Lotus Signatures
Dr. N. Ramani (flute)
w/ Nagai Muralidaran (violin), Trichy Sankaran (mridangam), V. Nagarajan (kanjira), E.M. Subramaniam (ghatam), A. Kannan (moorsing)
Music of the World 141

Contents:

  1. Sobhillu Saptasvara - Jaganmohini/Rupakam - Tyagaraja (4'41)
  2. Pankajalochana Pahi - Kalyani/Misra Chapu - Swati Tirunal (10'55)
  3. Ragam, Tanam - Kiravani (11'26)
  4. Pallavi: Iswari Mahesvari Jagadisvari Himatri Suputra Jagatra - Kiravani/Adi -(27'21)
  5. Teliyaleru Rama - Dhenuka/Desadi - Tyagaraja (4'33)

Sound quality: superlative

Copyright date: 1997

The percussion ensemble appears only for the extensive tala vadya kacheri in track #4; Trichy Sankaran handles the rest. Ramani is in top form, although the pallavi is very abbreviated to make space for the percussion ensemble.

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