Shreevidhya Chandramouli, Brahaddwani

Shreevidya Chandramouli - vINai
Trichur C Narendran - mrudangam
N Govindarajan - Ghatam
Kapila Chandramouli - vINai support
Susruta Chandramouli - tamburA

Brahaddwani. Rajeswari Padmanabhan Memorial Concert
Raga Sudha Hall
8 Aug 09. 6:30 pm

viribhONi - bhairavi - aTa tALam - PA
sarasIruhAsana priyE - nATTai - Adi - PDI (RtS)
sarasa sAma dAna - kApi nArAyaNi - Adi - T
ninnu cheppaka - mandAri - Adi - PSI (RS)
Ora jUpu - kannaDa gauLa - Adi - T
sankari nIvE - bEgaDa - tisra Ekam - Subbaraya Sastri (RtS)
tani
naDanda kAlgaL - sindhubhairavi - tisra Adi
sItA kalyANa - kuranji - kaNDa cApu - T

It was a very good concert. I have heard Smt. Rajeswari Padmanabhan play live, only once. I was still able to make a striking similarity in the way Smt. Chandramouli was on stage. With a similar face cut, her stage presence was a lot like her mother. And her sons had joined their mom in paying tribute to their grandmom.

All pieces that were presented were the trademark pieces of the Karaikkudi Style of vINai playing. They were all presented with the necessary gait and the grandeur of the version of their school was very beautifully showcased. The manOdarma parts were all very nice and inspiring. The accompanists were very good and played with perfect anticipation. It was a great and fulfilling concert.

Also, Sri Subramanian (brother of Smt. Rajeswari) spoke on the occasion giving some facets of vINai music, the kAraikkuDi style and the power of sAdagam etc.