Flute Mali - Another US Concert - Fabulous
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- Two of Mali's US concerts are well known and available elsewhere. There is the one at Columbia University in 1978. Then there is the one in Los Angeles organized by violinist Dr. L. Subramanian which is commercially available in CDs. Here is a third one, and IMO, the best. The whole concert is excellent, and you can sense that from the beginning prelude alapna to the Bhairavi varnam. But Mali seems to transport himself to yet another level in the ragamalika portion of the Begada RTP, particularly in Kambodhi, Sindhu Bhairavi and Kapi. The normally aggressive Rukmini, who is usually open to any challenge, is awed and reduced to the role of providing sruti on the violin. The recording ends abruptly during the Kapi unfortunately. In terms of recording quality, this is one of the best I have.
Enjoy! If you don't have time to listen to the whole concert, go to the last half hour or so to the ragamalika portion of the RTP. You will be rewarded.
Maha gurgi pranam ❤
Thanks for the upload sir, wonderful concert. Great accompanying artists support
Mali is Mali 🙏🙏!!! , great timing clarity in high pitch flute 5 kattai, having more dia--frame, flute to be played this nature❄️🎉❄️ requires lot of lung power,🔥🔥 getting clarity , is toughest👍, as a flutist I experienced this 🧘💐Great man Mali 🙏 presently no artists are like this , I say, I confirm 🙏🙏🙏🙏🔥🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Mali played with flutes that have a relatively thick wall with high grain density. There is greater resistance to blowing and therefore requires stronger blowing, but the result, once you have mastered it, is deep and heavy natham, especially in the mandra sthayi. This is one of the many things that make Mali's music special.
It's as if Mali has packed the essence of all three hours into that spectacular rAgamAlika!!
You have mentioned Smt. Rukmini was reduced to keeping Sruti on the Violin 🎻 during the RTP. Just realized that the Fiddle vidwan didn’t play at all for the entire Kalyani alapanai. Had it been Smt. Rukmini, she would have diligently followed Mali throughout the alapanai. Can only hear the Shruti during the entire alapanai with the Violin no where to be heard which essentially makes me wonder, if Smt Rukmini was the accompaniment on the fiddle at all in this concert! She would have not been so aloof and cutoff like this had she played, knowing fully well that she is not one to shy away from any curve balls that Shri Mali may throw at her!
Bharavi raga at the start giving me shivers! Man this must be a superlative concert
Yes, you can often tell from the initial few minutes how a concert is going to progress. The best part of this concert, IMO, is the last half-hour or so.
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The depth of kambodi in mandhara sthayi is mesmerising..
Magnificient.So pleasing.No words to praise.So beautiful Viribhoni Bhairavi.Detailed Allapana of Bilahari isso nice.
Beyond words! There is ,ofcourse,something extra-terrestrial in the recital.Call it divine.Fortunate to have this record.
Yes, this is special. One of Mali’s best concerts. Such awesome music!! It was held at the Sathguru Sangeetha Saba in Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala, India, in 1985. I can’t recall names of accompanists, but not Rukmini and Shankran. Mridangists were a father-young son duo.
No. This concert was held in the US - late 70s or early 80.
SHEER VIDVAT. SARASWATHI KADAKSHAM. HIS IMAGINATION, HIS MASTERY OVER THE FLUTE, HIS THALA GNANAM, HIS UNMATCHABLE RENDERING - WHAT TO SAY MORE ON HIS VERSATALITY ! A VERY SOUL-APPEASING ANUBHAVAM. I WANT TO READ MORE COMMENTARIES ON MALI - BY OTHER EXPERT ARTISTS, CRITICS LIKE SUBBUDU. IF YOU KNOW ANY SOURCE, KINDLY LET ME KNOW. THANKS AND REGARDS,
Can someone tag the pieces being played? What’s the piece immediately following Viriboni varnam and before the Nalinakanthi? This is amazing. I have not heard much Mali. The opening strains of the Bhairavi alapana made my hair stand on end. Sounds otherworldly.
The piece after the varnam: Ennadu Juthuno - Kalavathi raagam. If you have not heard much Mali, go to the playlist where I have selected 10 of his gems. That would be a great start.
Thanks again for a feast to ears be the inimitable.Mali
Can any one please explain me what makes Mail Sir’s music so different , what is the secret behind this divine tone . I have never heard a Bilahari of this sort , it was unique and packed with melody at the same time lighting brigas , he produced were unimaginable.
When Mali Sir is in the mood, there is no musician that comes close to him on the impact he has on the listeners. This comes from a combination of enormous practice at a very young age, intense concentration, unmatched musical ability and awareness of what makes music beautiful, and perhaps above all, a highly spiritual approach.
He was divine.
From your comments above I assume that you were present during the performance. Is this a correct assumption? If that is correct what happened the recording during RTP where violin is not fully heard and abrupt ending of the recording?
I was not present there, unfortunately.
All time great flute by Mali
Legendary flutist , he was not human god power man
Amazing!.. Love love love..
Listen to the brief exploration from 2:33:50. A hint of Hindustani. I'm raga challenged but mishra pilu? I strongly believe the violinist is M. Chandrashekaran.
The violinist is definitely T. Rukmini. MC never toured the US to play for Mali. If it were MC, you would have heard a lot of "oohs" and "aahs"!
I think the phrase you are mentioning is the long meend-like slide from ma to antara ga. The emphasis for Pilu is more on the lower ga. I think he is still sticking to begada and trying a new ma-ga combination which frankly is not working and taking one away from begada. There are at least 4 different types of ornamentation to the ma used in begada, with one in particular called the "begada ma". He is trying to introduce a new one and this touch alone disturbs the begada mood - so experiment failed, in my opinion.
@@bestofcarnaticflute2736 The kanjira accompaniment in the concert by Mridangam Vidwan Srimushnam Raja Rao...A 1978 concert Smt Rukmini & Sri Raja Rao were on a US tour with Vidwan S Kalyanaraman,when these concerts with the Genius Sri Mali happened ...
Is this the venuganam of l ord sri krishna. Lakshmi,rAñga.
I noted that too. Sounded like Gorakh Kalyan to my ears. I am also swara challenged.
golden treasure
Can anyone produce music like him when he's in a meditative mood?
I have been trying to search for the answer to your question for decades, and the answer is still nowhere in sight!
None -- perhaps only Ustad Amir Khan
What about usthd bismilla khan
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Yes sir...one such meditative mood concert I heard of Mali in begada with tnk in violin.
another unforgettable.
Please give a summary of the concert - songs & ragas for ordinary devotees like us. I am charmed completely.
I listened to the last half hour that you uploaded separately, I never heard anyone so masterly singing / playing Sindhu bhairavi like the 5 minutes that he played.
It is varnan. Viri boni , in Bhairavi raaga , in Ata Thalam , one of the toughest composition
ViriBoni varnan , set Ata thala , one of the toughest composition and beautiful
@@Darshantunes Thank you. If there is any upload of Mali's atana & bageshri please give link
Go to search in youtube
t r mahalingam -anupama gunambhudhi- -attana , you will enjoy Mali' AattaNa ragam
@@Darshantunes Thank you Sir, I am hearing now
There is one flutist who will equal and more than Mali,........ and that is another MALI only.----Rockfort Murali
Who is this Rockfort Murali? You? Where does he live? Where can we listen to him?
She is T. Rukmani and not as mentioned...
Comment on Rukmini Amma is so bad in description. Please remove it
Mali sir is lord Krishna
Sir, I think it is Smt. T. Rukmini
Yes you are correct. I realized that after uploading. Somehow I associated Smt T. Rukmini with Bangalore because I think that is where she had her first major public concert, accompanying none other than Mali himself.
Divine music
I am 99.99999% sure it is not Sri Trichy Sankaran on mrdangam. In addition, I think there are in fact two mrdangists playing in this concert (in the thani at least).
Thanks for your input. Any guesses who it might be? I know that Raja Rao once played for him in the US. Could it be him?
Sorry, I have no idea who it might be. It would take some detective work and interviewing people associated with organizing the concert (or someone who attended it) to get more detailed info. Or someone who is conversant with the styles of various mrdangam vidwans to listen and identify the playing style. @@bestofcarnaticflute2736
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