Suguna Purushottaman & Suguna Varadachari, SAFE

Suguna Purushottaman & Suguna Varadachari - Mysore Srikanth - Thanjavur Kumar

SAFE. Sastri Hall
12 October 2010. 6:30 pm

sarasIruhAsana priyE - nATTai - Adi - PDI (S)
suguNamule - chakravAkam - rUpakam - T (NS)
srI kumAra - aTANA - Adi - ST (short sketch S)
ninnuvinA - balahamsa - Adi - MSR (short sketch)
janani ninnuvinA - rItigauLa - misra cApu - Subbaraya Sastri (RNS)
dEvi jagajjanani - shankarAbaraNam - Adi - ST (RS)
tani
navamaNigaLilE - yamunA kalyANi - Adi
mahAdEva manOhari - rAgamAlikA - misra cApu
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi - T

It was a great concert. Two musicians of himalayan stature coming together meant it was a jackpot and had nothing short of a great concert. The kritis were all rendered very movingly. The AlApanai of rItigaula by Smt. Varadachari was very elaborate and fitting to the kriti. The AlApanai of shankarAbaraNam by Smt. Purushottaman was majestic. The neraval and svarams were all shared by both the vocalists and rendered in a very classical fashion. The accompanists were good and played well for the occasion.

For such a combo, one expected a longer concert and was thoroughly dissappointed with a quick less-than-two-hours affair. One was left wanting more of the great music from the two stalwarts.