K S Gopalakrishnan

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A great artist he is without a question; though I got to listen to him only once in person, I was lucky to be able to listen to recordings of his music.

Doesn’t he love ‘parama purusham’ in lalitapanchamam – almost every other concert has this one !!

Let me start of his concerts with M Chandrsekaran with whom he toured the US in 1996

with M Chandrsekaran and Tiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam

  • varNam – bhairavi – aTa
  • pranamAmyaham – gowLa
  • idinyAyamA – mALavi
  • sri varalakhmim – sri
  • raghuvara – pantuvarALi
  • marivErE – Anandabhairavi
  • paramapurusham – lalitapanchamam
  • evarimATa – kAmbhOji
  • bArO KrishnayyA – rAgamAlika
  • krishnA nee bEganE – yamunakalyANi
  • enna tavam – kApi
  • gOvardhana giridhAra – darbArikAnaDA
  • tirupugazh – hamsAnandi
  • bhAgyada lakshmi – madyamAvati

with M Chandrsekaran and Guruvayur Dorai

  • varNam – nATakurunji
  • gaja vadana karuNA – sri ranjani
  • tera teeyaga rAdA – gowLipantu
  • gOvardhana girisam – hindOlam
  • pAhi jagatjanani – vAchaspati
  • raghuvamsa – kadanakuthoohalam
  • RTP – brindAvanasAranga
  • various

with M Chandrsekaran and Guruvayur Dorai

  • dinamani vamsa – harikAmbhoji
  • paramapurusham – lalitapanchamam
  • pankajalOchana – kalyANi
  • RTP – madyamAvati
  • various

with M Chandrsekaran and K V Prasad

  • varNam – navarAgam
  • pranamAmyaham – gowLa
  • durmArgacharA – ranjani
  • kanchadaLAyadAkshi – kamalAmanOhari
  • ninnu vidachi – reetigowLa
  • nannupAlimpa – mOhanam
  • various

with M Chandrsekaran and Guruvayur Dorai

  • varNam – nATa
  • gajananayutam – chakravaham
  • terateeyagarAdA – gowLipantu
  • shankari neevE – bEgaDA
  • niravati sukadAyaka – ravichandrikA
  • kaligiyuntE – keeravANi
  • RTP – poorvikalyANi
  • various

with M Chandrsekaran and Umayalpuram K Sivaraman

  • varNam – bhairavi – aTa
  • pranamAmyaham – gowLa
  • durmArgacharA – ranjani
  • dAriNi – suddhasAvEri
  • paramapurusham – lalitapanchamam
  • satatam tAvaka – karaharapriyA
  • RTP – mOhanam
  • various

with M Chandrsekaran and Guruvayur Dorai

  • varNam – navarAgam
  • ini oru kaNam – sriranjani
  • tera teeyaga rAdA – gowLipantu
  • nAdalOluDai – kalyANavasantam
  • gOpAlakapAhimAm – rEvagupti
  • anupama guNAmbudhi – aTANA
  • bAlagOpAla – bhairavi
  • RTP – ranjani
  • various

with M Chandrsekaran and Guruvayur Dorai

  • varNam – bhairavi- aTa
  • mahAganapatim – nATa
  • dEva dEva – mAyAmALavagowLa
  • rAgasudhArasa – AndOlikA
  • gOpAlaka pAhimAm – rEvagupti
  • anurAgamulE – saraswati
  • enduku peddalavalE – sankarAbaraNam
  • various

with M Chandrsekaran and Tiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam

 

with M Chandrsekaran and Guruvayur Dorai – Detroit 1996

  • Introduction of the artists
  • varNam – nATakurunji
  • gajavadana karuNA – sri ranjani – Papanasam Sivan
  • raghuvara nannu – pantuvarALi – Thyagaraja
  • mAmava sadA – kAnaDA – Swathi Thirunal
  • gOpAlaka pAahimAm – rEvagupti – Swathi Thirunal
  • rAmA nee samanAmevaru – karaharapriyA – Thyagaraja
  • enna tavam – kApi – Papanasam Sivan
  • bArO krishnayyA – Ragamalika – Kanakadasa
  • chaliye kunjana – brindAvana sArangA – Swathi Thirunal
  • tirupugazh – hamsAnandi – Arunagirinathar
  • bAgyAda lakshmi – madhyamAvati – Purandaradasa

Now with A Kanyakumari with whom he toured the US in 1993

with A Kanyakumari and Guruvayur Dorai – Philadelphia 1993?

  • varNam – sri – Adi
  • pranamAmyaham – gowLa
  • dinamani vamsa – harikAmbhoji
  • ETi janmamu – varALi
  • anupama guNAmbudi – aTANA
  • jaya jaya padmanabha – manirangu
  • pankajalOchana – kalyANi
  • RTP – suddhadhanyAsi
  • various

with A Kanyakumari and Guruvayur Dorai

  • varNam – kAmbhOji – aTa
  • mahAgaNapatim – nATa
  • dEva dEva – mAyAmALavagowLa
  • mAravairi ramaNi – nAsikAbhooshaNi
  • bAlagOpAla – bhairavi
  • paramapurusham – lalitapanchamam
  • RTP – mOhanam
  • various

with A Kanyakumari and Guruvayur Dorai

  • varNam – sri – Adi
  • karimuka varadA – nATa
  • durmArgacharA – ranjani
  • koluvamaragada – tODi
  • bhOghindrsAyinam – kuntalavarALi
  • RTP – hEmavati
  • various

with A Kanyakumari and Guruvayur Dorai

  • varNam – sAvEri
  • sri mahAganapatE – nATa
  • raghuvara – pantuvarALi
  • marivErE – Anandabhairavi
  • paramapurusham – lalitapanchamam
  • rAma nee samAnamevaru – karaharapriyA
  • RTP – suddhasAvEri
  • various

with A Kanyakumari and Guruvayur Dorai – Troy 1993

 

Now with various other violin accompaniments

with K Venkitachalam, Trivandrum V Surendran and Udipi Sreedhar

  • varNam – nATakurunji
  • vAtApi gaNapatim – hamsadvani
  • paramapurusham – lalitapanchamam
  • rAmakatA – madymAvati
  • bhaja bhaja mAnasa – sindhubhairavi

with T N Krishnan and T K Murthy

  • varNam – nATakurunji
  • vAtApi gaNapatim – hamsadwani
  • endarO mahAnubhAvulu – sri
  • gnAnamusaga rAdhA – poorvikalyANi
  • manavyAla – naLinakAnti

with T Rukmini, Bombay Balaji and T H Subashchandran

with M S Gopalakrishnan and Umayalpuram K Sivaraman

  • varNam – nATakurunji
  • sri mahAgaNapatim – gowLa
  • entamuddO – bindumAlini
  • nAdalOluDai – kalyANavasantam
  • anurAgamulE – saraswati
  • rAmakatA – madyAmavati
  • Emani vEgintunE – husEni
  • various

with M S Gopalakrishnan and Umayalpuram K Sivaraman

  • varNam – sri – Adi
  • pranamAmyaham – gowLa
  • sri sankara guruvaram – nAgaswarAvaLi
  • mOkshamu galadA – sAramati
  • sudhAmayi – amrutavarshiNi
  • bAlagOpAla – bhairavi
  • various

with M S Gopalakrishnan and Umayalpuram K Sivaraman

  • varNam – navarAgam
  • sri mahAgaNapatE – AbOgi
  • tera teeyaga rAdA – gowLipantu
  • dorakunA – bilahari
  • gOpAlaka pAhimAm – rEvagupti
  • kaligi yunTE – keeravANi
  • RTP – nATakurunji
  • various

with Delhi Sundar and Harikumar

  • varNam – sAvEri – Adi
  • gajavadanA – sriranjani
  • gnAnamusagarAdA – poorvikalyANi
  • idi nyAyamA – mALavi
  • nannuvidachi – reetigowLa
  • bAlagOpAla – bhairavi
  • RTP – shanmukapriyA
  • various

with unknown accompaniments

  • varNam – navarAgam
  • gajAnanayutam – chakravAham
  • nAdalOluDai – kalyANavasantam
  • rAgasudhArasa – AndOlika
  • rAma dayajoodavE – dhanyAsi
  • nivADa ne gAna – sArangA

with unknown accompaniments

  • varNam – bhairavi
  • pranamAmyaham – gowLa
  • saraswati namOstutE – saraswati
  • mAmavasadA – kAnaDA
  • Eti janmamidi – varALi
  • sArasamukhi – gowdamalhAr
  • pAlinchu kAmAkshi – madyamAvati
  • various

with unknown accompaniments

  • varNam – sAvEri
  • vAtapi gaNapatim – hamsadwani
  • mAravairi ramaNi – nAsikAbhooshaNi
  • paramapurusham – lalitapanchamam
  • sAmaja vara gamana – hindOlam
  • various

with unknown accompaniments

  • varNam – bhairavi – Adi
  • pranamAmyaham – gowLa
  • sri varalakshmi – sri
  • gnaAnamusagarAdhA – poorvikalyANi
  • mOkshamu galada – sAramati
  • paramampurusham – lalitapanchamam
  • nannupAlimpa – mOhanam
  • various

with unknown accompaniments

  • varNam – sAvEri
  • mahAgaNapatim – nATa
  • sudhAmayi – amrutavarshiNi
  • chakkani rAja – karaharapriyA
  • various

with unknown accompaniments

  • varNam – sri – Adi
  • sri mahAganapati – gowLa
  • idi nyAyamA – mALavi
  • nAdalOluDai – kalyANavasantam
  • gAnamoortE – gAnamoorti
  • nannu vidachi – reetigowLa
  • paramapurusham – lalitapanchamam
  • enduku peddalavalE – sankarAbaraNam

with unknown accompaniments

  • varNam – sAvEri – Adi
  • mahAgaNapatim – nATa
  • sri varalakshmi – sri
  • dinamani vamsa – harikAmbhoji
  • pankajalOchanE – kalyANi
  • RTP – madyamAvati
  • tirupugazh – hamsAnandi