It is heartening to notice that there is a slow change in Choice of Artists and Quality of content , in the Commercial releases of CM.
This week I stumbled upon a few wonderful releases at Music World -Spencer Plaza.Hope this info is of use to some one.
S BALCHANDER (released by www.kalakendra.com)
RTP in raga Sree. - 78 minutes.rs 150
Violin - MSG (though the inlay card does not mention this-I write this from the knowledge of having this concert before, with me)
S BALCHANDER (released by www.kalakendra.com)
concert part 1 68 minutes rs 300 for both cds
nannu palimpa-dhyaname(dhanyasi)-etavuna nerchitivo(yadukula khamboji)-sree narada(kanada)-tera tiyagarada (gowlipanthu)- 68 minutes
concert part 2 -69 minutes
smarane-(janaranjini-)-adaya sree raghuvara(ahiri)-latangi ragam-thanam-kanta choodumi-uyyala (nilambari)-thava dasoham (punnagavarali)-madhyamavathi ragam
DORESWAMI IYENGAR WITH PG LAXMINARAYANA (MRIDANGAM)
KOSMIC rs 125
TERA TEEYAKARADA-RAMA BHAKTHI(SH BANGALA)-ETI JANMA-SANTHAMULEKHA-NEEDAYARADA(VASANTHABHAIRAVI)-BHAVANUTHA - 68 MTS
cd 2 rs 150
EMANINNE(MUKHARI)-NENNERUNCHINANU-VENKATASHAILA-NINNUNERA-BILAHARI-NAMAKUSUMA (SREE)
DORESWAMI IYENGAR
ananda audio.com rs 125
mathe malya dhwaja(kamas)-raghunatha nannu(suraranjini)-
apparama bhakthi-pogadirelo ranga-bhajare(abheri)manasa sanchara re-thillanas in behag and darbari -kalaye -jinjhoti
there were a good lot nadaswaram albums too
Parangimalai Balakrishnan,
Thiruvenkadu Subramanya Pillay
TR Dakshinamurthy
Ambalapuzha Sankaranarayanan Panicker
and
Gopalkrishna Panicker