Concert List - Manda Sudharani @ MA 17/12/2024

[kmrasika]

Anyone else who's knowledgeable in the technical aspects are welcome to add in their insight.

Accompanying Artists:
Usha Rajagopalan - Violin
Chidambaram S Balashankar - Mridangam
M Gururaj - Morsing
Tambura - Vandana Kothapalli

1. ammā ānanda dāyini (padavarṇam) - ghambhīranāṭa - ādi - Dr maṅgaḷampalli bālamuraḷikr̥ṣṇa
Brief rāga sketch preluded the item, all sāhitya for ciṭṭasvara and eṭṭugaḍa sections rendered
2. nijamarmulanu - umābharaṇam - ādi - tyāgarāja
Preceding ālāpana encapsulated the structure of the rāga
3. cērarāvadēmira - rītigauḷa - ādi - tyāgarāja
Included preceding ālāpana, nēraval, and svaram @ mēragādura
4. jambupatē (pañcaliṅga kṣētra kr̥ti) - yamunākalyāṇi - tiśra ēkam (2 kaḷa) - nādajyōti śrī muttusvāmi dīkṣitar (svarakalpana @jampupatē) Manda offered explanation of her usage of ṣaḍjam phrases at the word "ambudhi"
5. sudhā mādhurya bhāṣaṇa- sindhurāmakriya - ādi - tyāgarāja
6. pūrvikalyāṇi rāga ālāpana, followed by an elaborate tānam
pallavi - "samānamā? sabhāpate sadāśiva, sakalasuralu nīkusari" set to
khaṇda tripuṭa(2 kaḷa) tāḷa, neraval with briga-oriented phrases, and included:
1) trikālam, trigati (tiśram, khaṇḍam, miṣram) and mixture of each;
2) svarakalpana included in tiśram, catuśram, in a combination of speeds and naḍai-s
3) caturāgamāḷika svaraprastāra - āndhōḷika, amr̥tavāhini, vijayasarasvati, and kāpi (she explained before the tani her choices of these were attributed to their asymmetrical nature)
4) tani 
7. kṣīrasāgaravihāra (utsava sampradāya kīrtana) '
- ānandabhairavi - khaṇḍacāpu - tyāgarāja

[rajeshnat]

Thank you kmrasika. When I think of vidushi manda sudharani I think also of few sabha patrons like late safe ramabadran and one and only taala raga Swaroopan . Safe ramabadran and trs used to talk minimally with me and they both appreciate manda. They both along with late nadopasana srinivasan had many years back egged me to listen to manda

Lovely song list. I never knew about the last utsava sampradaya krithi till I bought one cd of anandabhairavi . Some utsava sampradaya krithis give run for money For even chakkani raja. She ending with that is special...