Favorite Instrumental Renditions

vallaki · Post by **vallaki** » 08 Jul 2009, 00:49

I would like to start a topic for posting your most favourite Instrumental renditions in Carnatic Music.
All instruments including percussion are welcome.

Some songs seem more alive on certain instruments, for example, IMO, Endaro Mahanubavulu is best suited for the Veena.

Thanks
Vallaki

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 08 Jul 2009, 01:42

Interesting topic. There are some ragas even that I prefer to listen to on instruments. For instance, mOhanam on the flute sounds extraordinary, bilahari on the violin. Some compositions like raguvamsa sudha and mOkshamu galada also sound nice on instruments in general.

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 08 Jul 2009, 03:26

I would like to hear the following songs only when played in an instrument, preferably, a violin...

Entha Muddo - Bindumalini
Maravai - Nasikabhushani
Brova - Bahudhari
Ananda - Amrithavarshini
Nadaloludai - K. Vasantham

Of course, there are many more...in ragams, I like, Bantuvarali, Poorvikalyani, Shanmugapriya, Simhendramadyamam, Sindubairavi ....yes, the list can be endless...

Sam

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 08 Jul 2009, 06:59

Veena renditions:

1) atukAdha - manOranjani - Thyagarajar
2) akhilAndEshwari - dwijavanthi - MD
3) vallabha nAyakasya - bEgadA - MD
4) durusugA - sAveri - SS
5) tulasi bilva - kEdhAragowlai

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 08 Jul 2009, 07:04

To me, Tulasi Bilva begins and ends with Nedunuri-LGJ-Ramabhadran rendering I've heard somewhere. Everything about it - the Alapanai, the Krithi rendition with the moving Sangathis in the Pallavi, Swarams and the outstanding accompaniment by LGJ is so touching.

Sathej

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 08 Jul 2009, 07:28

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 08 Jul 2009, 07:30

Cool ji,

Yes

but well, I was just responding to srinivasrgvn's list that had Tulasi Bilva. I meant to say that Nedunuri's version is the defining one for me..

Sathej

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 08 Jul 2009, 07:37

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 08 Jul 2009, 08:22

Cool ji, yes..can't agree more!

Sathej

isramesh · Post by **isramesh** » 08 Jul 2009, 10:13

On Veena / Chitra Veena

Anandamritavarshini (SB)
Bantu reethi (Chittibabu, this piece is divine)
Geetarthamu (Emani, the bhavam pours out from the veena)
Chakkani raja (Emani again)
Akhilandeswari (Chitraveena Ravikiran)

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 08 Jul 2009, 10:48

Ahiri is another ragam I love on instruments (Ravikiran - MA - 2007; Mysore brothers).

shripathi_g · Post by **shripathi_g** » 08 Jul 2009, 11:16

Srisubramanyaya Namasthe replete with Ragamalika tanam by S Balachander. I suffered in agony after having misplaced the tanam part of it and was overjoyed when I found it again.

Vidajalathura by SB

Nadopasana by Mali

Heard a moving Bhairavi by D.Balakrishna when he had come here (San Jose) 3 years back.

sunayanaa · Post by **sunayanaa** » 08 Jul 2009, 12:12

manavyAlakim in nalinakAnti by Sri MSG, especially his folk style swaras in that raga.
ardanAreeswaram in kumadakriya by Parur Sundaram Iyer

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 08 Jul 2009, 12:45

These rank as my favorites - many of which I heard for the first time on the given instrument.

VIOLIN
na manavini vinuma - chakravakam (Lalgudi Jayaraman)
giripai nelakonna - sahana (MS Gopalakrishnan)
maguva ninne - narayanagoula (TN Krishnan)

FLUTE
sukhi yevaro - kanada (TR Mahalingam)
payyeda - nadanamakriya (T Viswanathan)
ragam, tanam, pallavi - sindhubhairavi (Sikkil Neela and Kunjumani)

VEENA
amba nilambari - nilambari (KP Sivanandam)
gangeya vasana - hamir kalyani (Doreswamy Iyengar)
sarasiruhasana priye - nattai (Ranganayaki Rajagopalan)
ramachandrena - manji (Kalpakam Swaminathan)

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 08 Jul 2009, 13:05

knandago2001 wrote:These rank as my favorites - many of which I heard for the first time on the given instrument.

VIOLIN
na manavini vinuma - chakravakam (Lalgudi Jayaraman)

I guess you mean Na Manavini Vinavayya in Chakravakam - a composition of Garbhapuri Vasar.

Sathej

knandago2001 · Post by **knandago2001** » 08 Jul 2009, 14:10

thanks sathej! sorry abt the typo

vallaki · Post by **vallaki** » 08 Jul 2009, 20:27

shripathi_g wrote:Srisubramanyaya Namasthe replete with Ragamalika tanam by S Balachander. I suffered in agony after having misplaced the tanam part of it and was overjoyed when I found it again.

Vidajalathura by SB

Nadopasana by Mali

Heard a moving Bhairavi by D.Balakrishna when he had come here (San Jose) 3 years back.

Is it possible to kindly post a link to this rendition?
Thanks Much

arunk · Post by **arunk** » 08 Jul 2009, 21:02

Generally I have a heavy bias towards vocal and so I do not listen to a lot of plain instrumental. But amongst those I do hear:

SrI nArada and nAdalOluDai on flute by KSG (these are permanently on iPod). I also immensely enjoyed an RTP in kIravAni by Jayanthi Kumaresh on the veena that is/was on YouTube.

Arun

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 08 Jul 2009, 21:07

saadhyaa · Post by **saadhyaa** » 09 Jul 2009, 06:15

Sri Jalanthara - Gambeeranaatai / Kathanuvarike- Thodi _ (especially the thanam )plus a Thillana in Sindu Bhairavi....... Smt. Rajeswari Padmanabhan - Veena

Saadhyaa

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 10 Jul 2009, 06:17

Sunayana...Manavyala...by MSG is probably the best. But, ardhanareeswaram..some how, is not true to the traditional way the song is sung...perhaps some liberties have been taken considering the instrument ? I would value other opinions on this.

Sathej · Post by **Sathej** » 10 Jul 2009, 07:38

I quite haven't heard the Parur Sundaram Iyer version of Ardhanareeshwaram. But, have heard it quite a few times by MSG/MSA. The Patantharam seems to be quite similar to the other schools. Also, I am told that their version for this dates back to a long time. Liberties with instrument - MSG does that in most solo renditions

Sathej

vallaki · Post by **vallaki** » 13 Jul 2009, 19:58

Yesterday , I was watching again, the Rajesh Vaidhya's 'VOYAGE' DVD, And I really thought that his rendition of Raghuvamsa Sudha was SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUSLY BRILLIANT !!
WOW !!!!! Really Brilliant ...........

vallaki · Post by **vallaki** » 13 Jul 2009, 19:59

This morning, in my drive, it was Chitti Babu's Jagadhodharana... No one can play that song on an instrument like him, even though U.Srinivas comes a close second ...

rajesh_rs · Post by **rajesh_rs** » 18 Jul 2009, 19:41

vallaki wrote:This morning, in my drive, it was Chitti Babu's Jagadhodharana... No one can play that song on an instrument like him, even though U.Srinivas comes a close second ...

Chitti Babu has rendered a superb Kharaharapriya (1975 concert). It is Chakkani Raja, but the alapana is so sweet and mellifluous that I have been tripping on it for a week.

Nia Rmohan · Post by **Nia Rmohan** » 20 Jul 2009, 05:42

I know he plays the veena like it is a guitar at a rock concert,
But I never liked this song till played by him.
Rajesh Vaidhya playing Chandrasekaraa in Sindhu Bairavi

That is so powerful i feel like my soul can't help but move uncontrollably to the rhythm and the music.

I am not even a huge fan of fusion. but this one of the exceptions.

appu · Post by **appu** » 20 Jul 2009, 08:22

Nia RMohan, Can you give us a link to this song as performed by Rajesh. Is it on YouTube.

vallaki · Post by **vallaki** » 20 Jul 2009, 20:10

Nia Rmohan wrote:I know he plays the veena like it is a guitar at a rock concert,
But I never liked this song till played by him.
Rajesh Vaidhya playing Chandrasekaraa in Sindhu Bairavi

That is so powerful i feel like my soul can't help but move uncontrollably to the rhythm and the music.

I am not even a huge fan of fusion. but this one of the exceptions.

I Second this , but would add that Rahesh Vaidhya is a brilliant veena player(He 'Rocks' ), his sindhubhairavi is awesome, especially this song. Yes, it is on youtube also.
Unfortunately, there seems to be a bias against him .He seems to appeal more to the younger generation, and he is no less a brilliant vainika than any from the older generation.
I recommend every veena rasika to watch that video . That is from his voyage album. In fact that whole album is very nice and lively.
The whole team are just purely enjoying very much. I love it when he does the (PDS NDN DPD PMGM PP MDP) in the chandrashekara song.

Also , there is a mindblowing simhendramadhyamam piece by him from his Toronto concert. The veena is very alive and singing and rocking and Happy in his hands.

Additionally, I would like to mention that , the same song , Chandrashekara , by Mandolin U.Srinivas is also very nice.

vallaki · Post by **vallaki** » 21 Jul 2009, 07:02

knandago2001 wrote:These rank as my favorites - many of which I heard for the first time on the given instrument.

VIOLIN
na manavini vinuma - chakravakam (Lalgudi Jayaraman)
giripai nelakonna - sahana (MS Gopalakrishnan)
maguva ninne - narayanagoula (TN Krishnan)

FLUTE
sukhi yevaro - kanada (TR Mahalingam)
payyeda - nadanamakriya (T Viswanathan)
ragam, tanam, pallavi - sindhubhairavi (Sikkil Neela and Kunjumani)

VEENA
amba nilambari - nilambari (KP Sivanandam)
gangeya vasana - hamir kalyani (Doreswamy Iyengar)
sarasiruhasana priye - nattai (Ranganayaki Rajagopalan)
ramachandrena - manji (Kalpakam Swaminathan)

Like Love at first sight !!!!

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 21 Jul 2009, 07:05