Lalgudi Jayaram –
the greatest violin accompanist
Most of us nostalgically recapitulate the music behind the
visuals.
There are two great accompanists, in my opinion the best for
various reasons, most notable among them being their ability to anticipate the
main artist’s [vocalist or other instrument player] Bhava, nadai, phrases and
even the style of alapana and kalpana swara rendering and these two gems are
none other than Sri. Lalgudi Jayaraman [a great violinist] and Palghat Raghu [a
great Miruthangam player].
Both of them were very great teachers and wonderful
musicians that many vocalists must thank that both these artists did not opt to
become vocalists.
His violin will permeate with the musicality of the main
artists:- inundate with the lilting swaras of
Madurai mani Iyer , brihas of GNB, the melody of Dr. M. Balamurali
Krishna, the resonance of KVN, the dominance of very nice double reed sounds of
Semmangudi, the base voice of MDR, the heavy tonality of Maharajapuram
Santhanams , the marvelous niravals and swara combinations of TNS etc.
As an accompanist he will never try to over shadow the main
artists even though he knew and could contribute to present a more enhanced
version to a very great extent.
I do not think the world of classical carnatic music can get
another such wonderful violin accompanist though there are several great
violinists each with their own over emphasis on their schools of distinct
styles.
The Sankarabharanams of
Lalgudi in solo are in my view the best and most exhaustive in bringing
out almost all the phrases and sangathees possible.
However, unfortunately in India the documentary producers
do not know what to highlight and what to edit.
However, people like me could still nostalgically
recapitulate the music behind the visuals.
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