Maharajapuram Santhanam
Karnatic Music
w/ Maharajapuram Ramachandran (vocal support), Vellore Thyagarajan (violin), Vellore Ramabhadran (mridangam)
Naïve Ethnic B 6746

Contents:

  1. Siddhi Vinayakan Seveham - Mohanakalyani/Adi - Muthayya Bhagavathar (4'49)
  2. Parvati Kumaram - Natakurinji/Rupakam - Muthuswamy Dikshitar (3'31)
  3. Ganamurte - Ganamurthi/Adi - Thyagaraja? (6'46)
  4. Sobhillu Sapthaswara - Jaganmohini/Rupakam - Thyagaraja (4'39)
  5. Evarura Ninuvina - Mohanam/Misra Chapu - Thyagaraja (10'15)
  6. Sri Kanthimathim - Hemavathi/Adi - Muthuswamy Dikshitar (27'07)
  7. Ninnaye Rathiyenru - Bagesri/Rupakam - Subramanya Bharathi (3'12)

Sound quality: superlative

Recording date: 1991 (Paris)

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This is one of the rare top-quality international productions given to Carnatic music. Of course, Maharajapuram Santhanam, son of Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer, was a fine ambassador.

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T. M. McComb