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Muthuswamy Dikshithar in his Sankarabarnam krithi "Akshyalinga Vibho" says that the Lord emerges from the hrimakara sound of Thumburu- in the contemporary scenario music rasikas are totally convinced that the all-pervasive soft smooth ennobling nada from Lalgudi. G.Jayarman's Violin has the power and quality to make the Lord's presence keenly felt when he puts the bow on the board. The art of this vidwan of unparalleled calibre has always been governed by the three most dominant factors that underline any art - soul substance and spirit. He has delved deeply into the secret of Brahmananda and has shared the bliss and joy that he has experienced with so many years. Lalgudi's music is a paean to musicianship aesthetics and an envible heritage. He has time and again proven that he occupies an exclusive zone in the musical spectrum as though by divine right. In this album violin support is by the worthy torchbearers of the Lalgudi tradition G.J.R. Krishnan and Vijayalakshmi. Thiruvarur Bhakthavatsalam a consummate mridangist with amazing perennial enthusiam and Thripunithura Radhakrishnan on the Ghatam have given of their best to enhance listening pleasure. The songs in the programme by Thyagaraja Dikshithar Purandaradasa Pallavi Sesha Iyer Papanasam Sivan and Lalgudi Jayarman himself are gems of the purest ray serene. The title given to this superb concert of Lalgudi is "Cascade of Nectar " and how very apporpriate Royalty proceeds of this project goes to Sankara Nethralaya Chennai.