Rasathmakam Live at Calcutta - 1972 - 3ACD T.R.Subramanyam

T. R. Subramanyam, or TRS as he is more popularly known in the field of South Indian Classical Music and music loving rasikas is a great musician with high caliber and uncommon traits. He is unconventional and ever willing to explore new avenues in music. TRS is scholarly and original in his approach to all aspects of classical music. In his swaraprastharas, he uses swaras intelligently- embellishing them skillfully with the use of swaraksharams, poruttams etc. TRS as a teacher is unmatched for his enormous knowledge of the subject, his dedication to the art and his patience towards his disciples. The Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi is TRS's forte and his dexterity in rendering the RTP is unrivaled. Apart from being a brilliant composer, TRS has a wide repertoire of songs which he sings in concerts, many of which include compositions of new and modern composers. Here is a fascinating concert of TRS where he has included compositions of Koteeswara Iyer (Varanamukha and Kanda Bhaktha)and a rare composition of Swathi Tirunal in Atana (Kantha thava). A mind boggling RTP in Kalyani is the highlight of this concert. He is accompanied on the violin by renowned violinist Thirupparkadal Veeraraghavan and on the mridangam by the renowned artist from Andhra Pradesh, Kamalakar Rao. TRS has concluded the concert with a Tillana in the raga Desh. A special feature of this concert is the number of raga alapanas TRS has delineated in the most exquisite manner Disc 1 - 58min's 34 sec Varnam Nattakkurunji Adi Moolai Veedu Rangaswami Nattuvanar Varanamukha Hamsadhvani Rupakam Koteeswara Iyer Sogasuga Sriranjani Rupakam Thyagaraja Yochana Darbar Adi Thyagaraja Knatha thava Atana Adi Swathi Tirunal Disc 2 - 56min's 59sec Kanda Bhaktha Dharmavathi Misra Chapu Koteeswara Iyer Manaviyala Nalinakanthi Adi Thyagaraja Enatinomu Bhairavi Adi Thyagaraja Disc 3 - 38min's 54sec RTP - Kalyani - Adi Tala (Vaibhave Vinave Shive Vegame Brovave) Tillana Desh Adi Lalgudi G. Jayaraman

Violin: Thirupparkadal Veeraraghavan Mridangam: Kamalakar Rao