Nedunuri Krishnamurthy

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A great musician and tunesmith too who had a good long innings and engaged us music lovers for a long time.

According to S R Jankiraman who spent time with Nedunuri at the S V University in Tirupati, talked about the time with him and also what a great tunesmith he was. In a lecdem of sorts, he sang a whole bunch of Annamayya compositions tuned by Nedunuri and while singing some of them he had tears in his eyes reminiscing his times, the companionship with Nedunuri and how the music and the lyrics gelled together.

I had the opportunity of listening to him primarily on AIR and a couple of times in person. One of them was at Pittsburgh in the 90’s and it was a great concert.

Now to the concerts, where his favorite accompaniment was Lalgudi Jayaraman (perhaps the preference was mutual) and many others.

First concerts with Lalgudi Jayaraman as the accompanying violinist.

with Lalgudi Jayaraman and U K Sivaraman – possibly at Krishna Gana Sabha.

  • sri gaNapati – saurAshtram
  • bhavanuta – mOhanam (great swarams, particularly the less than one avartanam variations)
  • sangeeta gyAnamu – dhanyAsi
  • idi samayamu brova – nAtakapriyA
  • annapoorNE – sAmA
  • muripamu galigegada – mukhAri

with Lalgudi Jayaraman and Karaikudi Mani

  • varNam – bhairavi – aTa
  • vidulaku – mAyAmALavagowLa
  • evarani – dEvamrutavarshiNi
  • rAgasudhArasa -AndOlikA
  • santAna – kamAs
  • alarulu – sankarAbaraNam
  • sri pArtasArati – suddhadhanyAsi
  • meenAkshi mEmudam – poorvikalyANi
  • nAn oru – navarasakannaDA
  • mApAla – asAvEri
  • various

with Lalgudi Jayaraman and Vellore Ramabhadran

  • Gajavadana Beduve – Hamsadhvani – Adi – Purandaradasa
  • Bhajana Seya Raadaa O Manasaa – Dharmavati – Rupaka – Mysore Vasudevacharya
  • Raa Raa Maa Intidaaga – Asaveri – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • Emayya Raama – Kambhoji – Khanda Chapu – Bhadrachala Ramadas
  • Mitri Bhaagyame – Kharaharapriya – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • Neekela Dayaraadu – Sarasangi – Khanda Chapu – Ramasvami Sivan
  • Ninne Namminaanu – Todi – Misra Chapu – Syama Sastri
  • Modijesevelaraa – Khamas – Adi – Tiruppanandal Pattabhiramayya
  • various

with Lalgudi Jayaraman and Vellore Ramabhadran

  • varNam – bhairavi – aTa
  • vidulaku – mAyAmALavagowLa
  • evarani – rAgasudhArasa – AndOLikA
  • santAna – kamAs
  • alarulu – sankarAbaraNam
  • sri pArtasArati – suddha dhanyAsi
  • meenAkshi – poorvikaluyANi
  • nAn oru vilayATTu – navarasakannaDA
  • mApAla velasita – asAvEri
  • sri venkaTa – suraTi
  • various

with Lalgudi Jayaraman and Mannargudi Easwaran

  • Pankajaakshi – Kambhoji – Adi – Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer
  • Gajaananayutam – Chakravakam – Adi – Muttusvami Dikshitar
  • Sambho Mahaadeva Sankara Girijaaramana – Pantuvarali – Rupaka – Thyagaraja
  • Maarubalka Kunnavemiraa – Sreeranjani – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • Emayya Raama – Kambhoji – Khanda Chapu – Bhadrachala Ramadas
  • Palukute – Karnataka devagandhari – Khanda Chapu – Talapakkam Annamacharya
  • Tulasee Bilva – Kedaragaula – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • Manasuloni Marmamunu – Hindolam – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • RTP – Bhairavi – Tisra Rupaka (Misra)
  • Naareemani – Khamas – Adi – Dharmapuri Subbarayar
  • Tungaa Teera Viraaja – sAlagavarALi – Adi – Kamalesadasa
  • Tillana – Dhanasree – Adi – Svati Tirunal
  • Patiki Haaratee Re – Suratti – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • Mangalam – Madhyamavati

with Lalgudi Jayaraman and C S Murugabhoopati – 19 Oct, 1975

  • varNam – asAvEri
  • rAmAneepai – kEdAram
  • nannubrOva – AbhOgi
  • mAjAnaki – kAmbhOji
  • gaTTigA nannu – bEgaDA
  • sompaina – Ahiri
  • santana – kamAs
  • meenAkshi – poorvikalyANi
  • various

with Lalgudi Jayaraman and Tanjavur Upendran

  • bhavanuta – mOhanam
  • tulasi dala – mAyAmALavagowLa
  • rAmAbhirAma – darbAr
  • sEvE srikAntam – mohanakalyANi
  • annapoorNE – sAmA
  • karpagamE – madyamAvati
  • rakshabeTTarE – bhairavi
  • kOTinAdulu – tODi

with M Chandrasekaran – seamlessly mixed in !

  • enduku nee – kalyANi
  • rAmabANa – sAvEri
  • appuDu manasu – kamAs

with Lalgudi Jayaraman and U K Sivaraman

  • varNam – sri
  • vallabha – bEgaDA
  • Emmayya rAmA – kAmbhOji
  • dorakunA – bilahari
  • ADenammA – paras
  • anyAyamu – kApi
  • slokam
  • tillAnA – Anandhabhairavi

with Lalgudi Jayaraman – Hyderabad

  • sri gaNapati – saurAshtram
  • kAlaharaNa – suddhasAvEri
  • tulasi dala – mAyAmALavagowLa
  • orajoopu – kannaDagowla
  • anurAgamulE – saraswati
  • ksheeNamai – mukhAri
  • dorakunA – bilahari
  • jAnakiramaNa – kApi
  • various

with Lalgudi Jayaraman and Pallakad Raghu – Indian Fine Arts Soceity 1977

  • varNam – bEgaDA
  • paralOka – mandhAri
  • eevasudA – sahAnA
  • aparAda – latAngi
  • mitribhAgyamu – karaharapriyA
  • nAn oru vilayATTu – navarasa kannaDA
  • evarikai – dEvamanOhari
  • manaviyAla – nalinakAnti
  • lalitE – bhairavi
  • various

with Lalgudi Jayaraman, unknown mridangam and Manjunath – Fort High School, Ramanavami 1981

  • vandEham – hamsadwani
  • rAmabakthi – suddhabangaLA
  • apparAma bakthi – pantuvarALi
  • karuNAnidhim – kannaDagowLa
  • shyAmasundarAnga – dhanyAdi
  • RTP – karaharapriyA
  • various

with Lalgudi Jayaraman

  • varNam – sri
  • vallabha nAyakasya – bEgaDA
  • bhavanuta – mOhanam
  • nEnendu – karnATaka bEhAg
  • sri sankara – nAgaswarAvaLi
  • Emayya rAmA – kAmbhOji
  • rAmA nee samAnemavaru – karaharapriyA
  • sri parthasArati – suddhadhanyAsi
  • manvyAla – nalinakAnti
  • nAgagAndhAri – nAgagAndhAri
  • tulasi bilva – kEdAragowLa
  • jAnakiramaNa – kApi
  • RTP – shanmukapriyA
  • various

Concerts with Akella Mallikarjuna Sarma and Kamalakara Rao – US/Canada tour 1980

Toronto on 29 March 1980

  • varNam- hamsadwani
  • evarani – dEvAmrutavarshiNi
  • rArA mA inTi – asAvEri
  • shambhO mahAdEva – pantuvarALi
  • orajoopujE – kannaDagowLa
  • karpagamE – madyamAvati
  • dorakunA – bilahari
  • jAnakiramaNa – kApi
  • nAn oru vilayATTu – navarasakannaDA
  • RTP – shanmukapriyA
  • various

Toronto on 3 April 1980

  • varNam – nATakurunji
  • siddhi vinAyakam – shanmukapriyA
  • vidulaku – mAyamALavagowLa
  • brOvabAramA – bahudAri
  • bAlakanakamaya – aTANA
  • rAmamnannu – harikAmbhOji
  • marivErE – Anandhabhairavi
  • dAsaratE – tODi
  • sri venkaTa – suraTi
  • RTP – simhEndramadyamam
  • various

Rochester 4 April 1980

  • varNam – tODi
  • bhavanuta – mOhanam
  • gummani yeDi – poorvikalyANi
  • mOkshamu – sAramati
  • nambi keTTavar – kalyANi
  • manasulOni – hindOLam
  • nAn oru vilayATTu – navarasakannaDA
  • annapoorNE – sAmA
  • chakkani rAja – karaharapriyA
  • various

Buffalo on 13 April 1980

  • varNam – bhairavi – aTa
  • sri raghukula – hamsadwani
  • suguNamulE – chakravAgam
  • nannu brOva – AbhOgi
  • ETi janmamidi – varALi
  • O jagadambA – Anandhabhairavi
  • vanadanamu – sahAnA
  • yArE rangana – hindOLam

Ottawa on 18 April 1980

  • vandEham – hamsadwani
  • shObillu – jaganmOhini
  • nannu brOva – AbhOgi
  • gummani yeDi – poorvikalyANi
  • Emayya rAmA – kAmbhOji
  • nAn oru – navarasakannaDA
  • koluva maragada – tODi
  • various

Montreal on 15 May 1980

  • varNam – mOhanam
  • gaNanAyakam – rudrapriyA
  • seetammA – vasantA
  • kanTa jooDumi – vAchaspati
  • santana – kamAs
  • mOkshamu – sAramati
  • AdenammA – paras
  • Emi jEsitE – tODi
  • nagumOmu – AbhEri
  • RTP – nATakurunji
  • various

Cleveland on 28 May 1980

  • varNam – bEgaDA
  • jAnakiramaNa – suddhaseemandini
  • nEnendu – karnATaka behAg
  • sankari sankuru – sAvEri
  • sri sankara – nagaswarAvaLi
  • lalitE – bhairavi
  • AdEnammA – paras
  • ETi janmamidi – varALi
  • various

New Jersey on 31 May 1980

  • varNam – tODi
  • sri gaNapati – saurAshtram
  • vandEham – hamsadwani
  • orajoopu – kannaDagowLa
  • sankari sankuru – sAvEri
  • chakkani rAja – karaharapriyA

two concerts one after another (Pittsburgh and Cleveland most likely)

  • vandEham – hamsadwani
  • telisi rAma – poorNachandrikA
  • tulasi dala – mAyAmALavagowLa
  • brahma kaDigina – mukhAri
  • gummani yeDi – poorvikalyANi
  • anudinamulu – bEgaDA
  • enna tavam – kApi
  • manavyAla – nalinakAnti
  • RTP – shanmukapriyA
  • krishNA nee bEganE bArO – yamunakalyANi
  • nAnATi  batuku – rEvati
  • tillAnA – senjuruti
  • mangalam
  • Following seems to be the Cleveland concert on 28 May 1980
  • varnam – bEgaDA
  • jAnakiramaNa – suddhaseemandini
  • nEnendu – karnATaka behAg
  • sankari sankuru – sAvEri
  • sri sankara – nagaswarAvaLi
  • lalitE – bhairavi
  • AdEnammA – paras
  • ETi janmamidi – varALi
  • various

Boston

  • varNam – kalyANi
  • vandEham – hamsadwani
  • sri sankara – nagaswarAvaLi
  • bAgayyanayya – chandrajyOti
  • manasulOni – hindOLam
  • janani ninnuvinA – reetigowLa
  • annapoorNE – sAmA
  • nAnoru vilayATTu – navarasakannaDA
  • sri krishNam – tODi (swarams partial and initial part of tani missing)
  • durmArgacharA – ranjani
  • various

Concerts with others

with T N Krishnan and Pallakad Mani Iyer

  • janakiramana – suddhaseemandini – adi- tyg
  • yochana – darbar – adi – tyg
  • bhavanuta – mohanam – adi – tyg
  • mitri bhagyame – karaharapriya
  • eti janmamiti – varali
  • entaninne – mukhari – roopakam – tyg
  • emi jesite – todi – adi – tyg
  • sri venkatagirisa – suruti – adi -MD
  • karpagame – madyamavati
  • RTP – kambhoji
  • emani vegintune – huseni- adi – tyg
  • parulennamata – kapi – roopakam

with M S Gopalakrishnan – Music Academy 1972

  • varNam- hamsadwani
  • evarani – dEvAmrutavarshiNi
  • tolinE jEsina – suddhabangaLA
  • kanTa jooDumi – vAchaspati
  • neekE teliyaka – Anandhabhairavi
  • tulasibilva – kEdaragowLa
  • Emayya rAmA – kAmbhOji
  • RTP – bhairavi
  • various

with M S Gopalakrishnan and U K Sivaraman

  • gajAnanayutam – vEgavAhini
  • vandEham – hamsadwani
  • okapari – karaharapriyA
  • sankari sankuru – sAvEri
  • annapoorNE – sAmA
  • mApAla – asAvEri
  • unDEdi rAmuDu – harikAmbhOji
  • palukutE nela talli – AbhEri
  • Ela rAdA – bhairavi
  • various

with M S Gopalakrishnan, Srimushnam Raja Rao and ??? on ghatam – Coimbatore

Patches of recording issues 😦

  • varNam – nATakuranji
  • seethamma mAyamma – vasantha
  • enduku nirdaya – harikambhOji
  • lEkanA – asAvEri
  • chAlakallalADu – Arabhi
  • mOkshamu – sAramati
  • nidhi chAla – kalyANi
  • ninnADa – kannaDA
  • shAntamulEka – sAma
  • sri raghukula – husEni
  • Announcement/Vote Of Thanks
  • jAnaki ramaNa – kApi
  • shringara murthiki – kamas
  • bhaja bhaja – tilang
  • maraLi maraLi – madyamavati

with M Chandrasekaran and Kamalakar Rao – Karnataka Sangeeta Sabha, New Delhi

  • varNam – sri
  • praNamAmyaham – gowLa
  • jAnaki ramaNa – suddha seemandini
  • dinamaNi – harikAmbhOji
  • gummani yeDi – poorvikalyANi
  • manasulOni – hindOLam
  • chakkani rAja – karaharapriyA
  • nenaruncinAnu – mALavi
  • jAnaki ramaNa – kApi
  • sri venkaTa – suraTi
  • karpagamE – madyamAvati
  • gAnamoortE – gAnamoorti
  • RTP – kambhOji
  • various

with M Chandrasekaran

  • kOTinAdulu – tODi
  • enduku nee – kalyANi
  • pAhi pAhi – jOnpuri

Radio concert

  • nannu pAlimpa – mOhanam
  • annapoorNE – sAmA
  • bOgindra sAyinam – kuntalavarALi (incomplete)

with M Chandrasekaran

  • sri raghukula – hamsadwani
  • vallagAdanaka – harikAmbhOji
  • bhAvamulOnA – suddhadhanyAsi
  • maravakavE – sAmA
  • lAvaNya rAma – poorNashadjam
  • rAma ninnE – husEni
  • mari mari – kAmbhOji
  • entaTi gulukE – kalyANi
  • nanda nandana – bAgeswari
  • various

with M Chandrasekaran and Vellore Ramabhadran

  • varNam – Sree – Adi
  • Jaanakeeramana Bhaktapaarijaata – Suddhaseemantini
  • Saadinchane O Manasaa – Arabhi
  • Apparaamabhakti – Pantuvarali – Rupaka – Thyagaraja
  • Entani Ne Varnintunu – Mukhari – Rupaka – Thyagaraja
  • Elaa Needayaraadu – Atana – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • Raagasudhaarasapaanamu – Andolika – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • Vandanamu – Sahana – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • Maapaala Velasi – Asaveri – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • RTP – Kambhoji – Rupaka (Khanda)
  • Slokam – Ragamalika
  • Venkataachala Nilayam – Sindhubhairavi – Adi – Purandaradasa
  • Raase Harimika – Tilang – Adi – Jayadeva
  • Saravanabhava Ennum Tirumandiram – Shanmukhapriya – Adi – Papanasam Sivan
  • Gaayati Vanamaalee – Durga – Adi – Sadasiva Brahmendra
  • mangalam – Saurashtram – Adi – Thyagaraja

with Annavarapu Ramaswamy and Dandamudi Ramamohan Rao

  • varNam – hamsadwani
  • ninnujoochi – saurAshtram
  • sogasugA – sriranjani
  • karpagAmbikE – bilahari
  • paNipatisAyi – jankAradwani
  • ElAnee – aTANA
  • EtAvunarA – kalyANi
  • nAdalOluDai – kalyANavasantam
  • dayarANi – mOhanam
  • challarE – Ahiri
  • sri rAma pAdamA – amrutavAhini
  • manavyAla – nalinakAnti
  • RTP – shanmukapriyA
  • various

with Coimbatore Dakshinamurthy, Pallakad Raghu and H Harishankar – AIR 4 June, 2004

  • nee chittamu – dhanyAsi
  • ETi janmamidi – varALi
  • tulasibilva – kEdAragowLa

with Coimbatore Dakshinamurthy, Pallakad Raghu and H Harishankar – AIR 13 Sep, 2004

  • santAna – kamAs
  • ETi janmamidi – varALi
  • tulasibilva – kEdAragowLa
  • tungA teeravihAram – sAlagavarALi

with Chalakudi Narayanaswamy and Pallakad Raghu – Music Academy 1981

  • eevasudA – sahAnA
  • subramanyEna – suddha dhanyAsi
  • ninnAna valasina – kalyANi – tyg
  • santAna gOpala – kamAs
  • palukutE -Karnataka devagandhari
  • sri venkaTa – suraTi
  • nAgagAndhAri – nAgagAndhAri
  • nAdupai – madyamAvati
  • RTP – sAvEri
  • various

with Kandadevi Alagiriswamy and Tanjavur Upendran – Shanmukananda Hall, Mumbai, 1968

  • varNam – bEgaDA
  • sri gaNapati – saurAshtram
  • jAnaki ramaNa – suddhaseemandini
  • nEnendu – karnATaka behAg
  • sompaina – Ahiri
  • karpagAmbikE – bilahari
  • durmArgacharA – ranjani
  • manasulOni – hindOLam
  • anyAyamu – kApi
  • EmayyA rAma – kAmbhOji
  • mOkshamu galadA – sAramati
  • manavinAlakincharA – naliNakAnti
  • rAmakatA – madyAmavati
  • EmanatichEvO – sahAnA
  • RTP – shanmukapriyA
  • various

with V Tyagarajan and Dandamudi Ramamohan Rao

  • varNam – sAvEri
  • aparAda – darbAr
  • sAkEta nagara – harikAmhOji
  • paralOka – mandhAri
  • tolijanma – bilahari
  • nambikeTTavar – kalyANi
  • mitri bhAgyamu – karaharapriyA
  • koluvai – dEvagAndhAri
  • RTP – bhairavi
  • various

with H K Venkatram, L N Raju and N Ramachandran – Music Academy 1999

  • gajAnanayutam – chakravAgam
  • samayamidE – kEdAram
  • bhAvamulOna – suddhadhanyAsi
  • Emayya rAma – kAmbhOji
  • paluvichAramu – shanmukapriyA
  • sringAralahari – neelAmbari
  • himAchala tanaya – Anadhabhairavi
  • nammivacchina – kalyANi
  • RTP – bEgaDA
  • various

with L Subramanian and Guruvayur Dorai – Music Academy 1979

  • tulasi dalamula – mAyAmALavagowLa
  • evarani – dEvAmrutavarshiNi
  • himAdrisutE – kalyANi
  • brahma kaDigina – mukhAri
  • Emayya rAmA – kAmbhOji
  • Emi jEsitE – tODi

with Jayshankar Balan and Tiruchi Sankaran – 1991

  • ragunAyakA – hamsadwani
  • rArA mA inTi – asAvEri
  • telisi rAma – poorNachandrikA
  • appa rAma – pantuvarALi
  • dhanyudevvaDO – malayamArutam
  • nannu vidaci – reetigowLa
  • nAn oru – navarasakannaDA
  • annapoorNE – sAmA
  • evarimATa – kAmbhOji
  • various

Concerts from his tour of US in 1991 with V Tyagarajan and U K Sivaraman

Boston (low recording levels) – 14 April, 1991

  • nAda tanumanisam – chittaranjani
  • bhavanuta – mOhanam
  • vallagAdanaka – hari kAmbhOji
  • rA rA mA inTi – asAvEri
  • mAmava meenAkshi – varALi
  • nAnoru vilayATTu – navarasakannaDA
  • mOkshamugalada – sAramati
  • annapoorNE – sAmA
  • sompaina – Ahiri
  • RTP – shanmukapriyA
  • various

Philadelphia

  • rAmA neepai – kEdAram
  • jAnaki ramaNa – suddhaseemandini
  • rAmAbhi rAmA – darbAr
  • appa rAma – pantuvarALi
  • brahma kadigina – mukhAri
  • nArAyaNa – sAmA
  • karpagamE – madyamAvati
  • dorakuna – bilahari
  • various

Concerts with unknown accompaniments

Music Academy ?? – parts of the concert

  • annapoorNE – sAmA
  • RTP – sahAnA
  • venkaTAchala nilayam – sindhubhairavi
  • praNamAmyaham – gowLa
  • swAminatha – nATa
  • nAdasudhArasam – Arabhi
  • sogasujooDa – kannaDagowLa
  • AdEnammA – paras
  • durmArcgachara – ranjani
  • enduku peddalavalE – sankarAbaraNam
  • mApala – asAvEri
  • karpagamE – madyamAvati
  • santAna – kamAs
  • gOvardhana girisam – hindOLam
  • RTP – bhairavi
  • various
  • pAmarajana pAlini – simhEndramadyamam
  • sakala shAnti – bahudAri
  • vinarAdana – dEvagAndhAri
  • upachAramulanu – bhairavi
  • navaneeta chorA – kurunji?
  • ragunAyakA – hamsadwani
  • sankari sankuru – sAvEri
  • rAmAbhirAma – dhanyAsi
  • raju veDala – tODi
  • santana – kamAs
  • rA rAma inTi – asAvEri
  • rAma bANa – sAvEri
  • various
  • Chaala Kallalaadu – Arabhi – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • Mundu Venuka – Darbar – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • Nee Chittamu Nirmalamu – Dhanyasi – Misra Chapu – Thyagaraja
  • Santaana Gopaalakrshnam – Khamas – Rupaka – Muttusvami Dikshitar
  • Eti Janmamidi – Varali – Misra Chapu – Thyagaraja
  • Tulasee Bilva – Kedaragaula – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • Sree Venkatagireesam – Suratti – Adi – Muttusvami Dikshitar
  • Palukute – Karnatakadevagandhari – Khanda Chapu – Talapakkam Annamacharya

Bombay 1987

  • Pankajaakshi – Kambhoji – Adi – Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer
  • Pranamaamyaham – Gaula – Adi – Mysore Vasudevacharya
  • Vallagaadhanaka – Harikambhoji – Rupaka – Thyagaraja
  • Maamava Meenaakshi – Varali – Misra Chapu – Muttusvami Dikshitar
  • Naama Kusumamula – Sree – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • Aadamodi Galade – Charukesi – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • Laavanya Raama – Poornashadjam – Rupaka – Thyagaraja
  • Tulasee Bilva – Kedaragaula – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • Koluvaiyunnaade Kodandapaani – Devagandhari – Adi – Thyagaraja
  • Slokam – Ragamalika
  • Jaanakeeramana Dasarathanandana – Kapi – Adi – Vanamamalai Jeeyar
  • Slokam – Sindhubhairavi
  • Bhaja Re Sree Raamam – Sindhubhairavi – Adi
  • varNam – mOhanam
  • siddhi vinAyakam – shanmukapriyA
  • vallagAdanaka – harikAmbhOji
  • kataya kataya – kalyANi
  • bhAvamulOna – suddhadhanyAsi
  • rAmibirAma – dhanyAsi
  • nadOpAsanA – bEgaDA
  • jAnakiramaNa – kApi
  • koluvai – dEvagAndhAri
  • sompaina – Ahiri
  • RTP – kAmbhOji
  • various
  • varNam – sAvEri
  • gajAnanayutam – chakravAham
  • rAmAbirAma – dhanyAsi
  • vallagAdanaka – harikAmbhOji
  • mAmava karuNaya – shanmukapriyA
  • mOkshamu galadA – sAramati
  • raghupatE – sahAnA
  • bhOgindra sAyinam – kuntalavarALi
  • pAlincu kAmAkshi – madyamAvati
  • various

AIR Sep 20, 2004

  • varNam – kAmbhOji
  • gajAnanayutam – chakravAham
  • sambhO mahAdEva – pantuvarALi
  • marubalka – sriranjani
  • varNam – tODi
  • swAminata – nATa
  • sogasugA – sriranjani
  • teliyalEru – dhEnukA
  • manasA eTulO – malayamArutam
  • nAn oru vilayATTu piLLaiyA – navarasakannaDA
  • Emayya rAmayyA – kAmbhOji
  • nannu brOva – kalyANi
  • annapoorNE – sAmA
  • mAmavasadA – kAnaDA
  • jAnakiramaNa – kApi
  • various

Concerts out in the www

Courtesy of Jayram Satluri.

with Mysore M Nagaraj & V Kamalakara Rao – Music Academy, Madras on December 19, 1983

  1. Neekela Dayaradu- Sarasangi, Kanda Chapu, Ramaswamy Sivan
  2. Sri Sankara Guruvaram- Nagaswaravali, Rupakam, Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan
  3. Ramabhirama- Darbar, Misra Chapu, Thyagaraja
  4. Parama Pavana Rama- Purvikalyani, Adi (2 kalai), Ramanathapuram Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar
  5. Sujana Jeevana- Khamas, Rupakam, Thyagaraja
  6. Rama Ninne Namminanu- Huseni, Adi, Thyagaraja
  7. Paluku Tenella Thalli- Abheri, Kanda Chapu, Annamacharya
  8. Tulasi Bilva Mallikadi- Kedaragowla, Adi (2 kalai), Thyagaraja
  9. Nirupamana Samini (Javali)- Behag, Rupakam, Ramanathapuram Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar
  10. Narayana Ninna Namada Smaraneya (Devaranama)- Suddha Dhanyasi, Kanda Chapu, Purandaradasa
  11. Dhanasri Thillana (Geethadhunikithakadhim)- Adi, Swathi Thirunal (tuned by Lalgudi Jayaraman)
  12. Pathiki Harathi Re- Surutti, Adi, Thyagaraja

with  V K Venkataramanuja Iyengar & Srimushnam V Raja Rao – Music Academy, Madras on December 29, 1986

  1. Shambo Mahadeva- Pantuvarali, Rupakam, Thyagaraja
  2. Chanithoditheve- Harikambhoji, Adi, Thyagaraja
  3. Nama Kusumamulache- Sri, Adi (2 kalai), Thyagaraja
  4. Ninnuvinaga Maridikkevaru- Poorvikalyani, Viloma Chapu, Shyama Sastri
  5. Srungaramuritivi- Khamas, Kanda Chapu, Annamacharya
  6. Lavanya Rama- Purnashadjam, Rupakam, Thyagaraja
  7. Dorakuna Ituvantiseva- Bilahari, Adi (2 kalai), Thyagaraja

with M S Gopalakrishnan & Vellore Ramabhadran

  1. shrI shankara guruvaram- nAgasvarAvaLi, rUpakam, Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer
  2. ilalO praNatArti haruDanucu- aThANA, Adi, Thyagaraja
  3. cinna nADE nA ceyi paTTitivE- kalAnidhi, dESAdi, Thyagaraja
  4. kOrina varamosagumayya- rAmapriyA, rUpakam, Patnam Subramanya Iyer
  5. anna pUrNE viSAlAkshi- sAma, Adi, Muthuswamy Dikshitar
  6. sariyevarammA- bhairavi, khaNDa jhampa, Shyama Sastri
  7. callarE rAmacandruni- Ahiri, misra CApu, Thyagaraja
  8. paluku tEnela talli pavvaLinchenu- karnATaka dEvagAndhAri, khaNDa cApu, Annamacharya
  9. ShyAmala Dandakam (first 2 slokams- viruttham style)- rAgamAlikA (shanmukhapriya, mOhanam, hamsAnandi), Mahakavi Kalidasa
  10. EmandunammA (paDam)- kEdAragauLa, misra CApu, Kshetrayya
  11. E tIruga nanu (incomplete)- nAdanAmakriyA, Adi, Bhadrachala Ramadasu
  12. patiki hAratI- suraTi, Adi, Thyagaraja

20 thoughts on “Nedunuri Krishnamurthy

  1. Nedunuri-Lalgudi combination was unbeatable! One of my friends (Sampath, with whom I must have attended most of the concerts that I had) will simply ‘melt’ at the mention of this ‘twins’. The melody and bhavam that used to blossom out of their concerts transports one to a different world.

    I am sure to savor all these shared concerts several times!

    • I see the players. The page loads a bit slowly – if you wait for about 10-12 seconds you will see the players displaying.

  2. Hello sir, I came across your site by sheer accident, when I was craving to hear Kedaragowla… Thank you so much; your tastes are indeed exquisite, and it is so kind of you to share your collection. I will be hanging out here for a long time 🙂

    Gopal

  3. How inappropriate to have a heading of “YAB” (Yet Another Blog) for such a wonderful gift to readers. It should be “OBTM” (Only Blog That Matters). Thank you, Shankar sir, for gifting these invaluable, priceless assets to us public.

  4. Namaskaram,
    Great set of concerts! A real feast for rasikas.Enjoying every bit of it. Thank you for sharing.

    The second concert starting with Bhairavi varnam, mridangam sounds like it is Vellore Ramabhadran ..it is labled Karaikudi Mani. Any thoughts?

    Thanks
    Narayanan

    • Sorry, I am of little help here. I am not capable of identifying mridangam and depend on the info provided or by people who can recognize. Palghat Mani Iyer is perhaps the only one I sometimes can guess correctly.

  5. Sir, here are 2 Nedunuri Music Academy concerts which you can share here.


    (w/ Mysore Nagaraj and Kamalakara Rao- December 19th 1983)

    (w/ Venkataramanuja Iyengar and Srimushnam Raja Rao- December 29th 1986)

  6. In the back-to-back concert titled “two concerts one after another (Pittsburgh and Cleveland most likely)” above, the second song says tulasi dala in mayamalavagowla,but it is actually the third song. Second song is Telisi Rama Chinta Nako in Poornachandrika ragam which is missing in the list.

    • Thanks for pointing out; I had forgotten to update it (I had copy-pasted the details from the documentation with the recording).

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