Swara Bushani

A Compilation of the Great Masters of Carnatic Music
Oriental 166/167 (2 CDs)

Contents:

1. M. Balamurali Krishna: Invocation (1'44)
2. Sudha Raghunathan, with V.V. Ravi, Srimushnam Raja Rao
   Mosahode Nallo - Subha Pantuvarali/Adi - Purandaradasa (7'15)
3. D.K. Pattammal, with R.K. Sriramkumar, V. Suresh
   Chintayamam - Bhairavi/Rupakam - Muthuswamy Dikshitar (6'51)
4. B. Rajam Iyer, with Tirupparkadal Veeraraghavan, Madurai Srinivasan
   Jambupathe - Yamunakalyani/Rupakam - Muthuswamy Dikshitar (7'15)
5. "Musical Interlude" (2'33)
6. K.V. Narayanaswamy, with R.K. Sriramkumar, Trichur C. Narendran
   Arunachalanadam - Saranga/Rupakam - Muthuswamy Dikshitar (6'52)
7. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, with V.V. Ravi, Srimushnam Raja Rao
   Sri Kalahastisa - Huseini/Kanda chapu - Muthuswamy Dikshitar (6'52)
8. D.K. Jayaraman, with R.K. Sriramkumar, J. Vaidhyanathan
   Ananda Natana Prakasam - Kedaram/Misra chapu - Muthuswamy Dikshitar (6'50)
9. Maharajapuram Santhanam, with Madurai S. Balasubramaniam, Vellore Ramabhadran
   Muiyakka - Ragamalika/Adi - Purandaradasa (5'23)

1. M. Balamurali Krishna: Invocation (1'44)
2. M. Balamurali Krishna, with V.V. Ravi, Srimushnam Raja Rao
   Sambho Mahadeva - Pantuvarali/Rupakam - Tyagaraja (8'31)
3. Bombay Sisters (C. Saroja & C. Lalitha), with Usha Rajagopalan, T. Ramdoss
   Sundarini - Kalyani/Adi - Tyagaraja (7'28)
4. R.K. Srikantan, with M.S. Anantharaman, Srimushnam Raja Rao
   Srinivasa Enna - Sriranjani/Rupakam - Purandaradasa (6'34)
5. "Musical Interlude" (3'29)
6. Charumati Ramachandran & Trichur V. Ramachandran, with M.A. Sundaresan, T. Shyamsundar
   Ilalo Pranatarti - Atana/Adi - Tyagaraja (6'31)
7. T.N. Seshagopalan, with V.V. Ravi, Srimushnam Raja Rao
   O Rangasayee - Kamboji/Adi - Tyagaraja (7'21)
8. Lalgudi Jayaraman & Kum. Viji Jayaraman, with G.J.R. Krishnan, R. Ramesh, T.V. Vasan (ghatam)
   Gati Neevani - Todi/Adi - Tyagaraja (7'50)
9. "Music Interlude" (1'33)

Sound quality: fair/good (depends on track)

Recording date: unknown

In each listing, accompanists are violinist and mridangamist respectively. Items which are sung by two performers are listed with an ampersand.

This recital can certainly be interesting for its variety of top-flight performers, but there is very little in the way of improvisation, and of course the instrumental interludes are rather silly.

By way of footnote, tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 of CD#1 are known collectively as the "Panchabhuta Linga" kritis of Dikshitar.

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