Recorded at Darbar Festival 2009

Musicians
Ganesh Rajagopalan (violin)
Kumaresh Rajagopalan (violin)
Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam)
RN Prakash (ghatam)

Ragas performed :
Raga Darbar, Composition by Saint Thyagaraja

Hailed as prodigies of Carnatic music, violin brothers Ganesh and Kumaresh Rajagopalan had performed over 100 concerts before Kumaresh turned ten. By their teens, they were playing major festivals to wide acclaim.

In this 2009 concert, they are joined by master percussionists Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam) and RN Prakash (ghatam) for three miniatures and a ragam tanam pallavi.

They open with Thyagaraja’s ‘Mundu Venuka’ in Raga Darbar, Adi talam — a plaintive, devotional piece rendered with lyrical grace and subtle improvisations, supported by delicate percussion.