Richly traditional…
The concert, sponsored by senior art patron Madhuri Thathachari in memory of her parents, was a testament to the vocalist’s technical brilliance and his ability to connect with the audience through his music.
The evening began with a vibrant rendition of a varnam in Abhogi ‘Evvari bodhana’ set to Aditala composed by Patnam Subramanya Iyer in which the vocalist skipped the third ettugade swara. Following this he presented Mysore Maharaja Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar’s ‘JAlandharam AshrayAmyaham’ in Gambhira Nata. Madhyama kAla Kalpana swaras to the tricky ‘Gambheera nAtya’ part in the charana were notable.
‘RanganAyakam bhAvaye’ by Muttuswami Deekshitar was a good presentation after which an interesting Hamsavinodini was taken for detailed rendition.
The vocalist’s elaborate exploration of the raga was commendable and Keshav’s version of the alapana on the violin was very pleasing. The chosen kriti ‘SharaNam bhava karuNAmayi’ from Sri Narayana Teerthar’s Tarangam is an excellent composition in which Bhudhevi (Mother Earth) sings the praise of Lord Vishnu and prays to him to incarnate in the world to save it from the atrocities of evil demons.
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