Finer details conveyed

REPLETE WITH refreshing details, Seetha Rajan's vocal recital for Kala Kruthi formed a demonstration of her skill to convey finer expressions quite heartily.

The vocalist's placement of swaras in conclusion of the piece, ``Merusamana'' of Thyagaraja in Mayamalavagowlai revealed her concern to render them in sequences aimed at an effective projection of the raga's resplendent features.

The singer's delineation of Begada was an earnest endeavour to draw a catchy raga preface to the piece, ``Vamurugava'' of R. Venugopal in an exquisite musical form.

Completing ``Padavini'' of Thyagaraja in Salagabhairavi crisply and at a happy pace, Seetha Rajan gave a gratifying account of Subhapanthuvarali with the focus on the details of its melodic appeal.

The singer's description of Kambodi as the recital's major raga was thoughtful and attested to her eagerness to develop an engaging form of it.

The piece, ``O Ranga Sayee'' of Thyagaraja in it was presented by the musician with a perception of the excellence of its classical contents.

S. Varadarajan accompanied the recital daintily on the violin. His exercises in Bagada and Kambodi were elegant.

Manoj Siva's dutiful support on the mridangam was praiseworthy.

Enjoyable

Young Mambalam Sisters (Vijayalakshmi and Chitra) gave an enjoyable vocal recital for Sravanam at the auditorium of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Information Centre in T.Nagar.

They enthused the audience with their brisk rendition of the pieces, ``Paripalayamam'' (Ritigowlai, Swati Tirunal), ``Venkatasailavihara'' (Hamirkalyani, Subbaraya Sastri), ``Garudagamana'' (Hindolam), ``Ninamame'' (Madhyamavathi, Annamacharya) and ``Paramapavana'' (Poorvikalyani, Ramanathapuram Srinivasa Iyenger).

The singers' representation of the piece in Hamirkalyani was rhythmically attractive and could have been more effective with specific emphasis on its musical delicateness.

The duo's elaboration of Poorvikalyani as preface to the piece of Ramanthapuram Srinivasa Iyengar was planned well.

They completed this piece with a smart session of neraval and swara passages.

R. Hemalatha's tasteful accompaniment on the violin was noteworthy.

The sketches of Hindolam and Poorvikalyani drawn by her lucidly, earned special admiration. Kumbakonam K. Ramakrishnan supported the recital well on the mridangam. His thani in the phase of Poorvikalyani was pleasant.

R.V.

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