Shambho Mahadeva
Music for Vina, South India
Rajeswari Padmanaban
w/ Karaikudi Sambasivayer Subramanian (vina), Tanjore Upendran (mridangam)
Wergo "Museum Collection Berlin" SM 1709-2 (2 CDs)

Contents:

  1. Varnam: Moha Lahiri - Kapi/Adi - Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer (4'45)
  2. Shri Jalamdharam - Gambhira Nata/Adi - Jayacama Rajendra (4'56)
  3. Shamkari Nivani - Begada/Rupakam - Subbaraya Shastri (5'39)
  4. Shambho Mahadeva - Bauli/Rupakam - Nilakantha Shivan (6'39)
  5. Cittam Eppadiyo - Nadanamakriya/Mishra Capu - Vedanayakam Pillai (6'06)
  6. Kaddanuvariki - Todi/Adi - Tyagaraja (18'22)
  7. Tillana: Di Mi Ta Ja Nu - Sindhu Bhairavi/Adi - Lalgudi Jayaraman (7'59)
  8. Mangalam: Pavamanasutudu - Saurashtram/Adi - Tyagaraja (1'04)
  9. Ramacandram - Vasanta/Rupakam - Muttusvami Dikshitar (6'48)
  10. Mari Vere - Anandabhairavi/Mishra Capu - Shyama Shastri (9'59)
  1. Alapanam, Tanam - Shankarabharanam (23'48)
  2. Eduta Nilicite - Shankarabharanam/Adi - Tyagaraja (18'10)
  3. Shobhillu - Jaganmohini/Adi - Tyagaraja (9'37)
  4. Kripa Jucutaku - Chayatarangini/Adi - Tyagaraja (4'26)
  5. Shankari Ninne - Pantuvarali/Mishra Capu - Mysore Vasudevachariar (7'11)
  6. Sarasa Sama Dana - Kapinarayani/Adi - Tyagaraja (5'02)
  7. Nenar Uncinanu - Malavi/Adi - Tyagaraja (5'23)

Sound quality: excellent (vina), fair (mridangam)

Recording date: June 1975 (Berlin); original release date (some items): 1980 (LP); CD issue: 2004

Includes a 124 page booklet with discussion and musical examples.

CD#1 tracks 1-8 form a studio recital. CD#2 tracks 1-2 are from a live concert, also in Berlin. The remaining tracks are archival, added to supplement this CD "museum" release.

Rajeswari Padmanaban sings softly on some tracks.

Whereas the remastering job is superb in many ways, they have clipped the high notes on the mridangam, for unknown reasons.

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T. M. McComb