Here are the latest Carnatic audio files! Please note that:
Shri
Madurai Mani Iyer - Vocal 
Raagam-Thaanam-Pallavi:
"Gaana Lola Karunaalavaala", Thodi (RealAudio)
Part
1: Raagam / Thaanam (2.37 M) | Part
2: Pallavi / Kalpanaaswaram (2.18 M)
An
astounding rendering of Thodi raagam by the great Shri Madurai Mani Iyer.
An ongoing discussion on the newsgroup rec.music.indian.classical has arrived
at the consensus that shri M.S.Gopalakrishnan is the violin accompaniment;
his uncanny ability to exactly follow Shri MMI represents the reverence
had for such great artistes.
Shri
Musiri Subramania Iyer - Vocal
"Samugaana
Nilva", Kokilavaraali (RealAudio - 1862 K)
The
divinity and grace of this piece reminds us of our tutelage under our guru,
Shri S.R.Janakiraman. When told how similar his rendering was to that of
Shri Musiri Subramania Iyer, from whom he learnt this song, he humbly remarked
that there could be no greater compliment.
Shri
M. D. Ramanathan - Vocal
We
have decided to remove the MDR recordings in light of their poor quality.
We are, however, in the process of reencoding these.
Shri
Lalgudi G. Jayaraman - Violin
"Thaka
Thaja Nu", Thillana, Mohanakalyani (RealAudio - 593 K)
The
great violin maestro and composer needs no introduction. He is perhaps
the greatest contemporary composer, and he is known most for his many beautiful
thillana compositions.
Shri
T. Chowdiah - Violin
"Era
Naapai", Thodi Raagam Varnam (RealAudio - 432 K)
We
feel compelled to talk a bit about the genius of T. Chowdiah, as revealed
in this sound clip. Not only does he play the violin with multiple strings,
but he has also rendered this Thodi varnam in three speeds.
Shri
T. N. Seshagopalan - Vocal
"Nindadi
Chandanam", Darbari Kanada (RealAudio - 387 K)
"Maayamaa
Yanine", Ahiri (MP3 - 1271 K)
T.N.
Seshagopalan is one of the foremost Carnatic vocalists of our time.
His mastery over ragas can be likened to having fluency in a myriad of
languages.
Shri
L. Subramaniam - Violin
"Jalajaksha",
Varnam, Hamsadhwani (MP3 - 1646 K)
The
true greatness of Shri L. Subramaniam is evoked in this rendition of the
classic varnam in 13 successive speeds. We have heretofore been unsuccessful
in maintaining our talam with this piece! To maintain absolute clarity
in discerning the different speeds, we have chosen to encode this piece
in MP3 format.
Shri
N. Ravikiran - Chitraveena/Gottuvaadyam
"Nee
Dayaraadaa", Vasanthabhairavi (RealAudio)
| Part 1: Raagam (641
K) | Part 2: Kriti
with kalpanaaswaram (724 K)
It
is said that Ravi Shankar, upon observing the genius of Ravikiran, commented
to the effect that "if you do not believe in God, take a look at Ravikiran."
He was a child prodigy who is believed to be the re-incarnation of his
grandfather, a great gottuvadyam player himself.
For those who prefer higher quality recordings, I have uploaded an abridged MP3 sample of the same piece
Shri
U. Srinivas - Mandolin
"Thaamarai
Pootha", Sindhu Bhairiavi (RealAudio - 459 K)
Master
Srinivas, as he is known, was a child prodigy who adapted the western mandolin
to Carnatic Music.
Hyderabad
Brothers - Vocal
"Pranamaamyaham",
Goula (RealAudio - 697 K)
Shri
D. Seshachary and Shri D. Ragavachary are among the top Carnatic vocalists
in India, and are known for their powerful renditions and unique style.
