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S. SIVAKUMAR
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Young Raghava Krishna’s alapana had phrases perfectly honed.
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Pleasant recital: Raghava Krishna
Raghava Krishna, who has been performing for a few years now, scored a point by rendering the non-routine Lalgudi-Kshethra Kriti, ‘Gathi Neevani’ (Tyagaraja-Thodi) admirably, at Sri Thyagaraja Vidwath Samajam, Mylapore.
His voice, as it gets to the upper octaves has a pleasing mellowness.
The alapanas had phrases perfected by honing and the kriti rendition was marked by a keen sahithya-sense.
Raghava began with ‘Sri Ganapathini’ (Sourashtram) and followed it up with the expected ‘Guruleka Etuvanti’ (Gouri Manohari).
Purvikalyani raga vistharam (Gnanamosagaradha), had a slightly ambiguous beginning but attained clarity as it progressed.
‘Bale Balendhu’ (Rithigowlai) warranted a more stretched kalapramanam for the kriti to unfold in all its majesty.
‘Nannu Kannathalli’ (Sindhu Kannada) and ‘Haridasulu Vedale’ (Yamuna Kalyani) were his other inclusions.
VVS Murari (violin) and Ganapathy Raman (mridangam) accompanied in a manner that would have ideally suited the youngster’s manodharma.
N. Murali, Managing Director of The Hindu, released a CD containing kritis and slokas rendered by Raghava Krishna. P.S.Narayanaswami received the first copy.
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