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5th
September 2008
“
Her detailed treatment of Raga Miyan Malhar was
authentic. The Gaud Malhar that followed complemented
the seriousness of the earlier Malhar with its
romantic aura.
The
intricate nuances of Tappa in Khamaj were evident
from the introductory alap itself. Subhadra has
command over this challenging form…..
Her
concluding bandish was delightful, embellished
with delicacy of phrase, design and decoration.”
Manjari
Sinha
THE HINDU
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| HABITAT
CENTRE - JULY 1998
On
the high road that's Kumar's gayaki
Subahdra
is Madhup Mudgal's shishya, not merely
his student, and that should be sufficient explanation
for the cunning lure of the raga Shuddha Kalyan...
Subhadra's
Taans and her sum of pause and prescience were
strongly hitched to the High Road of Kumar's Gayaki.
There
is little doubt that Subhadra has embarked on
a daunting journey, but her listeners were left
in little doubt that she will find a haven in
it.
Dr.
Raghava R. Menon
Times of India
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| Vishnu
Digambar Jayanti - August 2000
...Sharing
the limelight with top musicians at the show was
Subhadra Desai, 33 - Hindustani classicial vocalist
with tremendous promise...
...Desai...is "deeply influenced" by the late
Pandit Kumar Gandharva,...
In a world where celebrity kids usually hog the
headlines, here is a talented artist with no famous
daddy to push her.
S.
Sahaya Ranjit
INDIA TODAY
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| Vishnu
Digambar Jayanti - August 2000
...In
her latest recital, she acquitted herself creditably,
displaying the same sonorous, rich voice and certitude
of swara and laya. For her correct comprehension
of ragas, a tribute is due to her excellent training.
Possessed
of a spontaneous, good sense of the correct tonality
of her notes, the steady and fixed notes, on which
her voice stays a while longer, register themselves
agreeably in the mind.
Suffice
it to say that her aesthetic perceptions and sensibility
are in place."
Prakash
Wadhera
The Hindu
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| HABITAT
CENTRE - JULY 1998
Subhadra...
had a distinct vision of melodic beauty to give
a concrete shape to which she had moulded her
voice, utterance, preference for certain ragas
as well as the musical design and layout required
for them.
Subhadra
seems to be a natural artiste who has an exhilarating
sense of melody. She is gifted with a voice, which
by nature, has an ideal aperture and volume, neither
too small to be inaudible nor too large to tire
one by its insistent loudness...Her suave, sweet
voice has a clean texture...
While
Subhadra's exposition in the slow tempo opened
a window to her mental gifts, imagination, prolific
and orderly ideas, sense of design and fondness
for sur and reposeful expression, her tana and
bol-tana bore the stamp of lesson and the cares
that go with it...
Prakash
Wadhera
The Hindu
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| HABITAT
CENTRE - JULY 1998
...Subhadra
Desai can best be described as one with the necessary
lagan towards music...
...Subahdra’s
voice has sweetness in full measure along with
sharp accuracy of note and sound grasp of basics...
...The
slow khayal was unfolded in all its facets, each
line of the text enriched and eleborated in detail...
...attention to detail was noteworthy... ...nuances
of the lovely raga were laid bare with superb
artistry...
Echoes
of Pt. Kumar Gandharva could be heard several
times through her recital, perhaps through her
Guru, whose Guru Kumarji was.
Dr.
Bandana Malhotra
The Hindustan Times
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| Manan
- December 1999
From
the brilliance of her recital, it was evident
that this upcoming youngster has been applying
herself single-mindedly to better herself...
...She
sang an enchanting and sharply accurate Raga Shree...
...The
manner in which the Shuddha Madhyam was introduced
in the latter piece was remarkable and intensely
appealing.
...She
demonstrated tremendous grasp over laya and swara
and decorated the piece with delicate and dazzling
taankari.
Dr.
Bandana Malhotra
The Hindustan Times
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| INDIA
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE - JULY, 1993
It
was highly gratifying to hear ...Subhadra Desai,
give an excellent account of her musical upbringing
at the India International Center... This being
her debut performance, she was at her confident
best...
...her
highly mellifluous singing ...impressed one and
all.
...her
renderings in ragas Puriya Dhanasri and Bhopali
fell hauntingly on ones ears....
...Subhadra's
subsequent khayals in raga Bhopali too were handled
with good artistic insight...
Jitendra Pratap
The Pioneer
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