Comments on: Remembering Master Violinist M. S. Gopalakrishnan

By: Tumkur Raghuram

Tumkur Raghuram — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:00:00 +0000

I appreciate ‘The World’ covering this news item. When I was young, I watched him play live and it was a treat. And over the years, as another person above has said, I have had a chance to listen to the concerts with BMK-MSG-TVG from the 60′s. They are each special and the beauty that MSG brought to music through his violin playing is something to behold. He will be missed terribly. Thanks for all his contributions and may his soul rest in peace.

By: B S Sridharan

B S Sridharan — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:54:00 +0000

He was one of the greatest violinists I have ever listened to .
I was fortunate to listen to his live concerts in India several
times , when I was young .He has trained several great violinists
including his daughter Mrs. Narmada , who is also great !
May His Soul rest in Peace !
B.S.Sridharan

By: Balu Krishna

Balu Krishna — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 03:54:00 +0000

He is oneof the great violinist. who was very good in supporting great artists .who can forget BMK concerts with MSG. It is sad indeed . music lost the great son KM

By: Mani Varadarajan

Mani Varadarajan — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:03:00 +0000

Thank you for honoring this great musician. He was a favorite of my father’s and after hearing MSG’s recordings as a child I fell in love with his music too. He was also a generous, kindly man. We visited him a few times in Chennai and he always welcomed us into his home.

Here’s an excellent example of how he took Hindustani ideas and applied them to Carnatic music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va-FVPEV1ss

By: Wilhelm

Wilhelm — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:31:00 +0000

His sheer control over the instrument was amazing. And — it must be noted that he was equally at ease in performing North Indian (Hindustani) classical music.

Here is a very early 78 RPM recording of MSG playing with his father Sundaram Iyer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=823uFFoaLGc

and a Hindustani tarana:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0U81Ypk1eE

MSG’s older brother MS Anantharaman is also an excellent violinist and still performing at age 89.