T.K. Govinda Rao

w/ Purnachander (violin), Madurai T. Srinivasan (mridangam), Palghat V.A. Sundaram (ghatam)
EMI India CDNF 168427

Contents:

1. Entha Vedu Kondu Raghava - Saraswathi Manohari/Adi - Thyagaraja (8'35)
2. Biraana Brova - Kalyani/Adi, Tisra Gathi - Tharangampadi Panchanatha Iyer (18'32)
3. Bhogeendrasaayinam - Kunthalavarali/Khanda Chapu - Swathi Tirunal (3'37)
4. Thiruvadi Saranam - Khambhoji/Adi - Gopalakrishna Bharathi (11'51)
5. Kaaththarulenam - Sindhubhairavi/Adi - (6'04)
6. Baaro Krishnayya - Ragamalika/Adi - Kanaka Dasar (6'39)
7. Ramarathna - Peelu/Adi - Meera Bai (6'11)

Sound quality: good

Recording date: unknown; CD issue: 2000

This is a rather far-ranging collection, with no true "main piece" (and track #2 features a thani avartham) as befitting TKG's somewhat esoteric interests. It does display some of his tremendous raga bhava, however, in the short pieces.

Despite the almost embryonic program, TKG's style is extremely communicative, with a command of history & substance which is especially appealing to the more scholarly-oriented listener.

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