for students and lovers of Carnatic music
Kapila & Sushruta, sons and disciples of Sreevidhya Chandramouli, perform “Sarasiruhasana” (Nata raga, Adi tala); a kriti composed by Puliyur Doresvami. Recorded on the occasion of Dhvani’s Carnatic Composers’ Day 2012
Dr. Srinivasa Ayya Srinivasan, a dear friend of ours, and an Indologist at University of Hamburg, Germany, passed away on May 2nd, 2019. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Pia Srinivasan, who was a student of late Rajeswari Padmanabhan. We pay homage to his great soul with a few of his favorite compositions … Read more
Rajeswari Padmanabhan & Karaikudi Sambasivayer Subramanian – vinaTanjore Upendran – mridangam This double-CD edition comes with a booklet in English and German by Dr. Pia Srinivasan. It also contains seven additional tracks from the original recording (not included in the original LP-release) from the archive of the Berlin Museum of Anthropology. Published by Prof. Dr. Arthur Simon, … Read more
At first, this question seems easy to answer: just watch performers from either strand of Indian music and you’ll know Which is Which, merely going by the instruments in use, or how they dress and watching the body language involved: harmonium or sarangi vs. violin for melodic accompaniment for most vocal recitals, and tabla drums … Read more
The Music of South India is a three months’ course. It covers the salient features of the music known as Karnataka Sangitam in India, and Carnatic or Karnatak music in the English speaking world. Thanks to e-learning practical exercises can be combined with personal interaction – anytime, anywhere and in accordance with personal learning needs. The course language … Read more
Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Pia Srinivasan Buonomo (15 May 1931 – 8 April 2022) and Prof. S.A. Srinivasan (18 September 1932 – 2 May 2019). They never ceased to marvel at the wonder that is music whenever Carnatic music was being taught at their Reinbek home. Such occasions prompted Srinivasan to share his … Read more
by Ludwig Pesch Carnatic music – the classical music of South India – unites people from a variety of social backgrounds. Over two hundred fifty million people now inhabit a region that comprises five modern states (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana) drawn up on the basis of their respective linguistic majorities. They take pride … Read more
By Dr. Pia Srinivasan (15 May 1931 – 8 April 2022) I joined Kalakshetra in 1968 to learn Carnatic music. It was there that I met Rajeswari. It was a great event in my life as I came to realise more and more. Rajeswari, along with her music, is the central figure in my book titled Il … Read more