thiruvasakam in symphony

TISK

YIAnna Yellaam Iraivan Arulnnu iththananaal theriyala. Edho neenga konjam kushiyaagi rajni stylela YIA sonneengannu nenechchaen.

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But for him, i wouldn't have been here.

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TISK,

Indha sentence edho avara pugazhuradhukku sonna maadhiri theriyalayE ;). Does Sridhar know about this statement? Idha padikkaradhukkaavadhu avar indha thread-kku vandhu engaLOda sandaiyila kalandhukkanum :D

Neenga sonna naanga vitturuvOmaa, verum vaaikki aval kidachchirukku, naanga mellaama iruppOmaa.

NNN (Narayana Narayana Narayana)

Guys - can anyone staying in New York get hold of the contact details of the following music critic/reviewer ? :

Mr.ALLAN KOZINN, who is a bigtime classical music reviewer

My take on the fourth piece sung by IR - leaving aside the 20 minutes of transcendental magic, which is the second piece, I think, this piece carries with heavy emotions - while he starts the song in a high pitch, the link between the initial singing and the vocal + string chorus that follows is something like linking astronomy with biology!

I think conceptually, IR first composed for the verses of this fourth piece and then composed the vocal orchestral piece and then linked the two! but only a supreme genius can do such linkings! I don't know if others also felt this way

tmrrmt, I think you are referring to Umbarkatkarasaey only. Its the most under-appreciated song in the album, but very heavily emotional. Be it the Hamsanandhi stanza (4th?) and then the motherly paal ninaidhottum and then the awesome chorus before the climax para. The other theme chorus after the 1st stanza is also haunting, which is repeated 2 or 3 times.

tmrrmt

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multinamatheyan - just check your mail

I WAS actually there on the innaugaral function of thiruvasagam in symphony oratorio.i was kinda stunned when i heard the opening song.it was terrific.esspecially some ofd the chorus works and violins.it was really grand.again raja has proved tyhat he is a musical genious and lets see if people can atleast now realise it.also kudos to jegath casper who produced it.think the album is already doing great.lets encourage raja to give us more such works by making this album a sucess.can anybody tell me where was spb on the innaugral function?y he didnt attend the function?was he not invited?

HEre is the feedback I received from hardcore WCM listeners after I posted about TiS in a music discussion forum on the web

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"I thought I'd see if I could find a free listen to your music somewhere. Here's the link, for everyone to enjoy:

http://www.raaja.com/index2.html

Click on all 6 links under the title "Thiruvasagam" for minute-long excerpts. You'll find the music to be a little like Ravi Shankar's Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra, except a little more minimalist. Then there's the inclusion of one of those earnest-sounding Broadway blockbuster voices in the second track. That's irritating.

My favorite part of the webpage is this gem:

The Raaja FAN CLUB

• "The (innumerable) fans, their sites and clubs should come under one umbrella" -- Ilaiyaraaja [the composer]. Click here to make his wish a reality.

Anyway, sorry, this kind of crossover ain't my type of music.

Now, Ilaiyaraaja meets Stockhausen --THAT'S my kind of crossover...
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What do you guys think ?

I am not sure how much importance you can give these guys...be it a positive/negative review, we should give some weightage based on the credentials of the guy who's reviewing it.