Alathur Brothers

They hardly need an introduction to any lover of carnatic music. My initial introduction to them was thru my mother’s memories and radio concerts. In 1983, I bought an LP of Alathur Srinivasa Iyer (Oriental records), but coming across recordings of the brothers was quite challenging and even the recordings that were in circulation were not so great in quality.

Here are some recordings of them, thanks to my friend Sri Kulkarni for a number of the recordings that he shared with me many years ago. The quality of recordings vary widely and some of them have irritating hum and disturbances in the background, and I request you to tolerate them and enjoy them music which is really wonderful.

There are a few compositions which may be incorrect and I request you to provide the correct lyrics if you are acquainted with the composition.

with Lalgudi Jayaraman – Violin, Palghat Mani Iyer – Mridangam & Palghat Rajamani – Kanjira

  • varNam – nATakurunji
  • eTulA brOtuvO teliya – chakravAgam
  • nee bhakti bhAgya sudhA – jayamanOhari
  • enduku nirdaya – harikAmbhOji
  • AradayAmi – bilahari
  • munnu rAvaNa – tODi
  • chakkani rAja – karaharapriyA
  • Emi dOva – sArangA
  • RTP – sAvEri
  • paniyinum – harikAmbhOji
  • ninyAkO – brindAvana sArangA
  • sivanAr manam kuLira – sindhubhairavi
  • pittam teLiya – cenjuruTi
  • chandrasekarA – sindhubhairavi

with Tatachar – Violin & Ramiah – Mridangam

  • vidulaku mrokEda – mAyAmALavagowLa
  • rAmA neepai – kEdAram
  • kAnta tava – aTANA
  • cEra rAvadEmi – reetigowLa
  • tillAnA – bEhAg
  • varNam – kalyANi – aTa
  • suguNamulE – chakravAgam
  • cEra rAvadEmi – reetigowLa
  • pAhi jagatjanani – vAcaspati
  • kannulAra kaNtinipuDu – dhanyAsi
  • mari mari ninnE – kAmbhOji
  • rAmA nee samanamevaru – kharaharapriyA
  • banTureethikolu – hamsanAdam
  • RTP – tODi
  • malAsipOkam – sindhubhairavi
  • iTu sAhasamulu – saindhavi
  • ninyAkO ninna – brindAvana sAranga
  • ivanai ninaindavar – hindOLam
  • chandrasEkara – sindhubhairavi
  • tillAnA – bEhAg
  • mangalam

Concert in 1956

  • varNam – kAmbhOji – aTa
  • nee bakthi – jaya manohari
  • raghuvara – pantuvarali
  • sogasugA – sriranjani
  • amma rAvamma – kalyANi
  • kOniyAdEdina – kAmbhOji
  • paramAtmuDu – vAgadeeswari
  • unknown – maNirangu
  • SantamulEka – sAmA
  • ennaga manasuku – neelAmbari
  • RTP – bEgaDA
  • tukkadas-mangalam

with Lalgudi Jayaraman – Violin & Palghat Mani Iyer – Mridangam

  • sAntamulEka – sAma
  • venkaTEsha ninnu  – madyamAvati
  • enduku nirdaya – harikambhoji
  • amma rAvamma – kalyANi
  • mAyammA – Ahiri
  • RTP – bhairavi
  • ETi janmamidi – varALi
  • mAlATi – jOnpuri
  • chandrsekara – sindhubhairavi
  • tirupugazh
  • mangalam

with T Chowdiah – Violin & Palghat Mani Iyer – Mridangam

Unfortunate that the rest of this concert is not available.

  • chakkani rAja – karaharapriyA

AIR Collection

  • bOgindra sAyinam – kuntalavarALi
  • kAnta tava pizha – aTANA
  • kalayE shrI kamala – cenjuruTi
  • iTu sAhasamulu yAla – saindhavi

AIR Collection

  • cEra rAvatEmirA – reetigowLa
  • tillAnA – behAg
  • visvEshwara – sindhu bhairavi

AIR Collection

  • eTulAbrOtuvO teliya – chakrvAgam
  • sarasiruhAnanA – mukhAri
  • dAcukO valenA – tODi

AIR Collection

  • eTulAbrOtuvO teliya – chakrvAgam
  • endukiTu capalamu – mandhAri
  • dAcukO valenA – tODi

Assorted Set

  • saraseeruhAnana  – mukhAri
  • rAma neeyaDa – karaharapriyA
  • RTP – shanmukapriyA

Lot of background noise; Annoying kind of violin accompaniment

  • varnam – nATakurunji
  • cEra rAvadEmi – reetigowLa (chatter in background)
  • pari pAhi mAmayi – kalyANi
  • mari mari ninnE – kAmbhOji
  • varnam – nATakurunji
  • vidulaku – mAyAmALavagowLa
  • rAma neepai tanaku – kEdAram
  • cEra rAvadEmi – reetigowLa
  • kannulAra kaNtinipuDu – dhanyAsi
  • pAhi tarakSu – Anandabhairavi
  • kAnta tava pizha – aTANA
  • viswEswara – sindhubhairavi
  • tillAnA – bEhAg

Lalgudi Jayaraman – Violin

  • varNam – sAvEri
  • EmaninnE – mukhAri
  • kanTa juDumi – vAcaspati
  • dAcukO valena – tODi
  • eTlA dorikitivO – vasantA
  • jAtamika (??) – madyamAvati

with Papa Venkataramiah – Violin, Palghat Raghu – Mridangam & Viswanatha Iyer – Kanjira

AIR Concert

  • rAra seeta – hindOLavasantam
  • manasu vishaya – nATakurunji
  • poorNa bOdhOham – poorvikalyANi
  • ???? – bEgaDA
  • kamalajAsya – rAgamAlikA (incomplete)

with Mayuram Govindaswamy Pillai – Violin & Ramamurthy – Mridangam

AIR Concert

  • RTP – nATakurunji

Alathur Srinivasa Iyer Concerts

with Lalgudi Jayaraman – Violin & Palghat Mani Iyer – Mridangam

  • varNam – sankarAbaraNam – aTa
  • vAtApi gaNapatim – hamsadwani
  • brOcEvArevarE – sriranjani
  • kanTa jooDumi – vAcaspati
  • lalitE – bhairavi
  • tillAnA – dhanasree

with Lalgudi Jayaraman – Violin

  • pAhi jagatjanani – vAcaspati – incomplete