The music industry is completely different from the one that existed a couple of years ago. Musicians nowadays are used to tech-savvy recording sessions and a highly digitised environment. To someone who flourished in the music industry without the support of technology in any form, an ideal birthday gift would be a collection of invaluable recordings of his performances as a tribute.Although it all didn’t happen in a day, an amazing aural panorama was shared by son and disciple of Lalgudi Jayaraman, G J R Krishnan, who presented a demonstration of the music of the legendary instrumentalist, to mark his 81st birthday.The event was held at the Sri Gana Sabha recently. “The Internet is a blessing this way. It has all the important recordings of concerts. I got some of the recordings done in the sixties too from there. It would be great if those who record classical concerts and upload them on the Internet also make it a point to inform the artiste as the different sources of archiving and the archives can fetch them royalty,” G J R Krishnan said on the occasion.Quoting an instance, he added, “While collecting the recordings of my father’s recitals, I hit upon two versions of the Bhimplas Thillana -- one from the 60s and the other from the 80s. Until then, I was not aware that there was a second version to this.”Through his presentation, Krishnan emphasised on the techniques of absorption, adaptation, embellishment and rendering, which he said had made the violin maestro a meticulous, yet spontaneous classical instrumentalist.The demonstration focussed on how the legendary instrumentalist knew how to limit the instrument at a concert, never letting sag set in even when vocals were not present. His mastery over the instrument allowed him to literally make the instrument speak.[email protected]
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