About Vocal by Maharajapuram Santhanam
Vocal by Maharajapuram Santhanam is a Carnatic music album released in 2013 under the Magnasound label. The recording features Maharajapuram Santhanam as the primary vocalist in a solo performance format. The album was issued officially on CD.
The album comprises six tracks that span traditional kritis, a virtham, and a thillana. The opening track Shambho Mahadeva is set in the raga Pantuvarali and rupakam tala, composed by Thyagaraja. The second track Bhuvaneshariya employs the raga Mohana Kalyani and aadi tala, with composition credited to Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar. The third piece, Sri Rama Saraswathi, follows the raga Nasika Bhosshani and aadi tala, authored by Muthuswamy Dikshitar.
The fourth track Sri Chandrasekhara uses the raga Sankarabaranam and kanda jathi triputai tala, composed by N.S. Ramachandran. The fifth piece Kandha Guha is a ragamalika set to virutham format. The album concludes with a thillana in Basanth Nahaar raga and aadi tala, composed by Maharajapuram Santhanam himself.
The release date of the album aligns with its official launch in 2013. No additional details regarding recording sessions, accompanying artists, or production personnel are documented in the available context.