Live Vocal Concerts from 1970

Live Vocal Concerts from 1970 – 2005

Professor Mysore Sri. V. Ramarathnam (MVR)

South India Fine Arts 2002

Subramanyam V.R.(Vocal Support)

Hemmige V. Srivatsan - violin

Vadiraja Bhatt - Mridangam

At 85 years old and still singing Prof. Ramarathnam is possibly one of most senior vidwans that SIFA was proud to present. In this concert Prof. Ramarathnam presents some of the very rare compositions that connoisseurs of karnatik music have heard from great masters such a s Ariyakudi, Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer,

Introduction: Jayaram Iyer

1. NinnuuKori - Varnam - Kannada - Adi - Veena Kuppaiyer
2. Pranamaamyaham - Gowla -Adi- Mysore Vasudevachar
3. SakethaNagaraNatha -Harikambodhi- Rupaka - Mysore Sadhashiva Rao

(" Mysore Sadha Shiva Rao is a disciple Valajapet Venkataramana Bhagavathar who himself was a direct disciple of Tyagaraja. Mysore Sadha Shiva Rao composed this rare Krithi in Harikambodhi in honor of Saint Tyagaraja and presented it in front of Saint Tyagaraja himself. ")

4. KarunaJoodu - Sri - Adi - Syama Sastry
5. Tyagarajaya Namasthe - Begade - Adi - Muthuswami Dikshithar
6. YenduDagina vado - Thodi - Mishra Chapu - Tyagaraja
7. BinnaHakke BayillaVayya - Khambodhi -Misra Chapu - Purandara Dasa
8. Amba Nee Sharanamu - Ananda Bhairavi - Adi - Ramaswamy Dikshithar

(Ramaswamy Dikshithar is the father and guru of Muthuswamy Dikshithar. He has composed many scholarly compositions, Ragamalikas, Darus, etc. )

9. Ramajogi Mandu Konnare - Kamas -Adi - Bhadrachala Ramadas
10. Krishna Nee Begane Baro - Yaman- Mishra Chapu- Vyasaraya
11. Aligithe - Huseni - Mishra Chapu - Kshetragna's Padam
12. Thillana - Dhintana Tare Dhirana- Behag - Adi - Mutthiah Bhagavathar

Vote of Thanks: Vaidyanathan

R – Raga; N – Neraval; S – Swaras; Numbers in paranthesis -time in mins

Professor Ramarathnam’s 90^th Birthday Celebration Concert Links

Vidushi Smt. Kunya Prabhakar and other disciples rendering Prof. Ramarathnam’s compositions on the

occasion of Professors 90^th Birthday Celebrations December 2006, Mysore, India

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4826827817089201289

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1702810840269204266&hl=en

The following are the video links of a concert by Sangeetha Kalanidhi M. Chandrasekar & Smt. Bharathi Gopal

accompanied by Tumkur B. Ravishankar on Mridangam and Tumkur. B. Shashishankar on Ghatam. on the occasion

R – Raga; N – Neraval; S – Swaras; Numbers in paranthesis -time in mins