Mudikondan C.Venkatarama Iyer's Carnatic Music-Vocal

Mudikondan Sri.C.Venkatarama Iyer -1897 to 1975. He was a stalwart among top-ranking musician holding various Awards. He was a Great Laya, Lakshya-Lakshna vidwan. Mudikondan’s specialities were Ragam Thanam Pallavi recitals. He passed on the legacy to his primary disciples R. Vedavalli and B.Krishnamurti. His Simmanandhana Thala Pallavi needs a special mention. He was well versed in many S.Indian languages, Sanskrit,Grantham,English etc.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Mudikondan Sri C.Venkatarama Iyer's Carnatic Music - Vocal

Monday, July 19, 2010

001 MCV-AIR.1.wmv

001-Sri Shankara Guru varam -Ragam - Nagaswarali,

Thalam-Rupakam, Composer - Maha Vaidyanathaiyer.

002-MCV-AIR.2.wmv

002-Dhaya joo chutaki ethivela ra - Ragam-Gana Bharathi,

Thalam -Aadi, Composer-Thyagaiyer.

003-MCV-AIR.3.wmv

003-Aedho theriyamal pogudae , Ragam - Hameer Kalyani , Thalam - Rupakam , Composer - Gopalakrishna Bharathi.

004-MCV-AIR.4.wmv

004- Ninnuvina marigaladha , Ragam - Aberi ,

Thalam - Rupakam,Composer - Shyama Sastri.

005-MCV-AIR.5-.wmv

005-Thanujunu kaithali , Ragam - Nayaki ,

Thalam - Rupakam, Composer - Thyagaiyer

006-MCV-AIR.6-i.wmv

006-Karuvelpulu - Ragam - Kalyani , Thalam - Aadi ,

Composer - Thyagaiyer

007-MCV-AIR.6-ii.wmv

007-Continuation of Karuvelpulu- Ragam - Kalyani , Thalam - Aadi , Composer - Thyagaiyer

008-MCV-Shanmugapriya Pallavi - I.i.wmv

008-Swarasthana Pada Varnam - Pankajashi - Ragam Kambhoji, Maha Vidwan Ramaswamy Sivan ( Maha Vaidhyanatha Iyer's brother)

009-MCV-Shanmugapriya Pallavi - I.ii.wmv

009-Continuation of Kambhoji varnam followed by

Shanmugapriya Raga Alapana.

010-MCV-Shanmugapriya Pallavi - I.iii.wmv

010-Continuation of Shanmugapriya Raga Alapana

011-MCV-Shanmugapriya Pallavi - I.iv.wmv

011-Continuation of Shanmugapriya Raga Alapana

012-MCV-Shanmugapriya Pallavi - I.v.wmv

012-Continuation of Shanmugapriya Raga Alapana

013-MCV-Shanmugapriya Pallavi - II-i-Part1.wmv

013-Part1. - Shanmugapriya Ragam - Thanam

014-MCV-Shanmugapriya Pallavi-II-i- Part 2.wmv

014-Part2. - Shanmugapriya Ragam - Thanam

015-MCV-Shanmugapriya Pallavi-II-i- Part 3.wmv

015-Part3. - Shanmugapriya ragam - Pallavi " Unadhu Paadam thunaiyae Oar Arumuganae Arumuganae Guhanae ..."

016-MCV-Shanmugapriya Pallavi-II-i- Part 4.wmv

Shanmugapriya ragam - Pallavi and Kalpana swaram

017-MCV-Shanmugapriya Pallavi-II-i- Part 5.wmv

017-Part5. - Shanmugapriya ragam - Kalpana swaram

018-MCV-Shanmugapriya Pallavi-II-i- Part 6.wmv

018-Part6. - Shanmugapriya ragam - Mridangam Thani Avarthanam

019-MCV-Shanmugapriya Pallavi-II-ii.wmv

019-Thillana - Ragam - Kanada -Gowri Nayaka

020-MCV-SI.1.wmv(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration)

020-MCV-SI.1 - Inagural Speech - Endowment Lecture Demonstration by Mudikondan Sri.C.Venkatarama Iyer on some aspects of Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer and his contributions to Carnatic Music with special reference to Simmanandhana Pallavi on the occasion of the Shashtiabthapoorthi celebration of Dr.V.Ragavan in the presence of the Highnesses of Travancore (Travancore Maharaja and Maharani)

Simmanandhana Pallavi in trikalam - Lecture Demonstration at Music Academy, Chennai -Annual Conferance at Music Academy in 1970 and earlier in 1952. Violin -Lalgudi G.Jayaraman , Mridangam - Umayalpuram Sivaraman.

021-MCV-SI.2-i.wmv(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration)

021-MCV-SI.2-i - Mudikondan's speech about Mahavaidyanathaiyer.

022-MCV-SI.2-ii-.wmv-Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration)

022-MCV-SI.2-ii. wmv- Continuation of Mudikondan's speech about Mahavaidyanathaiyer.

023-MCV-SI.3.wmv(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration)

023-MCV-SI.3 - Pankajashi Varnam - Kambhoji Ragam - Thalam Adi , Composer-Ramaswamy Sivan

024-MCV-SI.4.wmv(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration)

024-MCV-SI.4- Sri Shankara Guruvaram -Ragam - Nagaswarali, Thalam-Rupakam, Composer - Mahavaidyanathaiyer.

025-MCV-SI.5-i.wmv(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration)

025-MCV-SI.5-i -Mela Ragamalika (Janaka Ragamalika by Maha Vaidhyanatha Sivan- One in each Chakra, starting with Pranatharthihara Prabho Murare - Ragam -Sri
followed by 1st Chakra Melaragam Kanakangi.

026-MCV-SI.5-ii-.wmv(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration)

026-MCV-SI.5-ii - Continuation of Melaragmalika 1.Kanakangi..2.Hanumanthodi....3.Vakulabharanam.....4.Varunapriya.....

5.DeeraSankarabharanam...6.Ragavardhani..7.Pavani...8.Shadvidamargini...

9.Gamanashrama....10.Simhendramadhyamam.......11.Rishabhapriya...12.Rasikapriya

027-MCV-SI.5-iii.wmv(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration)

027-MCV-SI.5-iii- Continuation of Mela Ragamalika...Rasikapriya ending with Ragam Sri-..Pratharthihara Prabho Murare

028-MCV-SII.1.i.wmv(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration)

Simmanandhana Thalam lecture Demonstration- i.e,Desiya thalam or108 thalams Longest -18 angams, Laghu, Drutham,Guru,Plutum,Kakapadham (Except Anudhritham)
128 aksharas. MCV learnt Simmanandhana thalam from Amma Chatram Kandaswamy Pillai- Thavil Vidwan. He First Demonstrated this Thala in 1952 at Music Academy,later in 1970.

029-MCV-SII.1.ii.wmv(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration).wmv

029-MCV-SII.1.ii(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration) Continuation of the speech on Simmanandhana Thala.

030-MCV-SII.2-i.wmv(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration)

030-MCV-SII.2-i- Kambhoji raga Alapana and Thanam

031-MCV-SII.2-ii.wmv(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration)

031-MCV-SII.2-ii- Pallavi in ragam Kambhoji --"Mam pahi sri Raja Rajeswari Sekari Sivasankari Simmavahini Sevaka janapalini Kapalini Manimalini Varadehini"

set to Simmanandhana Thala and demonstrated

032-MCV-SII.2-iii.wmv(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration)

032-MCV-SII.2-iii-Continuation of Kambhoji Pallavi in Trikalam and Kalpanaswaram

033-MCV-SII.2-iv.wmv(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration)

033-MCV-SII.2-iv- Mridangam Thani Avardhanam in connection with Pallavi in Kambhoji ragam

034-MCV-SII.3.wmv(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration)

034-MCV-SII.3- Thillana"Gowri nayaka kanasubha dhayaka kamala kantha nayaka" - Ragam -Kanada -Thalam Adi-Composer-Mahavaidynatha Iyer

Sunday, July 18, 2010

035-MCV-SII.4.wmv(Simmanandhana Thala Lecture Demonstration)

035-MCV-SII.4 - Vote of thanks in connecction with Endowment Lecture Demonstration by Mudikondan Sri.C.Venkatarama Iyer on some aspects of Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer and his contributions to Carnatic Music with special reference to Simmanandhana Pallavi on the occasion of the Shashtiabthapoorthi celebration of Dr.V.Ragavan in the presence of the Highnesses of Travancore (Travancore Maharaja and Maharani)
Sri.Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer speech in praise of Mudikondan's lecture demonstration, Lalgudi G.Jayaraman's violin and Umayalpuram Sivaraman's Mridhangam accompaniment.