M.D.Ramanathan - ACD

Live in Concert

Accompanists: Sangitha Kalanidhi T.N. Krishnan - Violin | Sangitha Kalanidhi Vellore Ramabhadran - Mridangam If an artist was endowed with a baritone voice that would be the envy of a Pavarotti or a Bocellie, also blessed with delightful musical sensibility, creative instincts of a composer and inherited the lineage of Thyagaraja-Patnam-Poocchi-Tiger? that was M.D. Ramanathan (MDR). MDR is renowned for his slow and soulful rendition of compositions. This CD brings out a lot of his slow and soul filling compositions as well as his own compositions in soft ragas. Some of MDR's majestic compositions like Gajavadana in Hamsadwani, Thillana in Kapi, Maname Ramanai in a beautiful Sindhubairavi, in this CD, bring out his creative instincts as a Composer. His low sruti was a challenge to the violin and mridangam, but accompanists delighted in his truly rich shruti-aligned idiom and the measured gait of his music. Enjoy this CD and get entranced by MDR's erudition, baritone voice, melody and method. CD - 01 Virboni (Varnam) - Bhairavi - Khanda Ata - Pachimiriyam Adiyappa Gajavadana - Hamsadwani - Rupakam - M.D. Ramanathan Manasa - Anandabaravi - Rupakam - Muthuswami Dikshitar Vidajaladura - Janaranjani - Adi - Tyagaraja Brovabarama - Bahudari - Adi - Tyagaraja CD - 02 Kamalambam - Kalyani - Adi - Muthuswami Dikshitar Viruttam - Ragamalika Nandagopa - Kapi - Mishra Chapu - M.D. Ramanathan Tillana - Kapi - Adi - M.D. Ramanathan Maname - Sindhubhairavi - Mishra Chapu - M.D. Ramanathan Ninama - Sowrashtram - Adi - Tyagaraja Mangalam - Madyamavati - Tyagaraja Disclaimer : The contents herein have been retrieved from archives and spruced up with the best of technologies. Every effort has been made to give by and large, a fine audio listening experience. Disc Format Duration Disc 1 ACD 1 hr 08 mins Disc 2 ACD 1 hr 07 mins