Reminiscences by K.Srikantiah
" In the passing away of N.Ramani recently, not only have we lost a veteran Flutist, but I have also lost a dear friend. He has left behind a void in the carnatic music world which is indeed very difficult to fill. Yet another illustrious musician from my generation has passed into eternity.
My association with Ramani lasted for nearly five decades. He used to be a regular performer at the Ganesh and Ramanavami Music Festivals in our house.
As a person, Ramani was generally a man of few words, soft-natured and dignified. But there was always that sense of humour lurking behind that quiet nature. His music was comprehensive with melody (which is the first requisite for a flutist), vidwat, manodharma and balanced class-mass appeal. No wonder he was always a crowd-puller.
I vividly remember Ramani sitting on the stone bench in the lawns of our house after a three-hour concert, all by himself, rewinding and playing his own music in his head, enjoying the finer parts.The musician enjoying his own music seemed to me the mark of a true artist !
The melody of N.Ramani's flute will always echo in my mind and ears.
May Lord Rama bless his soul with eternal peace. "
My association with Ramani lasted for nearly five decades. He used to be a regular performer at the Ganesh and Ramanavami Music Festivals in our house.
As a person, Ramani was generally a man of few words, soft-natured and dignified. But there was always that sense of humour lurking behind that quiet nature. His music was comprehensive with melody (which is the first requisite for a flutist), vidwat, manodharma and balanced class-mass appeal. No wonder he was always a crowd-puller.
I vividly remember Ramani sitting on the stone bench in the lawns of our house after a three-hour concert, all by himself, rewinding and playing his own music in his head, enjoying the finer parts.The musician enjoying his own music seemed to me the mark of a true artist !
The melody of N.Ramani's flute will always echo in my mind and ears.
May Lord Rama bless his soul with eternal peace. "
We urge Rasikas to take in a fill of the Maestro's great Concerts that were performed in "Parvathi", chronologically, over the '70s:
DATE - Accompanists - Link
April 19, 1970 - K. Alagiriswamy - violin, U.K. Sivaraman – Mridangam, M. Manjunathan - Ghatam
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/2010/11/when-god-beckons-to-man-flutes-eternal.html
March 25, 1972 - Chalakudy Narayanaswamy - Violin, Vellore Ramabhadran - Mridangam, H.P.Ramachar - Khanjira
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-rare-artiste-n-ramani.html
Sept 12, 1972 - M. Chandrasekharan - Violin, Vellore Ramabhadran - Mridangam, K.S. Manjunath - Ghatam
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/2013/10/establishing-instrumental-solo-concert.html
April 17, 1973 - M. Chandrasekharan - Violin, Vellore Ramabhadran - Mridangam, K.S Manjunath - Ghatam
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/2010/03/great-flautist-master-vidwan-dr-n.html
April 4, 1974 - M.S.Gopalakrishnan - Violin, Tanjore Upendran - Mridangam, K.S.Manjunath - Ghatam
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/2011/03/worship-through-music-dr-n-ramani.html
April 22, 1975 - Chalakudy Narayanaswamy – Violin, Vellore Ramabhadran – Mridangam, H. P. Ramachar – Khanjira
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/2012/03/remembering-god-without-list-of-demands.html
April 19, 1981 - M.Chandrasekharan - Violin, Srimushnam Raja Rao - Mridangam, M.A Krishnamurthy - Ghatam
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/2015/08/enriching-carnatic-music-through.html
April 19, 1970 - K. Alagiriswamy - violin, U.K. Sivaraman – Mridangam, M. Manjunathan - Ghatam
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/2010/11/when-god-beckons-to-man-flutes-eternal.html
March 25, 1972 - Chalakudy Narayanaswamy - Violin, Vellore Ramabhadran - Mridangam, H.P.Ramachar - Khanjira
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-rare-artiste-n-ramani.html
Sept 12, 1972 - M. Chandrasekharan - Violin, Vellore Ramabhadran - Mridangam, K.S. Manjunath - Ghatam
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/2013/10/establishing-instrumental-solo-concert.html
April 17, 1973 - M. Chandrasekharan - Violin, Vellore Ramabhadran - Mridangam, K.S Manjunath - Ghatam
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/2010/03/great-flautist-master-vidwan-dr-n.html
April 4, 1974 - M.S.Gopalakrishnan - Violin, Tanjore Upendran - Mridangam, K.S.Manjunath - Ghatam
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/2011/03/worship-through-music-dr-n-ramani.html
April 22, 1975 - Chalakudy Narayanaswamy – Violin, Vellore Ramabhadran – Mridangam, H. P. Ramachar – Khanjira
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/2012/03/remembering-god-without-list-of-demands.html
April 19, 1981 - M.Chandrasekharan - Violin, Srimushnam Raja Rao - Mridangam, M.A Krishnamurthy - Ghatam
http://chowdaiahandparvati.blogspot.com/2015/08/enriching-carnatic-music-through.html
