Ritha Rajan, Dilip Memory Concert, Music Club IIT Madras

[rbharath]

Ritha Rajan - Kumbakonam M R Gopinath - Thanjavur R Kumar

Dilip Veeraraghavan Memorial Concert
Music Club IIT Madras, CLT
6 March 09

sAmi nIpai - Anandabhairavi - aTa tALam (short sketch)
nI muddu mOmu - kamalA manOhari - Adi - T (S)
himAdri sutE - kalyANi - tisra Ekam - SS (RNS)
pAhimAm ratnAcala - mukhAri - Adi - MD (R)
idhE bhAgyamu - kannaDa - misra cApu - T (RS)
shrIpapriya sangItOpAsana - aTANA - Adi - T
naDaci naDaci - kharaharapriyA - Adi - T (RNS)
tani
tAmarasAksha - yadukulakAmbhOji - tisra tripuTa - MuvvAnalloor Sabhapathayya
brOVavammA - mAnji - misra cApu - SS
samayamidE rA rA - bEhAg - rUpakam - PSI
slOkam from vairAgya pancakam of vEdAnta dEsikA - saurAshTram
nI nAma rUpamulaku - saurAshTram - Adi - T

It was a concert of its own kind. Truly traditional and perfectly fitting for the occasion.

Each kriti rendition was weighty. The choice of pieces was refreshingly different from the usual. Each AlApanai was absolutely fantastic. Each phrase falling in place and totally moving. The neraval and svarams were all superb as well.

The accompanists made a perfect team and played in a very matching fashion of the concert.

bharath

[Kailash]

Ritha Rajan's concert purely classy, Just reflecting the melodious music style of her Guru Ramnad Krishnan.
The ragas, Neraval were handled well with no compromises made on Laya, Ghamaka and Bhava making the music absolutely true and fantastic.
Truely a great concert.

[kmrasika]

I always wondered who composed that sedate padam in yadukula khAmbhOji. It has very nice sangatIs in it.

[rbharath]

I always wondered who composed that sedate padam in yadukula khAmbhOji. It has very nice sangatIs in it.

i was under the impression that it was a Kshetragna composition. However, Smt. Ritha Rajan had clarified that it is a composition of Muvanalloor Sabhapathayya