S. Nithyasree performed along with B. Ganapathiraman (mridangam) and B.S. Purushotham (kanjira).
| Photo Credit: M. Srinath
S. Nithyasree presented a veena recital at Narada Gana Sabha under the Mangalam Muthuswamy Veena Endowment series. She was accompanied by B. Ganapathiraman on the mridangam and B.S. Purushotham on the kanjira.The recital commenced with the Nattakurinji pada varnam ‘Chalamela’, followed by Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar’s ‘Gam ganapate’ in Hamsadhwani. Kalpanaswaras, rendered in two speeds, added vitality to the composition. Nithyasree then explored Jaganmohini through a brief raga alapana before presenting Tyagaraja’s ‘Sobillu saptaswara’. The accompanying swara passages were rendered in two speeds, though the second-speed patterns occasionally tended towards repetition.A change in pace came with a leisurely chowka kala rendition of Muthuswami Dikshitar’s ‘Kamalamba samrakshitoham’ in Anandabhairavi. The sub-main of the evening was Lathangi. Nithyasree offered an expansive alapana that highlighted the raga’s many characteristic panchama-varjya and shadja-varjya phrases, while traversing all three octaves with ease. The gradual movement, between the lower, middle and upper registers, contributed to the raga’s sense of expansiveness and helped sustain the listener’s interest.This was followed by Patnam Subramania Iyer’s kriti ‘Marivere’ (Khanda Chapu tala), embellished with kalpanaswaras. The Lathangi segment stood out for its poise and control.
