tyAgarAja vibhakti kritis of MD: Smt. Kalpakam Swaminathan,

vainika · Post by **vainika** » 25 Feb 2008, 20:42

Guruguha-philes are invited to a veena concert of Smt. Kalpakam
Swaminathan on Feb 27, 2008, at Naada Inbam, Raga Sudha Hall,
Luz, Chennai, 6.30-9 pm.

She will be presenting a selection of MD's kRtis on the diety tyAgarAja of
tiruvArUr. Support will be provided by Smt. Bhuvaneshwari Narasimhan
(commentary + vocal), RK Shriram Kumar (violin), L Ramakrishnan (veena)
and Arun Prakash (mridangam). Fellow rasikas.org member Vidya has
kindly shared her notes for the narrative and translation.

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 25 Feb 2008, 21:39

How sweet it will be to hear tyAgarAja mahadhvajArOha on Mami's vINA. Wish I could be there!!!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 25 Feb 2008, 21:43

Another miss. Doubly so. Mami's playing and L. Ramakrishnan's!
Will miss Sriram Kumar and Arun Prakash's playing too...

ramakriya · Post by **ramakriya** » 25 Feb 2008, 23:11

vainika - will it be too much to ask for a recording

?

-Ramakriya

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 25 Feb 2008, 23:16

I am sure Ramakrishnan will be there in his vINA (mac-note) pustaka dhAri form, all set, with audacity or garageband...

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 25 Feb 2008, 23:40

Vainika, Ill have to miss it too...and it's such a tragic co-incidence that I get back to town the same night...all the best though! Incidentally the last such thematic concert I heard was by TMK at Sastry Hall in 2001 with Thyagarajaya Namaste in Begada as main.

meena · Post by **meena** » 26 Feb 2008, 01:21

Heard abt the event from Vidya. I too wish i could attend this conc.
All the best Ramki!

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 26 Feb 2008, 09:47

prashant, the srI rAgam kriti doesnt fall into the vibakti series. I hope mami doesnt play just the vibakti kritis but play others also.

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 26 Feb 2008, 09:52

bharath: since Ramakrishnan mentioned a 'selection of MD's krithis on the deity tyAgarAjA of tiruvArUr', I assumed that krithis outside the vibhakti set would be included. Hence my post.

Either way, Ramakrishnan, please pass on my humble request to Mami to play tyAgarAja mahadhvajArOha if possible - one of the most beautiful krithis in Carnatic Music.

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 26 Feb 2008, 10:22

i dint read thro' Sri Ramakrishnan's writing

I only recollect mami telling that it is a programme of tyagaraja vibakti kritis. however, she also mentioned she might include other pieces outside the vibakthi series.

vainika · Post by **vainika** » 26 Feb 2008, 11:02

Prashant, I will definitely pass on your request though I'm unsure if mAmi would be able to accommodate it at this point. The last time mAmi played a vibhakti series concert (abhayAmbA, 12+ yrs ago at Sastri Hall) it was spread over two evenings, which is not an option for this one.

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 26 Feb 2008, 11:36

vainika, I second ramakriya's request for a recording of this special concert for rasikas.org.

vainika · Post by **vainika** » 26 Feb 2008, 22:35

If my AppiLL doesn't crash under the weight of the collective expectations, I will try to make a recording

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 26 Feb 2008, 23:02

vainika wrote:If my AppiLL doesn't crash under the weight of the collective expectations, I will try to make a recording

Ramakrishnan,

THAT was awesome! ROFLOL!

So, is you recording application garageband then?

Cool!

Ravi

PS:
1. We are a family that firmly believes that an individual Apple a day keeps irritants at bay!
2. I also think that they got priceless advertising from Forrest Gump!

vainika · Post by **vainika** » 26 Feb 2008, 23:18

So, is your recording application garageband then?

Usually Audacity, for single step mp3ification.

rbharath · Post by **rbharath** » 27 Feb 2008, 09:55

The Hindu says the programme is at 6 pm and not 6:30 as vainika posted. could somebody confirm the time?

vainika · Post by **vainika** » 27 Feb 2008, 14:39

Thanks for the correction. They have changed it to 6 pm.

venkatpv · Post by **venkatpv** » 28 Feb 2008, 00:08

list of kritis presented by Kalpakam mami, thanks to bharath

valaci valaci - hindOLa vasantam - rUpakam - RD
mahAgaNapatE - naTa nArAyaNi - Adi
srI guruguha - dEvakriyA - rUpakam
srI nIlOtpala nAyikE - nArI rItigauLa - rUpakam
tyAgarAja pAlayAsumAm - gauLa - Adi
tyAgarAjO virAjatE - aTANA - rUpakam
tyAgarAjam bhajarE - yadukula kAmbhOji - misra cApu
tyAgarAjam bhajEham - nIlAmbari - rUpakam
tyAgarAjENa samrakshitOham - sALaga bhairavi - Adi
tyAgarAjAya namastE - bEgaDa - rUpakam
tyAgarAjAdanyam - darbAr - Adi
srI tyAgarAjasya bhaktO - rudrapriyA - misra cApu
tyAgaraAja krityA krityam - sArangA - kaNDa Ekam
vIravasanta tyAgarAja - vIravasantam - Adi
srI kamalAmbikE - srI rAgam - kaNDa Ekam

meena · Post by **meena** » 28 Feb 2008, 01:38

Thanku venkat

vainika · Post by **vainika** » 29 Feb 2008, 00:06

Ok I do have a recording of Ms. Raagini on the tambura feebly accompanied by various instruments and voices. Hindsight - should've placed the e-tambura on the Other Side.

I tried FFT and noise reduction to reduce the tambura volume in the recording, unsuccessfully. If folks have any other tricks up their sleeve, please let me know and I'd be happy to send the file over.

Alternately, I'll try requesting the organizers to share a recording.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 29 Feb 2008, 09:27

Vainika,
Yes, please! There are a few rAgAs and krutis I haven't heard before. And, how many tyAgarAjAs! My favorite among songs in yadukulakAmhOji nestling among them. Hope the organizers would oblige...

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 29 Feb 2008, 15:25

Same here...

prashant · Post by **prashant** » 29 Feb 2008, 16:08

Hope to hear this recording...