HYDERABAD: ‘Nallan Chakravarthula’ is not mere surname but one that is associated with music — their patriarch N.Ch. Krishnamacharyulu being a scholarly musician and an author. N.Ch. Parthasarathi is one of the descendents of this clan and earned name as an impressive vocalist. He was featured by Sri Kartikeya Gana Sabha in an absorbing recital he gave at the Kowtha Swarajya Vihar, Padmarao Nagar, last week. He was accompanied by O. Rajasekhar on violin and Ch. Ramakrishna on mridangam.
Parthasarathi is a dedicated musician who appeared to have acquired some skills of his uncle Krishnamacharyulu. Hyderabad Brothers Raghavachari and Seshachari too put him in the track. He did doctorate in sahitya and Sangeetha.
Parthasarathi opened the concert with popular
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The neravu at Dharalona Nee Saati was a good effort and brought out the intrinsic bhava of the lyrics. The Swarakalpana presented in higher speed was neat execution never losing the sight of raga bhava. The appeal of the melody got further elevated with Rajasekhar’s violin.
Parthasarathi then presented a couple of Thyagaraja compositions –
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So was young Ramakrishna’s mridangam play who displayed his skills in playing tani avartanam too. His play simply followed as vocalist’s rhythmic support. Of the final numbers Parthasarathi presented, notable were Prayaga Ramadasus’s Udbhavinchinadu in Janjhooti, Badrachala Ramadasa’s Eevela Nanu Brovara in Khamas, javali in Kapi of Tirupathi Narayanaswamy and a tillana of Patnam again in Khamas.