Lute Maestro

V. Doreswamy Iyengar
w/ D. Balakrishna (veena support), Vellore G. Ramabhadran (mridangam), T.H. Vinayakram (ghatam)
Koel 066

Contents:

1. Maathe Malayadhwaja - Khamas/Adi - Muthiah Bhagavatar (5'52)
2. Raghunaatha Nannu - Suraranjani/Adi - Ramnad Srinivasa Iyengar (5'03)
3. Apparama Bhakthi - Panthuvarali/Rupakam - Thyagaraja (9'00)
4. Pogadirelo Ranga - Shankarabharanam/Misra Chapu - Purandaradasa (10'00)
5. Bhajare - Abheri/Adi - Mysore Vasudevacharya (16'04)
6. Manasa Sancharare - Sama/Adi - Sadasiva Brahmendra (7'44)
7. Thillana - Behag/Deshadi - Mysore Veena Seshanna (5'05)
8. Thillana - Darbari/Adi - Mysore Veena Seshanna (4'31)
9. Kalaye - Janjhoti/Rupakam - Swathi Thirunal (5'25)

Sound quality: excellent

Original release: 1996 (Sangeetha)

The renditions and sound quality are good here, but none of the items really stands out. The main piece is mostly percussion, and so the program as a whole lacks weight. Nonetheless, it is a sensible introduction to ragas on veena.

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