A Vintage Viola Live Concert of Amalapuram - Dr. M Balamuralikrishna (1975)

First, I would like to offer my sincere thanks and admiration to Sri. Mangalampalli Muralikrishna of Amalapuram, who has curated this old recording from a live Viola concert held in 1975. His meticulous documentation and diligent handling of the cassette tapes have ensured transfer of music to this platform.

Sri. Ravi Joshi, on learning about these valuable tapes, kindly arranged to digitise the same. I am thankful to him in equal terms for his help.

As I started to clean the audio and began to work on the other aspects of sound quality, the tonal purity of viola and the musical aspects presented in this live concert virtually enveloped me. As I listened to all the six pieces played by the maestro and each time I did, it opened a new door that was not seen earlier.

The listening experience, for me, was both entertaining and thought provoking.
For instance, let me take the example of “Nanupālimpa in Móhana.”

BMK’s idiom of presentation encompasses the means for achieving the best possible aesthetic appeal. Some sangatīs and the movements of rāga delineation in his viola are so fresh and unique.

Each hemisphere of the Muraligānam , the vocal or viola, when listened in tandem or independently, enriches our listening experience and enlarges our perspective of it.

I am aware that this album is a miniscule example to describe the ocean like music of BMK, but listening to it would certainly show us, how to get a wholesome listening experience.

The six tracks presented are;

00:00 🌹 Welcome to the Album
00:00:06 1️⃣ Prakkala nilabaḍi - Kharaharapriya – Tyāgarāja
00:36:14 2️⃣ Nanupālimpa - Mōhana - Tyāgarāja
01:06:24 3️⃣ Pibarē rāma rasaṁ - Āhirbhairavi – Sadashiva Brahmēndra
01:13:21 4️⃣ Palukē bangāramāyena - Ānandabhairavi – Ramadas
01:17:28 5️⃣ Nijagādasa - Sindhubhairavi – Jayadēva Aṣṭapadi
01:24:45 6️⃣ Tillāna - Kadanakutūhala – BMK

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