Day 2: Madras Music Season

• Went in about an hour after the concert had started. It had not quite warmed up yet.
• About 50% of hall was empty.
• SriMushnam on the mridangam was just fantastic.
• Manasu swadinamai (Sankarabharanam) was soulfully rendered, but something was missing (my opinion).
• Simlar case with Shanmugapriya. Shanmugapriya when well rendered, can make you soar. Did not happen for me. I was still in my seat.
• About 7ish (when they should have finished), they were still going. Thani Avarthanai started at 6:50PM. Pretty bad time management.
• The secretary mama, after trying to give lots of secret signals regarding time-up, and failing, moved into stage, and grabbed the mike, and said a few good words about the artists and said, "they will be concluding now." This (I think) pis*** off the brothers. And they sang, "Naan oru vilayattu bommaya" - a subtle way of saying - Do you think you can control me like your toy.
• They sang 2 more songs and closed up at 7:10PM.

• This was just another play ground all together.
• The sabha had filled up to the brim.
• TM Krishna was at his best - just brilliant.
• Two small songs + 2 RTP (Ragam Thanam Pallavi's) + 2 small songs
• Excellent time management.
• Both the RTPs were off unusual raagams, and he said out the ragams. I really appreciate the artists letting us know what they are singing. Makes me appreciate the music better (else I am quizzing myself in my brain, as to what ragam it is!).
• First RTP was in Narayanagowla (it was Vaikunta ekadasi yesterday).
• Second RTP was in Rishabapriya (very closely resembling Shanmugapriya).
• Guruvayoor durai on the mridangam did his magic.
• Performance par excellence.
• He has inherited the "playing-with-the-swarams" capability from Semmangudi.