1973 AIR National Programme of Music - M Balamuralikrishna - T Keshavulu - Trichy Sankaran

The restored and remastered audio recording of 1973 All India Radio (AIR) national programme of music is our humble offering to commemorate the 93rd birthday of Dr Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna (BMK).

This concert was held at Madras AIR in front of the invited audience. Here, BMK is accompanied on the violin by Sri. T Keshavulu , and on the mridangam Sri. Trichy Sankaran.

Among the many distinguished merits of his rendition that can be observed here, BMK demonstrates the beauty of the energy & swiftness in his presentation of Ēdāri san̄carinturā (Śrutiran̄jani), with a contrasting aesthetic of serenity & contemplation in his detailed rendition of “Manasu svādhīnamaina” (Śaṅkarābharaṇaṁ).

A trivia, but not trivial: Please observe how BMK glides smoothly in transition from Sadashiva Brahmendra's composition to his own Tillāna in Ahirbhairavi.

We miss Dr. Balamuralikrishna in person today, but not in his music performances such as this one.

Here is a navigation map to the concert.
00:00 ❇️ AIR Announcement
00:00:19 ❇️ 01. Gaṇa sudhārasa pāna nirataṁ - Nāṭa - Ādi tāḷaṁ - BMK
00:11:44 ❇️ 02. Ēdāri san̄carinturā - Śrutiran̄jani- Ādi - Tyagaraja
00:21:52 ❇️ 03. Enta muddu enta sogasu - Bindumālini - Ādi - Tyagaraja
00:27:08 ❇️ 04. Manasu svādhīnamaina - Śaṅkarābharaṇaṁ - Miśrā cāpu- Tyagaraja
01:00:49 ❇️ 05. Pibarē rāmarasaṁ - Ahirbhairavi - Ādi - Sadashiva Brahmendra
01:08:20 ❇️ 06. Tillana - Ahirbhairavi - Ādi - BMK

Let’s listen and enjoy music, learn something new, and discuss our reflections with others.

It is to finally facilitate the process of music for posterity by sharing and listening with the younger generation.