were all rendered with the traditional gait and the manodarma parts were all very inspiring. It was interesting choice of kritis and ragams that made it a great concert. The accompanists were very good and played in perfect anticipation.

It was a great concert.

PS: The kApi piece by Smt. Suguna Purushottaman, has the same tune as 'parulanna mATa' and has lyrics which are in the same mood as the original composition, except for the language. Smt. Suguna Varadachari specially mentioned this after the piece.