Sathur Subramanya Iyer

[hareesh_panicker]

If anybody knows about the details of this Great mastro,Please pass on the knowledge

[mohan]

SATTUR A.G.SUBRAMANIAM - DEVOTED VOCALIST.........(1916-1977)
Born in Angarai, Tiruchirapalli district of Ganesa Sastrigal and Thailammal, he obtained his Sangita Bhushanam diploma in 1936 from the Annamalai University. A.G.Subramaniam had the good fortune of having distinguished maestri at the University like Tiruvaiyaru Sabhesa Ayyar and Thanjavur Ponniah Pillai as his preceptors. He was well conversant with Sanskrit, Telugu, Hindi and Tamil and his rendition was rich and soaked in bhava-rasa. A purist to the last, his raga alapanas and pallavi elaboration in different ragas were masterpieces of expertise, lakshana - lakshya elegance, high level artistic exuberance of manodharma which endeared him to the top artistes of his days like Ariyakudi Ramanuja Ayyangar, Madurai Mani Ayyar and G.N.B. He was given the privilege of inaugural concert at Sri Rama Navami Celebrations at Coimbatore consistently. Fortunately, two gramaphone records and three cassettes of his rendition have been retrieved and a beginning to popularise the same was made with the release of a cassette on August 15, 1995.

Subramaniam was a dedicated guru adored by his disciples like Sirkali V.R.Subramaniam, Sirkali R.Jayaraman, Musiri Rangarajan, Tiruchi N.Natarajan, Sulochana Pattabhiraman, Sitamani Srinivasan and a host of others including his musical daughters. His disciples celebrated his Eightieth Jayanti on the Independence Day, 1995 with rare devotion and dedication. Subramaniam had an enjoyable voice and his music was orthodox with laya and sruti suddham. A devoted guru, a gentleman and a good musician, he was lovable. He came of a religious family and was capable of nothing but heed to the Divine Call.

from http://www.saigan.com/heritage/music/garlands.htm

[hareesh_panicker]

Thank you sir for the detailed information.If you are in possession of his photograph,please upload.Lord Rama bless ytou

[mohan]

See http://www.carnatica.net/artiste/satturags.htm for a small photograph

[jayaram]

Also see http://carnatica.net/special/photoquiz.htm - go right to the bottom

Sathur Subramaniam (by the way, I don't think he was referred to as ...Iyer) is a great vidwan indeed. He and Pudukkode were two of the stalwarts in CM - they could have done with more recognition, I feel.

[arasi]

One other distinguished student of Sattur was Ananthalakshmi Sadagopan.

[cmlover]

Please visit
http://www.sangeethapriya.org/~asokan/R ... tic/78RPM/
to listen to some of the records of Sathur, shared by Raju Asokan!
as also
http://www.sangeethapriya.org/~/gvr/Con ... r_AGS_AIR/

to listen to the AIR broadcast of one of his concerts

[mankuthimma]

Did not find a thread on this Vidwan . Would like to know more .
Here is a a wonderful Concert excerpt
http://www.mediafire.com/?w5nqgfvfx20nw8w

Can bring up some more if there is some interest

[rajeshnat]

There is already a thread on this vidwan
http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic. ... lit=sathur

Mods,
Merge required.

[venkatakailasam]

This is a recording from FM radio:
021-Sattur AG Subramaniyam-01-09-09.MP3:
Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/file/mtdmm4imemn

You can have his singing at :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8lFszqBtGc

innamum sandEha - keeravAni – Adi
Gamakam!

venkatakailasam

[vasanthakokilam]

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[shankarank]

A very nice concert take off with nATTakurinji rendered in triSram as well. A flowing sAla kalla in Arabhi. With good svaram rounds at various eduppus to navarasa yuta kriticE in sogasuga.

A memorable concert this one :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxWx6EG6TrI

Already I can see @RSR didn't miss it

[RSR]

ref-p-12
MUSIC ACADEMY CONCERT
Sattur A G Subramaniam at The Music Academy Madras, 20.12.1965

song list
1. calamēla jēsēvaiyyā (varṇam) - nāṭṭakuriñji - ādi - mūlaivīṭṭu raṅgasāmi naṭṭuvanār [00:00]
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2. jaya jaya jaya jānakīkānta - nāṭṭa - khaṇḍa cāpu - purandaradāsa [08:05]
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3. cāla kallalāḍukonna - ārabhi - ādi - tyāgarāja [13:19]
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4. sogasugā mṛdaṅga tāḷamu - śrīrañjani - rūpakam - tyāgarāja [29:22]
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5. ē tāvunarā - kalyāṇī - ādi - tyāgarāja [47:31]
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6. tani āvartana [01:27:09]
7. śrī śaṅkaraguruvaram - nāgasvarāvali - rūpakam - mahā vaidyanātha aiyar [01:47:16]
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8. brōvavammā - māñji - miśra cāpu - śyāma śāstri [01:51:07]
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9. sakala grahaphala nīnē - aṭhāṇā - khaṇḍa cāpu - purandaradāsa [01:58:10]
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10. candram bhaja mānasa - asāvērī - caturaśra maṭya - muddusvāmi dīkṣita [02:01:39]
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11. rāgam-tānam-pallavi (sarasijanābhamurāre pāhi satatam) - kāmbhōji - miśra cāpu [02:05:08]
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12. vipañcyā gāyantī (śloka - selection from "saundaryalahari") - ānandabhairavī - ādi śaṅkarācārya [02:31:07]
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13. dhanam tarum kalvi tarum (viruttam - selection from "abhirāmi andādi) - rāgamālikā - aṭṭarabhirāmi bh [02:34:10]
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14. māyanai mannu vaḍamadurai (viruttam - selection from "tiruppāvai") - bihāg - āṇḍāḷ [02:38:11]
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15. tillānā - bihāg - miśra cāpu - composer unidentified [02:39:00]
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16. śrī rāmacandra (maṅgala śloka) - madhyamāvatī - appaiyya dīkṣita [02:40:48]
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12 to 16 are special . ..1 also is rare.
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The other songs rendered are all well-known and well-loved kruthis
in standard CM.
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For me , Satur AGS is best remembered for his kirwani- thoothu Nee solli vaaraay - kutraala kuravanji, very often heard in radio in 1950-1960
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AGS was a regular in every music academy season 1950-1960 , going by the information in MA site but unfortunately aways in afternoon sessions. He had a true and great voice like MMD.