RAMNAD KRISHNAN - Live at Kapaleeswarar Temple Description : Ramnad Krishnan was a unique artiste whose music was known for its felicity and finesse. Backed by a resonant voice, he cast a spell on the audience with swaras and ragas running errands for him. His music has transcended time and continues to inspire the present generation of musicians and rasikas- years after his untimely demise. This audio CD is a modest effort to commemorate one of the greatest exponents of carnatic music of our times.

This product, backed by a genuine desire to preserve for posterity has been retrieved from the archives. Every effort has been made to give you a good listening experience by and large.

Tracks : 1. Bahudari - kriti - talam: Adi "Brova bharama" of Tyagaraja. The raga alapana is so fresh and captivating and the svara kalpana is equally attractive 2. Nayaki - kriti - talam: Adi Nee Bhajanaghana a Madhyamakala kriti in this raga 3. Sankarabharanam - kriti - talam: Misra chapu "Akshaya linga vibho" of Muthuswami Dikshitar, a masterpiece and also a favourite of the artist, is presented with a traditional raga alapana ,neraval and kalpana svara. 4. Nitimati - Kriti - talam: Rupakam "Mohanakara" a 60th Melakarta raga kriti of Koteeswara Iyer 5. Madhyamavati - kriti - talam: Adi "Karpagame kan parai", the famous kriti of Papanasam Sivan is rendered with a highly creative alapana and svara prastara, followed by tani avartanam on the mridangam. 6. Bhairavi - Thevaram - talam: Triputa "Kadalagi" a thevaram by Tirunyanasammandar. It is beautifully constructed like a padam 7. Saveri - javali - talam: Adi "Muttavaddura", the Saveri raga javali of Tanjavur Cinnayya, with a dominant javali gait in desadi. 8. Kanada - javali - talam: Misra chapu "Charumati upacaramu" an anonymous javali with a mild javali lilt, sung with high musical emotion. Raga alapana is crisp & fresh 9. Sindhubhairavi - tiruppugaz - talam: tiruppugaz "Karanamadaga vandu", the tiruppugaz song of Saint Arunagirinathar in a tiruppugaz tala with 9 counts gives a short, brilliant outburst of the attractive desya raga. Violin : V. Sethuramayya Mirdangam : Ramnad Raghavan

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